If you are looking for guidance, you could look to any exit order you have if you still have your parental rights intact.

First, that's a lot and this is probably really heavy on you.

I'm not sure exactly what you're asking for you and what you want to do. You have a bunch of different options, but they all come with different explanations and consequences.

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If you’re asking what to do, your friend needs to safety plan with a domestic violence expert. DVIS is a DV provider in Tulsa who can help her. Often, it’s more dangerous to immediately file a VPO or to involve the police without any safety plan at all.

She can also contact the YWCA.... View More

I’d probably start by contacting the Attorney General’s office - specifically the consumer protection division. It might also be worth filing a police report for fraud and you could have a civil fraud claim against this person as well.

It sounds like you might need an emergency motion to modify whatever underlying custody agreement / order is currently in place.

If no order is in place, then your kid can stay with either parent.

Yes - both criminally and maybe civilly.

That’s a big question. I’m not sure what the “house isn’t sound” means.

If you search the Oklahoma Bar Association’s website, they have detailed information about landlord tenant responsibilities. So does Legal Aid.

Not really. If you’re in danger or risk of imminent harm, you can file a VPO.

That said, if your abuser has left you alone for over 15 years and shows no sign of coming around, you could have court costs assessed against you.

In Oklahoma, you could get a default divorce. If you’re in a bigger county, their law library might have resources or special free/low cost programs. Legal Aid’s website also has forms and helpful information.

Essentially, yes. You can basically turn your child over to the state through a deprived action. Your child would become a ward of the state, get services, and you could relinquish your parental rights. It’s a hard thing, but is an option.

If you’re complying with your ISP by following all recommended services, it’s hard for me to imagine that DHS is recommending termination. At the end of the day, the ADA makes that determination if they’ll terminate or not. You have to work that plan though.

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That's curious. Actions for divorce or annulment can be brought in the State of Oklahoma when either the petitioner or the respondent has been a resident for 6 months. After establishing if the action can be filed in the State of Oklahoma, then you look at which county is appropriate. It can... View More

It sounds like a lot is going on there.

There can be civil remedies for destruction of property that you could, depending on the value of what this person damaged/destroyed, bring in Small Claims court. If it's more than $10,000.00, then you could file a CS or CJ action.

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It's a different question if it's "legal" versus if it's covered by his insurance. It's "legal" as long as you have your friend's permission to drive their vehicle.

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You should contact a "personal injury" attorney. I noticed that this was posted under Landlord/tenant inquiries and they wouldn't likely see it.

You can potentially sue her for breaching that agreement. It won't be cut and dry because it doesn't sound like there's a signed contract, but there are some potential theories of recovery available to you under what you've described.

From what you've described, they can still be brought up. They're certainly not "void."

Victims don't have the choice about "pressing charges." Rather, that's the prosecutor's call. The victim can recant, fail to cooperate, etc. But it's the prosecution's choice whether to press charges or not.

There isn't enough information there to know where to start. However, the Oklahoma Bar Association has a very helpful page that provides answers to a lot of questions like this. Here's the link: https://www.okbar.org/freelegalinfo/tenant/

I wish you the best!

I'm sorry to hear you are in this position.

If you left, your parent(s) could call the police and DHS and try to force you to return. Depending on how close you are to 18, their response could be different.

I'm happy to talk with you about some options. I was previously an... View More

In Oklahoma, the age of consent for minors is 16. That means it is illegal (because it can't be consented to due to age) for an 18-year-old to have sex with someone 15 or younger. That is called "statutory rape."

I'm sorry that you are in this position.