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Oklahoma · Snapshot open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14

Okla. Stat. tit. 30, § 30-3-309: Special jurisdiction

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(a) A court of this state lacking jurisdiction under paragraphs

(1) through (3) of Section 8 of this act has special jurisdiction to

do any of the following:

(1) Appoint a guardian in an emergency for a term not to exceed

ninety (90) days for a respondent who is physically present in this

state;

(2) Issue a protective order with respect to real or tangible

personal property located in this state;

(3) Appoint a guardian or conservator for an incapacitated or

protected person for whom a provisional order to transfer the

proceeding from another state has been issued under procedures

similar to Section 15 of this act.

(b) If a petition for the appointment of a guardian in an

emergency is brought in this state and this state was not the

respondent’s home state on the date the petition was filed, the

court shall dismiss the proceeding at the request of the court of

the home state, if any, whether dismissal is requested before or

after the emergency appointment.

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