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Indirect contempt of court, occurs when a person willfully disregards or disobeys an order outside the presence of a judge. It carries with it up to six months in county jail. Indirect contempt is one of several ways to collect child support or alimony in the state of Oklahoma.

A contempt is indirect when it occurs out of the presence of the court, thereby requiring the court to rely on the testimony of third parties for proof of the offense. It is direct when it occurs under the court's own eye and within its own hearing.

The first step is to make sure an existing court order has been violated. Once the violation is established your attorney will prepare an Application for Contempt and set an arraignment date. At the arraignment the party charged with contempt will plead either guilty or not guilty.

Oklahoma law says that contempt can be punished by a fine not exceeding $500 or a jail sentence of up to six months, or both, at the court's discretion.

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.

Oklahoma law requires the establishment of the following facts in order to make a prima facie case for contempt: 1. An obligation to pay child support through an order of district or administrative court has been established; 2. The obligor knew or should have known an order for support was in place; and 3.