Blog Posts in 2018

Oklahoma Common Law Marriage: A Review of Its History & Purpose

The institution of common-law marriage is the process in which a couple can be considered legally married without actually registering their marriage officially. The practice has rapidly been diminishing throughout the country, and the handful of states that still allow it have been in the process of abolishing it, including Oklahoma. Originally, the Oklahoma judiciary protected the establishment ...

How Do I Open a Medical Marijuana Dispensary in Oklahoma?

On Tuesday, June 26 th , 2018, the voters of Oklahoma passed State Question 788 and officially legalize medical marijuana. In the few days following the vote, Smith Simmons, PLLC and our Oklahoma City business law attorneys received a number of calls from those interested in information relating to establishing a dispensary in Oklahoma. To assist in educating those interested in becoming part of ...

Visitation in Oklahoma: Helpful Info for Divorcing Parents

As a divorcing parent, you might have already anticipated what to do about child custody and child support . But if you are like so many other parents going through a divorce in Oklahoma, you may have almost overlooked visitation rules. In our final installment of this blog series about what parents should know when divorcing, our Oklahoma City family lawyers take a closer look at visitation and ...

Child Support Orders in Oklahoma: Helpful Info for Divorcing Parents

Raising a child as a married couple is expensive. Raising a child after divorce is all the more strenuous on your finances. Oklahoma allows the creation and enforcement of child support orders to help the divorced parent of lesser income make ends meet after their marriage ends. In this second blog entry of three, we discuss what every divorcing parent should know about child support in Oklahoma. ...