Okla. Stat. tit. 30, § 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; and

c. 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.