Okla. Stat. tit. 30, § 30-2-103
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Nomination and appointment of guardian - Age of minor
Official statutory text
A. If the minor is under the age of fourteen (14) years, the
court may name and appoint his guardian. If the minor has attained
the age of fourteen (14) years, the minor may nominate his own
guardian, who, if approved by the court, must be appointed
accordingly.
B. The court, in appointing a guardian for a minor, is to be
guided by Section 112.5 of Title 43 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
R.L. 1910, § 6523. Amended by Laws 1953, p. 244, § 65; Laws 1988,
c. 329, § 27, eff. Dec. 1, 1988. Renumbered from § 762 of Title 58
by Laws 1988, c. 329, § 134, eff. Dec. 1, 1988. Amended by Laws
2009, c. 234, § 135, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009; Laws 2010, c. 358, §
5, emerg. eff. June 7, 2010.
court may name and appoint his guardian. If the minor has attained
the age of fourteen (14) years, the minor may nominate his own
guardian, who, if approved by the court, must be appointed
accordingly.
B. The court, in appointing a guardian for a minor, is to be
guided by Section 112.5 of Title 43 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
R.L. 1910, § 6523. Amended by Laws 1953, p. 244, § 65; Laws 1988,
c. 329, § 27, eff. Dec. 1, 1988. Renumbered from § 762 of Title 58
by Laws 1988, c. 329, § 134, eff. Dec. 1, 1988. Amended by Laws
2009, c. 234, § 135, emerg. eff. May 21, 2009; Laws 2010, c. 358, §
5, emerg. eff. June 7, 2010.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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