Tahlequah Lawyer Blog
What is a Settlement?
A settlement is a formal agreement that ends an argument or dispute. Read more »
DO NOT Do Other Peoples' Drugs
You won't find yourself in court where the judge is going to penalize you for a prescription medication prescribed by a doctor. Read more »
What is a Default?
Default is the failure to repay a debt, including interest or principal, on a loan or security. Read more »
What is Discovery?
In civil actions, parties use the pre-trial discovery process to gather information in preparation for trial. Read more »
What Should You Talk About in Your Jail Calls?
In the state of Oklahoma, unless you’re talking to your attorney, everything you say on a jail call is recorded. Read more »
Protective Order Vs Emergency Custody: What's the Difference?
There's a lot of different rules and regulations to how you have to file service on people, set dates, things of that nature. Read more »
Modifying Child Custody: The First Thing You Must Know
The important thing to remember is, every custody matter is different, additionally, there's a certain standard you have to meet in court. Read more »
What Happens When Witnesses Don’t Show Up
Well, a lot of times, especially if it's for trial, there's going to end up being a dismissal of whatever the charges are. Read more »
Should You Take a Polygraph Test if You’re Being Accused of a Crime?
Polygraphs are just another tool law enforcement can use. They can use it to start kind of maybe try to poke holes in your story. Read more »
What’s the Difference Between Paper Time and Supervised Time?
Let's say you have a 10-year sentence, 10 years, the amount of time you're on probation. Two years of that is supervised. Read more »
What You Need to Know About Using a Protective Order for Child Custody Matters
Sometimes a parents will run out and get a protective order against the other parent and get the court to put the children on that PO. Read more »
You’re Being Sued for Something You Had Nothing to Do With: What Do You Do?
If your attorney would have a jurisdictional argument, and that happens, you agree to something as simple as a continuance. Read more »
When Does Not Paying Your Child Support Go From a Problem to a Major Problem?
In the state of Oklahoma, if you don't pay your child support, you have more than just a couple of days in jail to worry about. Read more »
What Does a Judge Look For in a Preliminary Hearing?
Judges are looking for, in cases where there's an alleged victim, identity, whether or not the victim's been identified. Read more »
Do Juvenile Delinquents Get a Preliminary Hearing?
According to the Tahlequah Attorney, "Preliminary hearing would be to see if the child could be certified as an adult." Read more »
What Is a Preliminary Hearing?
A preliminary hearing is something you don't want to go into on your own. You want an attorney there with you. Read more »
Can You Transfer Your Case To Tribal Court?
If you're looking at guardianships or deprived cases or anything like that, you can file a motion to transfer your case to tribal court. Read more »
Who Has Custody When There’s No Custody?
The general standard practice on that is that the mother is going to have custody without an actual custody order. Read more »
What Is a Stay?
A stay is when a court puts things on hold when they pause all proceedings involving either a certain case or a certain type of topic. Read more »
Kids in Court: What Is an in-Camera?
If you don't want your kids at the stand and have them have to testify in open court with attorneys badgering them. What do you do? Read more »
Protective Orders: What They Do and Don't Cover
f you get a protective order placed on you, you cannot call. You cannot show up. You cannot try to have contact with that person. Read more »
What's the Difference Between a Dangerous Weapon and a Deadly Weapon?
Assault and battery with a deadly weapon, depending on the type of situation because it could be two to life or it could just be 0 to life. Read more »
When's the Best Time To Hire an Attorney in a Criminal Case?
An attorney can help you whenever you're drafting statements or your own personal injury type of statements there for law enforcement. Read more »
Are Active Efforts Required in Anything Besides a Juvenile Deprived Case?
Under ICWA, when you remove a child from their parent's home, you have to follow a certain set of guidelines. Read more »
Can What You Said in a Protective Order Be Used Against You Later?
It's really important to talk to an attorney before going into a protective order and just blurting out all this stuff. Read more »
