Tulsa County Family Court Records

Tulsa County family court records are maintained by the District Court Clerk at the Tulsa County Courthouse on South Denver Avenue. You can search these records for free through the Oklahoma State Courts Network. Tulsa County was the first in the state to implement the OSCN system back in October 1999. The Family Relations counter on the second floor of the courthouse handles divorce, custody, child support, paternity, and protective order filings. The clerk also runs a satellite office in Broken Arrow with Saturday hours, making it easier to get copies of family court records without taking a weekday off work.

Tulsa County Family Court Records Office

Court Clerk Don Newberry heads the Tulsa County office. His Chief Deputy is Vicki Goodson, reachable at (918) 596-5421. The main courthouse is at 500 South Denver Avenue, Room 200, Tulsa, OK 74103. Office hours run Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. You can email the office at tulsa.courtclerk@oscn.net. The clerk maintains records for 35 District, Associate, and Special Judges. Staff collects statutory fines, fees, and forfeitures while providing personnel for court operations across the county.

The Tulsa County Court Clerk website gives you access to forms, filing fee info, and links to the OSCN search system.

Don Newberry was the first Court Clerk in Oklahoma to bring OSCN online.

Tulsa County Domestic Relations Division

The Family Court Division sits on the second floor of the Tulsa County Courthouse. This division handles all domestic relations matters. That includes annulments, child support cases, divorce filings, domestic abuse protective orders, habeas corpus, modifications of existing decrees, paternity suits, registration of foreign judgments, separate maintenance, and termination of parental rights. Instruction packets are available at the counter for people who want to file their own petitions.

All court costs and license fees are due at the time of filing.

Tulsa County runs two specialized family court dockets. The Child Support Contempt Docket meets on Fridays at 9:00 AM in the Faulkner 2 Courtroom with Judge Loretta Radford. This is a "last stop" docket for people who have not paid child support. The Parenting Plan Conference Docket runs Wednesday and Thursday at 9:30 AM and 10:30 AM. This is the first court appearance for dissolution, legal separation, and paternity cases with minor children. Parents learn about children's possible reactions during divorce. They set up temporary orders, create a parenting plan, and compute child support. Pro se litigants meet with Family Resource Coordinator Steven Amend during these conferences.

How to Search Tulsa County Family Court Records

Start with the free OSCN Docket Search. Select Tulsa County from the dropdown. Search by party name or case number. Family cases use the FD prefix. The system shows case captions, filing dates, judge names, and docket entries. Many documents can be viewed as PDF or TIFF files right from the search results.

For copies you can't get online, call the divorce records line at 918-596-5454 or the marriage records line at 918-596-5478. A record search costs $15.00 per name. Certified copies run $10.00 per document. Regular copies are $0.25 per page for legal size or smaller. Ledger size is $0.50 per page. An exemplified copy costs $20.00. A Certificate of Divorce Record is $5.00. Same-day processing is available for in-person requests. Mail requests take 5 to 10 business days.

Written requests must include full names of both parties, approximate date of divorce filing or finalization, case number if known, your contact information, a self-addressed stamped envelope, and payment by check or money order. Valid government photo ID is needed for certified copies. Under Title 43 § 206, only authorized individuals may get certified copies of certain records.

The Broken Arrow satellite at 123 N. Main Street provides copies of previously issued marriage licenses and divorce decrees (up to 2004). The satellite charges a $5.00 search fee plus $1.50 per certified copy. Payment there is credit or debit card only. No checks or cash are accepted at the satellite location.

Tulsa County Family Court Records Forms

The Tulsa County District Court forms page has all the family law forms you might need. Most require Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Forms come in PDF format and cover the full range of domestic relations filings.

Available forms include the Domestic Cover Sheet, Judicial Order for Proper Conduct, Parenting Plan forms, UCCJEA Affidavit (Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act), Pauper's Affidavit for fee waivers, Summons and Notice of Temporary Injunction, Visitation Order, and Application for Redacting Personal Identifiers. There are also DHS forms for income withholding, child support computation, and summary of support orders. The cover sheets page has all required cover sheets for filing including civil, criminal, domestic, juvenile, probate, and small claims.

The Oklahoma Supreme Court requires cover sheets for all District Court filings.

If you cannot afford court costs, the Pauper's Affidavit form lets you ask the judge to waive fees. Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma also provides free interactive forms for divorce, guardianship, and protective orders. The OSCN Forms Library has additional family law forms in Word, WordPerfect, and PDF formats. Under Title 20 O.S. § 1005, family court records with minor children are kept for 20 years. Cases without children get a 10-year retention period.

Tulsa County Filing Fees

Filing for divorce with children in Tulsa County costs $262.14. Without children it is $252.14. Marriage license applications are accepted until 4:30 PM, and both parties must appear in person. The standard marriage license fee is $50.00. With a premarital counseling certificate of four or more hours, the fee drops to $5.00. There is no residency requirement and no blood test needed. If you were divorced in Oklahoma within the last six months, state law says you cannot marry anyone except your former spouse.

Online payment for existing court fines and costs goes through pay.oscn.net. The ODCR system is another option for searching Tulsa County records, with free basic searches and paid document image access starting at $5 per month.

Cities in Tulsa County

Family court cases for all Tulsa County residents go through the District Court in Tulsa. Municipal courts handle only traffic and city ordinance matters.

Nearby Counties

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