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To get full custody, you'll need to file a motion before the appropriate Oklahoma family law court requesting full custody. Following the motion, there'll be at least one hearing on the matter. The number of hearings will depend on why you requested full custody and the other parent's response to the motion.

When is a writ of habeas corpus appropriate? It is used when a child is being wrongfully detained. The court will decide based on the best interests of the child who should have custody. However, a writ of habeas corpus cannot be brought to modify custody.

The ?Great Writ? of habeas corpus is a fundamental right in the Constitution that protects against unlawful and indefinite imprisonment. Translated from Latin it means ?show me the body.? Habeas corpus has historically been an important instrument to safeguard individual freedom against arbitrary executive power.

Doing it yourself: You can write up court papers yourself and file them with the court clerk, asking that the judge set a hearing to decide if a modification of child support will be ordered. You should always talk to a lawyer and have your paperwork reviewed before you do this.

Writs of habeas corpus are also used in situations where there is statutory custody, such as in a paternity action. If the child is detained away from the mother, and there's no custody order, then she can seek out a writ of habeas corpus to recover the child and get custody under the statute.

Habeas corpus is one of the earliest common law writs. In its simplest form a writ of habeas corpus requires that a person who is in custody be brought before a judge or court and that they be able to challenge that custody. The writ of habeas corpus is used to attack an unlawful detention or illegal imprisonment.