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Being adjudicated an Independent Contractor in Workers Compensation Court greatly impacts your rights to medical treatment and disability payments. In December of 2016 a group of exotic dancers from Oklahoma City filed a class action lawsuit regarding their status as employees vs. independent contractor in workers compensation. This designation is extremely important in the legal sense. As a result, many companies seek to label…
Dividing Debts in Divorce is an important aspect of every family law case in Wagoner County. Next to child custody and alimony debt division is one of the most common conflicts during a divorce proceeding. While most people think about houses, financial accounts, and other belongings, it is important to remember the dividing debts in divorce is also a major part. This is because…
Oklahoma Emergency Child Custody involves situations where someone claims to have personal knowledge regarding an immediate risk of harm to the child. You may have heard about the YouTube vlogger DaddyOFive. This user and his wife recently lost custody of their two youngest children under an emergency child custody order. The vloggers, Heather and Mike Martin, were emotionally and physically abusing their children and…
The Divorce Process in Wagoner County really depends on the circumstances of the divorce itself. Our clients often want to know how long it will take to finalize a divorce. As is often the answer, the length of divorce and the divorce process in Wagoner County depends on the specific situations in your case. There are three types of divorce in Oklahoma and each…
Wagoner County Common Law Marriage does in fact exist and is enforceable as a valid marriage. One of the most famous common law marriages was the union between western lawman Wyatt Earp and Josie Marcus. In fact, even Oklahoma has a long history of recognizing common law spouses. Common Law marriages occur on a regular basis and often people don’t even realize it. If…
Parental Preference For Wagoner Child Custody really doesn’t exist. Many people have the misconception that mothers are favored in custody. While this was the case in past years, it is not so today. Fathers do not have disadvantage simply for being fathers. If you are in a custody dispute and have questions on parental preference and who is favored in custody, let us shed…
Second Degree Burglary in Wagoner County is a crime that could cost you your freedom. In December 2016, an Oklahoma City man was arrested on several charges, including second degree burglary, after he broke into a parked vehicle and was unable to get out. The owner of the truck says that the doors do not open from the inside. So when the thief entered…
Wagoner County Nursing Home Abuse is serious and much more common than people think. In May of 2017, a Vietnam Veteran was found dead in his Talihina Nursing Home, The Talihina Veteran’s Center. The man choked on a 2-foot long trash bag. Family members are in grief and shock after receiving the autopsy report. In this same nursing home in October of 2016, another…
Making Threats by Phone or telephone convictions can cost you jail time and money. In February of 2016 a Norman man was arrested for making threats by phone. The man, using the alias Kevin Burbank, would call strangers and threaten their lives over phone with offensive and obscene language. He would record the messages and post them on his YouTube channel. At one point the…
Defending Shooting With Intent to Kill in Wagoner County Oklahoma takes serious representation to keep you out of jail. Oklahoma has some of the least expansive gun laws in the nation. Currently, it can be a crime to point a gun at another person. However, Oklahoma Senate Bill No. 40 may soon change this if the governor signs it into law. It is the…