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30 OK Stat § 30-1-101 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 30. Guardian and Ward|§30-1-101. Short title.

|Sections 1-101 through 5-101 of this title shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Guardianship and Conservatorship Act". |Added by Laws 1988, c. 329, § 1, eff. Dec. 1, 1988. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 323, § 1, operative July 1, 1990.
30 OK Stat § 30-1-102 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 30. Guardian and Ward|§30-1-102. Articles in Act.

|The Oklahoma Guardianship and Conservatorship Act shall be composed of the following articles: |Article I General provisionsArticle II MinorsArticle III AdultsArticle IV MiscellaneousAdded by Laws 1988, c. 329, § 2, eff. Dec. 1, 1988. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 323, § 2, operative July 1, 1990.
30 OK Stat § 30-1-103 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 30. Guardian and Ward|§30-1-103. Purpose of Act - Legislative intent.

|A. It is the purpose of the Oklahoma Guardianship Act to promote the general welfare of all citizens by establishing a system of general and limited guardianships for minors and for incapacitated and partially incapacitated persons which provides for the protection of their rights and the management of their financial resources. |B. It is the purpose of the system of general and limited guardianships for incapacitated and partially incapacitated persons established by this act to provide for the participation of such persons, as fully as possible, in the decisions which affect them. It is the intent of the Oklahoma State Legislature:1. That the court shall exercise the authority conferred by the Oklahoma Guardianship Act so as to encourage the development of maximum self-reliance and independence of the incapacitated or partially incapacitated person and make appointive and other orders only to the extent necessitated by the mental and adaptive limitations or other condition of the incapacitated or partially incapacitated person warranting the procedure;2. That in performing their duties and exercising their powers, guardians and limited guardians of incapacitated or partially incapacitated persons shall:a.assure, to the extent reasonably possible, that the rights of the wards for whom they are appointed are protected;b.encourage, to the extent reasonably possible, incapacitated or partially incapacitated persons to participate to the maximum extent of their abilities in all decisions which affect them and to act on their own behalf on all matters in which they are able to do so within the limitations imposed by the court; andc.as appropriate, assist their wards to develop or regain to the maximum extent possible their capacity to meet the essential requirements for their health or safety, or to manage their financial resources or both.Added by Laws 1988, c. 329, § 3, eff. Dec. 1, 1988.
30 OK Stat § 30-1-104 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 30. Guardian and Ward|§30-1-104. Existing guardianships or conservatorships - Compliance with Act - Court review of cases.

|A. 1. Any guardianship or conservatorship in existence on or created on or after December 1, 1990, shall comply with the provisions of the Oklahoma Guardianship and Conservatorship Act. |2. Unless otherwise modified or terminated, all guardianships and conservatorships established prior to the effective date of the Oklahoma Guardianship and Conservatorship Act shall remain in full force and effect.3. All guardians or conservators shall retain the powers assigned to them, unless otherwise modified or terminated by the court.B. The Chief Judge of each district court shall establish a schedule by court rule which shall provide for a court review by December 1, 1991 of each guardianship and conservatorship case in which a guardian or conservator was appointed after January 1, 1980.Added by Laws 1988, c. 329, § 4, eff. Dec. 1, 1988. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 323, § 3, operative July 1, 1990.
30 OK Stat § 30-1-105 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 30. Guardian and Ward|§30-1-105. Guardian defined.

|A guardian is a person appointed by the court to take care of the person or property of another. |R.L. 1910, § 3321. Amended by Laws 1988, c. 329, § 5, eff. Dec. 1, 1988. Renumbered from § 1 of this title by Laws 1988, c. 329, § 134, eff. Dec. 1, 1988.
30 OK Stat § 30-1-106 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 30. Guardian and Ward|§30-1-106. Guardians ad litem excluded.

|The term "guardian" includes persons appointed as general and limited guardians of the person, general and limited guardians of property, and special guardians, but does not include persons appointed as guardians ad litem. |Added by Laws 1988, c. 329, § 6, eff. Dec. 1, 1988. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 323, § 4, operative July 1, 1990.
30 OK Stat § 30-1-107 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 30. Guardian and Ward|§30-1-107. Ward defined.

|A person over whom a guardian is appointed and a person over whose property a guardian or conservator is appointed is called a ward. |R.L. 1910, § 3322. Amended by Laws 1988, c. 329, § 7, eff. Dec. 1, 1988. Renumbered from § 2 of this title by Laws 1988, c. 329, § 134, eff. Dec. 1, 1988.
30 OK Stat § 30-1-108 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 30. Guardian and Ward|§30-1-108. Guardians classified.

|Guardians are either: |1. General;2. Limited; or3. Special.R.L. 1910, § 3323. Amended by Laws 1988, c. 329, § 8, eff. Dec. 1, 1988. Renumbered from § 3 of this title by Laws 1988, c. 329, § 134, eff. Dec. 1, 1988. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 323, § 5, operative July 1, 1990.
30 OK Stat § 30-1-109 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 30. Guardian and Ward|§30-1-109. General guardian.

|A. A general guardian is a guardian of the person or of all the property of the ward within this state or of both such person and property. |B. A limited guardian is a person authorized by the court to exercise limited powers over the person of the ward, or over the property of the ward within this state, or over both such person and property.R.L. 1910, § 3324. Amended by Laws 1988, c. 329, § 9, eff. Dec. 1, 1988. Renumbered from § 4 of this title by Laws 1988, c. 329, § 134, eff. Dec. 1, 1988. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 323, § 6, operative July 1, 1990.
30 OK Stat § 30-1-110 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 30. Guardian and Ward|§30-1-110. Special guardian.

|A special guardian may be appointed by the court pursuant to Section 3-115 of this title. |R.L. 1910, § 3325. Amended by Laws 1988, c. 329, § 10, eff. Dec. 1, 1988. Renumbered from § 5 of this title by Laws 1988, c. 329, § 134, eff. Dec. 1, 1988. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 323, § 7, operative July 1, 1990.
30 OK Stat § 30-1-112 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 30. Guardian and Ward|§30-1-112. Persons and property subject to act - Power of appointment - Parental rights.

|A. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, the Oklahoma Guardianship and Conservatorship Act applies to: |1. Minors in this state. Guardianships for minors established pursuant to Section 3 of this act shall only be subject to provisions of the Oklahoma Guardianship and Conservatorship Act as provided in subsection B of this section;2. Incapacitated and partially incapacitated persons in this state; and3. Property located in this state of nondomiciliaries who are minors or incapacitated or partially incapacitated persons, or property coming into the control of a guardian who is subject to the laws of this state.B. Guardianships, subject to Section 3 of this act, shall be subject to Article 1 of the Oklahoma Guardianship and Conservatorship Act and Sections 4-501, 4-503, 4-706, 4-707, 4-801, 4-802, 4-901 and 4-902 of Title 30 of the Oklahoma Statutes.C. No person, whether a parent or otherwise, has any power as a guardian, except by appointment by a court. The provisions of the Oklahoma Guardianship and Conservatorship Act shall not be construed to limit the parental rights of parents as the natural guardians of their children.R.L. 1910, § 3327. Amended by Laws 1988, c. 329, § 12, eff. Dec. 1, 1988. Renumbered from § 7 of this title by Laws 1988, c. 329, § 134, eff. Dec. 1, 1988. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 323, § 9, operative July 1, 1990; Laws 2000, c. 385, § 13, eff. Nov. 1, 2000.
30 OK Stat § 30-1-113 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 30. Guardian and Ward|§30-1-113. Appointment of guardian - Jurisdiction.

|A. A guardian of the person or property, or both, of a person residing in this state, who is a minor, or an incapacitated or partially incapacitated person, may be appointed in all cases by the court as provided in this title. |B. After the service of notice in a proceeding seeking the appointment of a guardian or other order, in subsequent proceedings pertaining to the guardianship of a ward and until termination of the proceeding, the court in which the petition is filed has exclusive jurisdiction to determine:1. The need for a guardian or other order; and2. How the estate of the ward shall be managed, expended, or distributed to or for the use of the ward or the dependents of the ward.R.L. 1910, § 3328. Amended by Laws 1988, c. 329, § 13, eff. Dec. 1, 1988. Renumbered from § 8 of this title by Laws 1988, c. 329, § 134, eff. Dec. 1, 1988. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 323, § 10, operative July 1, 1990.
30 OK Stat § 30-1-114 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 30. Guardian and Ward|§30-1-114. Powers of court.

|A. In all cases the court making the appointment of a guardian has exclusive jurisdiction to control such guardian in the management and disposition of the person and property of the ward. |B. The court has jurisdiction over guardianship proceedings, and has the following powers, which must be exercised in the manner prescribed by statute, to:1. Appoint and remove guardians for minors and for incapacitated and partially incapacitated persons;2. Issue and revoke letters of guardianship;3. Control the conduct of guardians with regard to the care and treatment provided to their wards;4. Control the conduct of guardians with regard to the management of the financial resources of their wards, including but not limited to the power to:a.compel guardians to submit plans, reports, inventories and accountings to the court,b.compel payment and delivery by guardians of property belonging to their wards,c.order the payment of debts, the sale of property, and order and regulate the distribution of property which has been placed under the control or management of a guardian, andd.settle the accounts of guardians;5. Appoint appraisers of the property of wards;6. Compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents and property;7. After a petition has been filed for appointment of a guardian for a minor, make or modify any temporary order of guardianship during the progress of the proceedings that would be in the best interest of the ward. Any such temporary order may be entered ex parte with written notice sent to all parties directing them to appear before the court, at a time and place therein specified, not more than twenty (20) days from the time of making such order, to show cause why the order should not be granted for temporary guardianship; and8. Exercise all powers conferred by the Oklahoma Guardianship and Conservatorship Act, Section 1-101 et seq. of this title, and to make such orders as may be necessary for the exercise of said powers.C. The chief judge of each district court shall establish by court rule a system for:1. The filing of guardianship and conservatorship cases and records which distinguish them from probate cases; and2. Monitoring the filing of annual reports and inventories required by this title for the purpose of assuring that the court will be notified of annual reports as they fall due and whether or not said reports are filed.R.L. 1910, § 3330. Amended by Laws 1988, c. 329, § 14, eff. Dec. 1, 1988. Renumbered from § 10 of this title by Laws 1988, c. 329, § 134, eff. Dec. 1, 1988. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 323, § 11, operative July 1, 1990; Laws 1992, c. 115, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1992.
30 OK Stat § 30-1-115 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 30. Guardian and Ward|§30-1-115. Venue - Priorities of jurisdiction - Transfer - Consolidation.

|A. The venue for a guardianship proceeding is in: |1. The district court of the county where the minor or the incapacitated or partially incapacitated person resides;2. The district court of the county where the proposed guardian resides if the proposed guardian is a member of the minor's or incapacitated person's family; or3. The district court of the county to which the cause is transferred by a judge of the court in which the petition was filed or the cause is pending. Provided, venue to appoint the guardian of a nonresident minor or incapacitated person shall be in a county where the nonresident has property.B. If a proceeding pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Guardianship and Conservatorship Act could be maintained in more than one place in this state, the court in which the proceeding is first commenced has the exclusive right to exercise jurisdiction over the proceeding and proceed with the action. A court shall not exercise jurisdiction over a proceeding for guardianship of a minor pursuant to this title if, at the time the petition for guardianship is filed, another court of this state is exercising jurisdiction pursuant to Section 1-4-101 of Title 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes, unless after notice to the parties in the deprived action, the written consent of such court is obtained and filed in the guardianship proceeding.1. If proceedings concerning the same estate, minor, alleged incapacitated or partially incapacitated person, or ward are commenced in more than one court of this state, the court in which a proceeding was first commenced shall continue to hear the matter and determine venue. If the court where the proceeding was first filed determines that venue is properly in another court, it shall transfer the proceeding to the other court.2. If the court finds that in the interest of justice a proceeding should be conducted in another court of this state, the court may transfer the proceeding to the other court.C. If both guardianship and conservatorship proceedings as to the same person are commenced or pending in the same court, the proceedings may be consolidated.Added by Laws 1988, c. 329, § 15, eff. Dec. 1, 1988. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 323, § 12, operative July 1, 1990; Laws 2005, c. 69, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2005; Laws 2009, c. 234, § 134, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009.NOTE: Laws 1990, c. 51, § 20 repealed by Laws 1991, c. 335, § 36, emerg. eff. June 15, 1991.
30 OK Stat § 30-1-116 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 30. Guardian and Ward|§30-1-116. Place of hearing - Order and decree.

|A. The power conferred upon the court in relation to guardians and wards may be exercised in chambers or elsewhere in the discretion of the judge. Any hearing held pursuant to the provisions of this act may be held at such place as the court directs. |B. Any order appointing a guardian must be entered as and become a decree of the court.C. Except as otherwise specifically provided by this act, the provisions of Title 58 of the Oklahoma Statutes relative to the estates of decedents, so far as they relate to the practice in the courts, apply to proceedings under this title. The rules of civil procedure including the rules concerning discovery, vacation of orders and appellate review, govern proceedings subject to the Oklahoma Guardianship and Conservatorship Act unless otherwise provided in this title or Title 58 of the Oklahoma Statutes.R.L. 1910, § 6585. Amended by Laws 1953, p. 249, § 87; Laws 1988, c. 329, § 16, eff. Dec. 1, 1988. Renumbered from Title 58, § 893 by Laws 1988, c. 329, § 134, eff. Dec. 1, 1988. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 323, § 13, operative July 1, 1990.
30 OK Stat § 30-1-117 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 30. Guardian and Ward|§30-1-117. Guardians ad litem - Power to appoint - Appointment.

|A. Nothing contained in this title affects or impairs the power of any court to appoint a guardian ad litem to defend the interests of any minor interested in any suit or matter pending therein. |B. At any point in a guardianship proceeding, the subject of the proceeding, his attorney, the guardian of the subject of the proceeding or anyone interested in the welfare of the subject of the proceeding may file an application to have a guardian ad litem appointed by the court, or the court on its own motion may appoint a guardian ad litem. If not precluded by a conflict of interest, a guardian ad litem may be appointed to represent several persons or interests.R.L. 1910, § 6537. Amended by Laws 1953, p. 249, § 86; Laws 1988, c. 329, § 17, eff. Dec. 1, 1988. Renumbered from Title 58, § 891 by Laws 1988, c. 329, § 134, eff. Dec. 1, 1988. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 323, § 14, operative July 1, 1990.
30 OK Stat § 30-1-118 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 30. Guardian and Ward|§30-1-118. Guardian of nonresident.

|A guardian of the property, within this state, of a person not residing therein, who is a minor, or an incapacitated or partially incapacitated person, may be appointed by the court as provided by this title. |R.L. 1910, § 3329. Amended by Laws 1988, c. 329, § 18, eff. Dec. 1, 1988. Renumbered from § 9 of this title by Laws 1988, c. 329, § 134, eff. Dec. 1, 1988. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 323, § 15, operative July 1, 1990.
30 OK Stat § 30-1-119 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 30. Guardian and Ward|§30-1-119. Powers of guardian.

|A guardian has only those powers over the person or the property of the ward, or both such person and property, as ordered by the court pursuant to this title. |R.L. 1910, § 3333. Amended by Laws 1988, c. 329, § 19, eff. Dec. 1, 1988. Renumbered from § 14 of this title by Laws 1988, c. 329, § 134, eff. Dec. 1, 1988. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 323, § 16, operative July 1, 1990.
30 OK Stat § 30-1-120 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 30. Guardian and Ward|§30-1-120. Power of guardian of the person - Report of change of ward's abode - Power of limited guardians.

|A. A guardian, including a special guardian, of the person is charged with the custody of the ward, and must look to the support, health and education of the ward. Except as provided by Section 3-113 of this title, he may fix the place of abode of the ward at any place within the county, but not elsewhere, without permission of the court and any change in the place of abode of a ward within the county shall be reported to the court. |B. Limited guardians of partially incapacitated persons shall not have custody of the person of the ward and shall have only those powers or controls over the person of the ward specifically ordered in a dispositional order or other order of the court.R.L. 1910, § 3334. Amended by Laws 1988, c. 329, § 20, eff. Dec. 1, 1988. Renumbered from § 15 of this title by Laws 1988, c. 329, § 134, eff. Dec. 1, 1988. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 323, § 17, operative July 1, 1990.
30 OK Stat § 30-1-121 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 30. Guardian and Ward|§30-1-121. Guardian of the property - Power - Fiduciary duty.

|A. A guardian of the property must keep safely the property of his ward. He must not permit any unnecessary waste or destruction of the real property, nor make any sale of such property without the order of the court, but must so far as it is in his power, maintain the same, with its buildings and appurtenances, out of the income or other property of the estate, and deliver it to the ward or the successors of the ward at the close of his guardianship, in as good condition as he received it. |B. A guardian of the property, in relation to powers conferred pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Guardianship and Conservatorship Act, shall act as a fiduciary and shall perform, diligently and in good faith, as a prudent person would in managing his own property, not with regard to speculation but with regard to conservation and growth, and the specific duties and powers assigned by the court.R.L. 1910, § 3335. Amended by Laws 1988, c. 329, § 21, eff. Dec. 1, 1988. Renumbered from § 16 of this title by Laws 1988, c. 329, § 134, eff. Dec. 1, 1988. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 323, § 18, operative July 1, 1990.
30 OK Stat § 30-1-122 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 30. Guardian and Ward|§30-1-122. Confidential information filed with court.

|A. Confidential information filed with or submitted to the court in conjunction with any proceeding pursuant to the Oklahoma Guardianship and Conservatorship Act, shall not constitute a public record and shall be sealed by the court. Access to confidential information shall be strictly controlled. Except upon court order, no confidential information shall be disclosed to persons other than: |1. The subject of the proceeding and the subject’s attorney;2. The guardian ad litem;3. If the subject of the confidential information is a ward, the guardian or conservator of such ward;4. If the subject of the confidential information is the guardian or conservator, the ward and the subject’s attorney, and the attorney of such guardian or conservator;5. Abstractors licensed pursuant to the Oklahoma Abstractors Law, for the purpose of having access to records regarding minors and determinations of persons as incapacitated or partially incapacitated persons pursuant to the Oklahoma Guardianship Act. Abstractors shall maintain the confidentiality of this data, except for such parts as are relevant to the land title being researched;6. An authorized representative of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs upon presentation of proper identification; and7. An authorized representative of the Department of Human Services upon presentation of proper identification.B. The fact of the existence of a guardianship or conservatorship of a person or that person's estate shall not be considered confidential information.Added by Laws 1988, c. 329, § 22, eff. Dec. 1, 1988. Amended by Laws 1989, c. 12, § 1, emerg. eff. March 27, 1989; Laws 1990, c. 323, § 79, operative July 1, 1990; Laws 1991, c. 18, § 2, emerg. eff. March 29, 1991; Laws 1992, c. 395, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1992; Laws 1999, c. 214, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1999.
30 OK Stat § 30-1-123 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 30. Guardian and Ward|§30-1-123. Letters of guardianship.

|Letters of guardianship are evidence of the transfer of the management or administration of all assets, or the part thereof specified in the letters, of a ward to the guardian. An order terminating a guardianship is evidence of transfer of the management or administration of all assets subject to the guardianship from the guardian to the ward, or to successors of the ward. |Added by Laws 1988, c. 329, § 23, eff. Dec. 1, 1988.
30 OK Stat § 30-1-124 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 30. Guardian and Ward|§30-1-124. Guardianship and conservatorship handbook and duties summary.

|The Oklahoma Bar Association shall prepare a guardianship and conservatorship handbook for distribution by the Administrative Office of the Courts to the district courts by providing a link to the handbook on the Oklahoma State Courts Network (OSCN) website. The handbook shall be written in clear, simple language and shall include information about the laws and procedures which apply to adult guardianships and conservatorships and the duties and responsibilities of such guardians and conservators. The handbook shall include a summary of the duties of guardians and conservators including, but not limited to, statutory notices, timetables, and required court approvals. The summary shall emphasize the significance of timely accountability to the court and to the ward as well as the sanctions and penalties which may be imposed for failure to comply with the requirements of the law or orders of the court. |Added by Laws 1988, c. 329, § 24, eff. Dec. 1, 1988. Amended by Laws 1994, c. 234, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1994; Laws 2019, c. 417, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.