Oklahoma Code § 43-571-108

Title 43. Marriage And Family: Court order – Requirements – Custody or visitation
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conditions – Warrant for physical custody.
A.  If a petition is filed under this act, the court may enter
an order that shall include:
1.  The basis for the court's exercise of jurisdiction;
2.  The manner in which notice and opportunity to be heard were
given to the persons entitled to notice of the proceeding;
3.  A detailed description of each party's custody and
visitation rights and residential arrangements for the child;
4.  A provision stating that a violation of the order may
subject the party in violation to civil and criminal penalties; and
5.  Identification of the child's country of habitual residence
at the time of the issuance of the order.
B.  If, at a hearing on a petition under this act or on the
court's own motion, the court after reviewing the evidence finds a

credible risk of abduction of the child, the court shall enter an
abduction prevention order.  The order shall include the provisions
required by subsection A of this section and measures and
conditions, including provisions in subsections C, D, and E of this
section, that are reasonably calculated to prevent abduction of the
child, giving due consideration to the custody and visitation rights
of the parties.  The court shall consider the age of the child, the
potential harm to the child from an abduction, the legal and
practical difficulties of returning the child to the jurisdiction if
abducted, and the reasons for the potential abduction, including
evidence of domestic violence, stalking, or child abuse or neglect.
C.  An abduction prevention order may include one or more of the
following:
1.  An imposition of travel restrictions that require that a
party traveling with the child outside a designated geographical
area provide the other party with the following:
a. the travel itinerary of the child,
b. a list of physical addresses and telephone numbers at
which the child can be reached at specified times, and
c. copies of all travel documents;
2.  A prohibition of the respondent directly or indirectly:
a. removing the child from this state, the United States,
or another geographic area without permission of the
court or the petitioner's written consent,
b. removing or retaining the child in violation of a
child custody determination,
c. removing the child from school or a child-care or
similar facility, or
d. approaching the child at any location other than a
site designated for supervised visitation;
3.  A requirement that a party register the order in another
state as a prerequisite to allowing the child to travel to that
state;
4.  With regard to the child's passport:
a. a direction that the petitioner place the child's name
in the United States Department of State's Child
Passport Issuance Alert Program,
b. a requirement that the respondent surrender to the
court or the petitioner's attorney any United States
or foreign passport issued in the child's name,
including a passport issued in the name of both the
parent and the child, and
c. a prohibition upon the respondent from applying on
behalf of the child for a new or replacement passport
or visa;
5.  As a prerequisite to exercising custody or visitation, a
requirement that the respondent provide:

a. to the United States Department of State Office of
Children's Issues and the relevant foreign consulate
or embassy, an authenticated copy of the order
detailing passport and travel restrictions for the
child,
b. to the court:
(1) proof that the respondent has provided the
information in subparagraph a of paragraph 5 of
subsection C of this section, and
(2) an acknowledgment in a record from the relevant
foreign consulate or embassy that no passport
application has been made, or passport issued, on
behalf of the child,
c. to the petitioner, proof of registration with the
United States Embassy or other United States
diplomatic presence in the destination country and
with the Central Authority for the Hague Convention on
the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, if
that Convention is in effect between the United States
and the destination country, unless one of the parties
objects, and
d. a written waiver under the Privacy Act, Section 552a
of Title 5 of the United States Code, as amended, with
respect to any document, application, or other
information pertaining to the child authorizing its
disclosure to the court and the petitioner; and
6.  Upon the petitioner's request, a requirement that the
respondent obtain an order from the relevant foreign country
containing terms identical to the child custody determination issued
in the United States.
D.  In an abduction prevention order, the court may impose
conditions on the exercise of custody or visitation that:
1.  Limit visitation or require that visitation with the child
by the respondent be supervised until the court finds that
supervision is no longer necessary and order the respondent to pay
the costs of supervision;
2.  Require the respondent to post a bond or provide other
security in an amount sufficient to serve as a financial deterrent
to abduction, the proceeds of which may be used to pay for the
reasonable expenses of recovery of the child, including reasonable
attorney fees and costs if there is an abduction; and
3.  Require the respondent to obtain education on the
potentially harmful effects to the child from abduction.
E.  To prevent imminent abduction of a child, a court may:
1.  Issue a warrant to take physical custody of the child under
Section 9 of this act or the laws of this state other than this act;

2.  Direct the use of law enforcement to take any action
reasonably necessary to locate the child, obtain return of the
child, or enforce a custody determination under this act or the laws
of this state other than this act; or
3.  Grant any other relief allowed under the laws of this state
other than this act.
F.  The remedies provided in this act are cumulative and do not
affect the availability of other remedies to prevent abduction.

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