{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-30-30-7-104","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 30, § 30-7-104","heading":"Petition for approval as standby guardian — Notice —","body":"Order.\n\nA. A designated standby guardian or alternate shall file a\n\npetition for approval as standby guardian. The petition shall be\n\nfiled as soon as practicable after the occurrence of the triggering\n\nevent but in no event later than thirty (30) days after the\n\ntriggering event. The authority of the standby guardian shall cease\n\nupon his or her failure to so file but shall recommence upon such\n\nfiling. The petition shall be accompanied by a copy of the\n\ndesignation and any documentation supporting the occurrence of the\n\ntriggering event.\n\nB. Upon the filing of a petition, notice of the filing shall\n\npromptly be given to each parent of the child whose identity and\n\nwhereabouts are known to the petitioner. The court shall direct the\n\nissuance of summonses to the child, if the child is twelve (12)\n\nyears of age or older and the proposed standby guardian and\n\nalternate, if any, and such other persons as appear to the court to\n\nbe necessary parties to the proceedings including the child’s\n\nparents, stepparents, grandparents, adult siblings, guardian, legal\n\ncustodian or other person standing in loco parentis, if the identity\n\nand whereabouts of such persons are known.\n\nC. The court shall enter an order approving the standby\n\nguardian upon finding that:\n\n1. The person was duly designated as standby guardian pursuant\n\nto this act and the designation has not been revoked;\n\n2. A triggering event occurred, and the parent consented to\n\ncommencement of the standby guardian’s authority;\n\n3. The best interests of the child will be served by approval\n\nof the standby guardian; and\n\n4. If the petition is by an alternate standby guardian, that\n\nthe designated standby guardian is unwilling or unable to serve.\n\nD. An order approving the standby guardian shall not be entered\n\nwithout a hearing if there is another known parent, stepparents,\n\nadult siblings, or other adult related to the child by blood,\n\nmarriage, or adoption who requests a hearing within ten (10) days of\n\nthe date that notice of the filing was sent or if there is other\n\nlitigation pending regarding custody of the child.\n\nE. Prior to any hearing on the petition, the court may appoint\n\na guardian ad litem to represent the child. The qualified parent\n\nshall not be required to appear in court if the parent is detained\n\nand unable to appear, or upon motion for any other good cause shown.","path":["OK Code","Title 30"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os30.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"227301115f97c2e46434a10a23ac722a222371f88bbf5c9b99755f4da1a80f94","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-30-30-7-103","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-30-30-7-105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}