Child support; prohibiting child support award in cases of joint custody. Effective date.

SB 1453 prohibits requiring child support payments when parents share joint physical custody with equally split parenting time. It modifies Oklahoma’s child support law to eliminate the base support obligation in these specific cases, while still requiring parents to divide expenses like transportation, childcare, and school costs proportionally based on their adjusted income. The bill affects parents in equal joint custody arrangements, removing the need for one parent to pay the other for basic support. Key provisions clarify that child support calculations under other custody types (sole, split) remain unchanged, and courts must still address expenses like medical costs. The law takes effect November 1, 2026.