What is the punishment for child non-support in Oklahoma?
Full Question:
My son is not and his wife decided to end their marriage and leave their 5 year old kid with us for some time. Now both don't want to take the kid back. They refuse to provide monetary help to us for taking care of their child. I have no means to support this child. I would like to know the punishment for not giving child support to a minor in Oklahoma.
03/07/2017 |
Category: Minors ยป Support |
State: Oklahoma |
#33506
Answer:
21 Okl. St. § 853 says:
“Desertion of Wife or Child Under 15 -- Penalty
Every person who shall without good cause abandon his wife in destitute or necessitous circumstances and neglect and refuse to maintain or provide for her, or who shall abandon his or her minor child or children under the age of fifteen (15) years and willfully neglect or refuse to maintain or provide for such child or children, shall be deemed guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for any period of time not less than one (1) year or more than ten (10) years.”