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The Use and Abuse of Hearsay in Family Law Matters
Oklahoma Bar Journal The Use and Abuse of Hearsay in Family Law Matters By Jessica Tueller and Monica Dionisio In November 2025, 12 O.S. §2803.3 entered into effect, creating an exception to the hearsay rule for statements pertaining to domestic abuse.[1] Specifically, this section provides: A statement that purports to narrate, describe, report, or explain…
Continue reading...What Trustees Need To Know About Oklahoma’s New Trust Code: Key Changes and Practical Applications
Oklahoma Bar Journal What Trustees Need To Know About Oklahoma’s New Trust Code: Key Changes and Practical Applications By Amanda Swain Effective Nov. 1, 2025, Oklahoma enacted a modified version of the Uniform Trust Code (OUTC), significantly reshaping the legal landscape for trust administration in the state.[1] Unlike many legislative changes, the OUTC applies not…
Continue reading...Objective Versus Subjective Standards in Negligence Per Se
Oklahoma Bar Journal Objective Versus Subjective Standards in Negligence Per Se How To Craft Viable Negligence Per Se Claims and How To Challenge Improper Claims By William “Alex” Orr Negligence per se is often introduced to law students as a seemingly straightforward doctrine: when a defendant violates a statute, liability for negligence may follow. Yet…
Continue reading...Reservation Realities
Oklahoma Bar Journal Reservation Realities: Oklahoma Taxation of Tribal Members Post-McGirt Under Stroble and New Challenges to Tribal Sovereignty Including Hunting and Fishing Regulation By Jeff D. Trevillion Jr. and Mike McBride III The 2025 case of Stroble v. Oklahoma Tax Commission[i] presents a textbook example of what happens when state tax authority collides with…
Continue reading...Tax Stamp as Drug Law in Action
Oklahoma Bar Journal Tax Stamp as Drug Law in Action By Kat Albrecht, Corey Boyd, Samuel Galoob and Stephen Galoob Prosecutorial charging “is where American criminal law becomes operative.”[1] This article examines prosecutorial charging by focusing on a specific offense in Oklahoma – Possession of a Controlled Substance Without a Tax Stamp (colloquially called Tax…
Continue reading...Why We Are All Insurance Lawyers
Oklahoma Bar Journal Why We are All Insurance Lawyers By Paul Kouri Some have said that insurance law should be a required course in law school because it touches so many areas of legal practice. This article aims to convey that point: every attorney – no matter their preferred practice area – should also understand…
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