State lawmakers host interim study examining modern updates to custody laws

State lawmakers host interim study examining modern updates to custody laws

State Representatives Mark Tedford (R-Jenks) and Erick Harris (R-Edmond) hosted an interim study examining ways to update custody laws to better reflect modern family dynamics.

Modernization of Child Custody Laws

Reps. Mark Tedford, R-Jenks, and Erick Harris, R-Edmond, hosted an interim study examining potential updates to Oklahoma’s child custody laws to better reflect modern family dynamics and support children’s relationships with both parents. The study included testimony from family law experts and advocates who discussed the state’s current custody framework, which was designed in an era when fathers typically worked outside the home and mothers st…