Okla. Stat. tit. 10, § 10-92
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Procedure to confer rights of majority - Petition -
Official statutory text
Jurisdiction and venue - Decree.
Any minor desiring to obtain the rights of majority for the
purpose named in Section 91 of this title may, by his next friend,
file a verified petition in the district court of the county in
which such minor shall reside, or, if the minor is a nonresident of
the State of Oklahoma, said verified petition shall be filed in the
county in Oklahoma where said minor owns real estate, setting forth
the age of the minor petitioner and that said petitioner is then and
has been a bona fide resident of such county for at least one (1)
year next before the filing of the petition, or that said minor is a
nonresident owning property within the State of Oklahoma, and the
cause for which the petitioner seeks to obtain the rights of
majority. The petition should state whether or not the parents of
the minor are living, and if living, their names and addresses;
whether or not a guardian has been appointed for the minor and, if a
guardian has been appointed, the guardian's name and address; who
has legal custody of the minor and, if the person having legal
custody is not a parent or the guardian, the name and address of the
person who has custody. And the district court being satisfied that
the said petitioner is a person of sound mind and able to transact
his affairs, and that the interests of the petitioner will be
thereby promoted, may, in its discretion, order and decree that the
petitioner be empowered to exercise the rights of majority for all
purposes mentioned in this act.
Any minor desiring to obtain the rights of majority for the
purpose named in Section 91 of this title may, by his next friend,
file a verified petition in the district court of the county in
which such minor shall reside, or, if the minor is a nonresident of
the State of Oklahoma, said verified petition shall be filed in the
county in Oklahoma where said minor owns real estate, setting forth
the age of the minor petitioner and that said petitioner is then and
has been a bona fide resident of such county for at least one (1)
year next before the filing of the petition, or that said minor is a
nonresident owning property within the State of Oklahoma, and the
cause for which the petitioner seeks to obtain the rights of
majority. The petition should state whether or not the parents of
the minor are living, and if living, their names and addresses;
whether or not a guardian has been appointed for the minor and, if a
guardian has been appointed, the guardian's name and address; who
has legal custody of the minor and, if the person having legal
custody is not a parent or the guardian, the name and address of the
person who has custody. And the district court being satisfied that
the said petitioner is a person of sound mind and able to transact
his affairs, and that the interests of the petitioner will be
thereby promoted, may, in its discretion, order and decree that the
petitioner be empowered to exercise the rights of majority for all
purposes mentioned in this act.
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