Okla. Stat. tit. 30, § 30-2-102
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Nominations of guardian
Official statutory text
A. A guardian of the person or estate, or of both, of a child
born, or likely to be born, may be nominated by will or by other
written instrument, to take effect upon the death of the parent so
nominating:
1. If the child is born in wedlock, by either parent or by both
parents.
2. If the child is born out of wedlock, by the mother of the
child or by the natural father of the child, if said natural father
has acknowledged paternity pursuant to Section 55 of Title 10 of the
Oklahoma Statutes or has been judicially determined to be the father
of the child at a paternity proceeding pursuant to Section 70 of
Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or by both such mother and
father.
B. A nomination made by a parent who has relinquished parental
rights pursuant to an adoption proceeding or whose parental rights
have been terminated by a district court shall have no effect.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 30. Guardian and Ward Page 21
R.L. 1910, § 3326. Amended by Laws 1988, c. 329, § 26, eff. Dec. 1,
1988. Renumbered from § 6 of this title by Laws 1988, c. 329, §
134, eff. Dec. 1, 1988. Amended by Laws 1991, c. 71, § 6, emerg.
eff. April 15, 1991.
born, or likely to be born, may be nominated by will or by other
written instrument, to take effect upon the death of the parent so
nominating:
1. If the child is born in wedlock, by either parent or by both
parents.
2. If the child is born out of wedlock, by the mother of the
child or by the natural father of the child, if said natural father
has acknowledged paternity pursuant to Section 55 of Title 10 of the
Oklahoma Statutes or has been judicially determined to be the father
of the child at a paternity proceeding pursuant to Section 70 of
Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or by both such mother and
father.
B. A nomination made by a parent who has relinquished parental
rights pursuant to an adoption proceeding or whose parental rights
have been terminated by a district court shall have no effect.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 30. Guardian and Ward Page 21
R.L. 1910, § 3326. Amended by Laws 1988, c. 329, § 26, eff. Dec. 1,
1988. Renumbered from § 6 of this title by Laws 1988, c. 329, §
134, eff. Dec. 1, 1988. Amended by Laws 1991, c. 71, § 6, emerg.
eff. April 15, 1991.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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