Oklahoma County District Court Document Filing Requirements

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Uncontested waiver divorce filing

Three copies of the divorce decree are required for an uncontested waiver divorce filing.

3 copies: Divorce Decree

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Uncontested waiver divorce filing

Three copies of the entry of appearance and waiver are required for an uncontested waiver divorce filing.

3 copies: Entry of Appearance and Waiver

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Uncontested waiver divorce filing

Three copies of the petition are required for an uncontested waiver divorce filing.

3 copies: Petitions

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Marriage license fee reduction

Must include

local rule certificate

The reduced marriage-license fee is conditioned on presenting the clerk with an original certificate of successful premarital counseling completion.

The reduced fee shall apply upon presentation to the Court Clerk of an original certificate of successful completion of a premarital counseling program.

Applies to

Premarital counseling certificate

Copies, faxes, and emailed premarital-counseling certificates are not accepted.

No copies, faxes or emailed counseling certificates are accepted.

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VPO petition

A VPO form must be signed in the court clerk's presence rather than before arrival.

Please do not sign your form before presenting it to the court clerk's office. We must watch you sign the form.

Applies to

VPO petition

A harassment- or stalking-based VPO filing requires a police report identifying the applicant as the victim, its report number, and a copy for court.

If you are seeking a VPO due to harassment or stalking a police report listing you as the victim of one or both of these must be filed. We will need the police report number for the filing of your VPO. You will need to present a copy of the police report when you go to court.

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Motion to withdraw

Must include

proposed order

Every motion to withdraw must be accompanied by a proposed order.

All motions to withdraw shall be accompanied by a proposed order.

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Motion for default judgment

A motion for default judgment must be provided to the assigned judge when the default-judgment journal entry is presented for signature.

The following documents shall be provided to the assigned judge at the time the journal entry of default judgment is presented for signature: 1. Motion for Default Judgment.

Applies to

Default judgment

Must include

certificate of service

A default-judgment filing must include specified supporting information and documents, including proof of service, applicable servicemember documentation, proof of payment breach, the relevant contract or account, debt amounts, applicable assignments, communications, required legal compliance, and any additional item requested by the assigned judge.

c. What notice was given, and, if none were given, the reason therefore. 2. Proof of service; 3. Servicemember’s affidavit in accordance with the Servicemember’s Civil Relief Act of 2003 and Department of Defense Status Report in all civil cases involving individuals; 4. Proof of breach of last payment; 5. Copy of the contract, mortgage, note or account; 6. Amount of debt, principal and interest; 7. Assignments, if applicable; and 8. Reports of any communication between the plaintiff’s counsel and defendant or defendant’s counsel; 9. Compliance with Asset Acceptance, LLC v. Pham, 2018 OK Civ App 26, and Schweigert v. Schweigert, 2015 OK 20; and 10. Any other item specifically requested by the assigned judge.

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Motion for continuance

A motion to continue a pretrial, trial, or evidentiary hearing must be signed by the requesting party or include the attorney’s certification that the client knows of and approved the motion.

All motions for continuance of a pretrial, trial or evidentiary hearing must be signed by the party on whose behalf the motion is made or contain a certificate of the movant's attorney that the attorney's client has knowledge of and has approved the motion.

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Order

Except for cases pending in the Juvenile Division, an order may not be presented for judicial signature unless the parties are properly named or identified.

No order shall be presented to a judge for signature in any case, other than those cases pending in the Juvenile Division, unless the parties have been properly named or identified.

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Order or instrument

An order, journal entry, or other instrument generally must be approved by each affected attorney of record before presentation for signature, except matters settled under Local Rule 11 D.

No Order, Journal Entry, or other instrument shall be presented to a judge for signature unless it has been approved by the attorneys of record affected by it, except where the matter has been settled in accordance with Local Rule 11 D.

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Order or instrument

Every attorney signing or attaching a signature image must include the attorney's Oklahoma Bar Association identification number.

Each attorney physically or electronically signing or attaching a photocopy or image of their signature must include their Oklahoma Bar Association identification number.

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Journal entry

Criminal-case rulings on motions, demurrers, and other pleadings must be preserved in a journal entry signed by the entering judge.

Rulings on motions, demurrers, and other pleadings in criminal cases shall be preserved by journal entry signed by the judge entering the order.

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Constitutionality challenge

Must include

certificate of service

The original filed document must certify service of the motion and brief on the Attorney General's office when challenging a state statute's constitutionality.

Any party that seeks to challenge the constitutionality of a state statute shall serve the office of the Attorney General with a copy of the motion and brief challenging the statute and shall certify this service on the original document filed.

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Expungement petition

Must include

certificate of service

An expungement petition must comply with Title 22 O.S. §§ 18, 19, and 19a and include a certificate of service on all affected law enforcement agencies, including the OSBI.

All pleadings shall comply with Title 22 O.S. §§ 18, 19 & 19a, and a certificate of service on all affected law enforcement agencies, including the OSBI, shall accompany the Petition.

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Designation of record

A designation of record must include either signed acknowledgments from all reporting court reporters or a signed attorney statement explaining why a transcript was not ordered.

No designation of record, amended or supplemental designation of record, or counter- designation of record shall be accepted for filing by the Court Clerk of Oklahoma County or Canadian County unless it contains one of the following;

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Entry of appearance

An Entry of Appearance must identify and provide contact information for counsel or the unrepresented party, and copies must be served on all other parties of record.

The Entry of Appearance shall include the name and signature of counsel or the unrepresented party, mailing address, e-mail address, telephone number, fax number, Bar Association number, and name of the law firm. Copies shall be served on all other parties of record.

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Motion

A motion filed by counsel not licensed in Oklahoma must include the required affidavit demonstrating compliance and the associate attorney's Entry of Appearance.

All motions of counsel not licensed to practice in the State of Oklahoma shall comply with the requirements of Title 5 O.S.Supp.1998, Appendix 1, Section 5 of Art. 2 of the Rules Creating and Controlling the Oklahoma Bar Association. The statement required by Article 2 Section 5 shall be in the form of an affidavit attached to the motion. The motion shall show that the requirements of Article 2 Section 5 are fulfilled. The required Entry of Appearance of the associate attorney shall be filed with the motion and affidavit.

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Motion to withdraw

A motion to withdraw must be signed by the represented party or include a certificate stating that the client knows of the withdrawal intent or that counsel made a good-faith effort to notify an unavailable client.

All motions shall be signed by the party on whose behalf counsel has previously appeared or contain a certificate that (1) the client has knowledge of counsels’ intent to withdraw, or (2) counsel has made a good faith effort to notify the client and the client cannot be located.

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Notice of change of address

An attorney or unrepresented party must file a Notice of a Change of Address with the Court Clerk and serve it on all counsel and unrepresented parties.

The attorney or unrepresented party must, in all cases pending before the Court involving the attorney or party, file with the Court Clerk and serve upon all counsel and unrepresented parties a Notice of a Change of Address.

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Notice of change of address

A Notice of Change of Address must contain the same information required for an Entry of Appearance.

The Notice of Change of Address shall contain the same information required by the Entry of Appearance.

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Certification of compliance with discovery

A party or counsel serving discovery answers or responses must file a certification of compliance with discovery.

Upon serving answers or responses to interrogatories, requests for admissions and/or production on opposing parties or counsel, the answering or responding party or counsel shall file a certification of compliance with discovery.

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Order or instrument

Attorneys of record and pro se parties must include their mailing address, telephone number, and email address.

The attorney(s) of record or pro se party(s) shall include their mailing address, telephone number, and email address.

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Application for payment of expenses

A party seeking to have case-preparation expenses and costs paid by the opposing party must file an Application for Payment of Expenses, set it for a hearing before the assigned judge, and provide adequate notice to the opposing party.

Parties in a family and domestic case finding it necessary to incur expenses and costs in preparation of the case, and desiring that the expenses and costs be paid by the opposing party, must file an Application for Payment of Expenses and set it for a hearing before the assigned judge, with adequate notice to the opposing party.