A. Where only the payment of money is awarded, no execution or other proceeding shall be taken for the enforcement of the judgment, decree or final order until ten (10) days after the judgment, decree or order is filed with the court clerk. Asset hearing proceedings shall not be stayed under this section.
§ 990.3.Time For Enforcement of Judgments, Decrees Or Final Orders
Chapter 15: Appeal and Error · Last amended September 1, 1994 · Last verified August 3, 2026
In one sentenceSection 990.3 bars enforcing a money judgment for ten days after it's filed, stays enforcement of a non-money judgment for the same ten days subject to court-imposed conditions, and exempts a long list of family, probate, and property proceedings from both rules.
Full Text of § 990.3
B. Where relief other than the payment of money is awarded or where relief in addition to the payment of money is awarded, the enforcement of the judgment, decree or final order shall be stayed until ten (10) days after the judgment, decree or order is filed with the court clerk, but the court, in its discretion, may impose any conditions on the parties that are necessary for the protection of the property or interests that are the subject of the action, including distribution of part or all of the property involved where the court requires the filing of a superseded bond.
C. This section shall not apply in actions for divorce, separate maintenance, annulment, post-decree matrimonial proceedings, paternity, custody, adoption, termination of parental rights, juvenile matters, probate proceedings, habeas corpus proceedings, special executions in foreclosures, conservatorship or guardianship proceedings, mental health, quiet title actions, and partition proceedings or actions, involving temporary or permanent injunctions, proceedings under the Small Claims Procedure Act, writs of assistance in foreclosure, and other real property actions, post-judgment replevin, and forcible entry and detainer proceedings. The court, in its discretion, may impose any conditions that are necessary to protect the interests of the parties in such actions.
D. It shall be the responsibility of the judgment creditor or counsel for the judgment creditor to ensure that no execution or other proceeding for enforcement of the judgment is sought or taken within the ten-day stay.
Amendment History
Added by Laws 1993, HB 1468, c. 351, §20, eff. 10/1/1993; Amended by Laws 1994, SB 1076, c. 343, §3, eff. 9/1/1994.
Plain-English Summary
A judgment awarding only money can't be executed on for ten days after it's filed with the court clerk — though asset hearing proceedings keep going regardless. A judgment awarding other relief, or relief on top of money, is automatically stayed for that same ten days, though the court can impose conditions during that window to protect the property or interests at stake, including ordering distribution of the property if it requires a superseded bond.
Subsection C carves out a long list of proceedings where none of this applies: divorce, separate maintenance, annulment, post-decree matrimonial matters, paternity, custody, adoption, termination of parental rights, juvenile matters, probate, habeas corpus, foreclosure-related special executions, conservatorship or guardianship, mental health, quiet title, partition, injunctions, Small Claims Procedure Act cases, foreclosure writs of assistance, other real property actions, post-judgment replevin, and forcible entry and detainer. The court still has discretion in those excluded cases to impose whatever conditions protect the parties' interests.
Subsection D puts the responsibility for compliance on the judgment creditor: it's the creditor's or the creditor's counsel's job to make sure no execution or enforcement proceeding happens within the ten-day stay.
Frequently Asked Questions
How soon can I enforce a money judgment in Oklahoma?
Not for ten days after the judgment is filed with the court clerk; asset hearing proceedings, however, aren't stayed under this section.
Does the ten-day stay apply to divorce and custody cases?
No — subsection C excludes divorce, custody, paternity, adoption, probate, guardianship, and a long list of other listed proceedings from the automatic stay.
Who is responsible for making sure enforcement doesn't happen too early?
Subsection D puts that responsibility on the judgment creditor or the creditor's counsel.
Can the court impose conditions during the ten-day stay?
Yes, for judgments awarding relief other than money, the court may impose conditions necessary to protect the property or interests at stake, including requiring a superseded bond before distributing property.
Source & verification. Section text is reproduced verbatim from
Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes, enacted by the Oklahoma Legislature.
Last verified August 3, 2026.
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