HB 2732 Oklahoma House · 2025 Regular Session

Marriage; dissolution; Oklahoma Bar Association; standard forms; Administrative Office of the Courts; access; effective date.

HB 2732 standardizes divorce-related court forms and terminology in Oklahoma. It requires all dissolution of marriage proceedings to use the title "In re the Marriage of _____ and ______" and replaces the term "divorce" with "dissolution of marriage" in legal documents. The Oklahoma Bar Association must create plain-language standard forms for divorce cases, and the Administrative Office of the Courts must provide public online access to these forms via the Oklahoma State Courts Network - though using them remains optional. This bill directly affects individuals filing for divorce in Oklahoma courts and takes effect November 1, 2025.

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Feb 6, 2025

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Introduced → Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill was amended by the Policy Committee to change the document title from 'As Introduced' to 'Proposed Policy Committee Substitute' and to update the tracking reference number. The substantive legal text regarding divorce proceedings remains unchanged, with only minor wording adjustments to clarify that the Oklahoma Bar Association shall 'prescribe' rather than 'prepare' standard forms.

TECHNICAL

Changed document title from 'As Introduced' to 'Proposed Policy Committee Substitute' to reflect committee review status.

Updated tracking reference number from 12169 to 12440 to match the new committee version.

Added the word 'possible' to clarify that the Oklahoma Bar Association should prepare forms in plain language where feasible.

REQUIREMENT

Changed language from 'prepare standard forms' to 'prescribe standard forms' to clarify the Oklahoma Bar Association's role in creating divorce forms.

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Committee

Feb 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to Civil Judiciary

lower

Feb 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight

lower

Feb 3, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors