Oklahoma Code § 43-571-102

Title 43. Marriage And Family: Definitions
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As used in this act:
1.  "Abduction" means the wrongful removal or wrongful retention
of a child;
2.  "Child" means an unemancipated individual who is less than
eighteen (18) years of age;
3.  "Child custody determination" means a judgment, decree, or
other court order providing for the legal custody, physical custody,
or visitation with respect to a child.  The term includes a
permanent, temporary, initial, and modification order;
4.  "Child custody proceeding" means a proceeding in which legal
custody, physical custody, or visitation with respect to a child is
at issue.  The term includes a proceeding for divorce, dissolution
of marriage, separation, neglect, abuse, dependency, guardianship,

paternity, termination of parental rights, or protection from
domestic violence;
5.  "Court" means an entity authorized under the law of a state
to establish, enforce, or modify a child custody determination;
6.  "Petition" includes a motion or its equivalent;
7.  "Record" means information that is inscribed on a tangible
medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is
retrievable in perceivable form;
8.  "State" means a state of the United States, the District of
Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any
territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the
United States.  The term includes a federally recognized Indian
tribe or nation;
9.  "Travel document" means records relating to a travel
itinerary, including travel tickets, passes, reservations for
transportation, or accommodations.  The term does not include a
passport or visa;
10.  "Wrongful removal" means the taking of a child that
breaches rights of custody or visitation given or recognized under
the laws of this state; and
11.  "Wrongful retention" means the keeping or concealing of a
child that breaches rights of custody or visitation given or
recognized under the laws of this state.

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