Okla. Stat. tit. 30, § 30-2-108

property of minor - Guardianship of minor with living parent - Child

support.

A. If any minor, having a parent or parents living, has

property, the income of which is sufficient for his or her

maintenance and education in a manner more expensive than such

parent or parents can reasonably afford, regard being had to all of

the circumstances of the case, the expenses of the education and

maintenance of such minor may be defrayed out of the income of the

property of the minor in whole or in part, as judged reasonable and

as directed by the court. The charges therefor may be allowed

accordingly in the settlement of the accounts of the guardian of the

minor.

B. Except as provided in subsection A of this section:

1. Any order appointing a guardian of the minor who has a

living parent or other person legally responsible for the support of

the child shall:

a. provide for the payment of child support by each

parent or other responsible party pursuant to the

Oklahoma child support guidelines as set forth in

Sections 118 and 119 of Title 43 of the Oklahoma

Statutes. Each parent, including parents who reside

together, shall be individually ordered to pay the

percentage of the total monthly child support

obligation attributable to that parent, and

b. contain an immediate income assignment provision

pursuant to Section 115 of Title 43 of the Oklahoma

Statutes;

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2. The court may defer the issue of establishment or

enforcement of child support to the appropriate administrative or

district court when child support services are being provided

pursuant to the state child support plan as provided in Section 237

of Title 56 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and

3. Any guardianship or conservatorship for a minor created on

or after December 1, 2000, shall comply with the provisions of this

subsection. Guardianships or conservatorships for a minor in

existence prior to December 1, 2000, shall comply with the

provisions of this subsection as ordered by the court.

C. In any guardianship in which provision is made for the

custody or support of a minor child or enforcement of an existing

custody or support order or before hearing the matter or signing any

orders, the court shall inquire whether public assistance money or

medical support has been provided through the Department of Human

Services, hereafter referred to as the Department, for the benefit

of each child, or whether the Department is providing child support

services pursuant to the state child support plan as provided in

Section 237 of Title 56 of the Oklahoma Statutes. If public

assistance money, medical support, or child support services have

been provided for the benefit of the child, the Department shall be

a necessary party for the adjudication of the debt due to the state,

as defined in Section 238 of Title 56 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and

for the adjudication of paternity, child support, and medical

insurance coverage for the minor children in accordance with federal

regulations. When a guardianship action is filed, the petitioner

shall give the Department notice of the action according to Section

2004 of Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The Department shall not

be required to intervene in the action to have standing to appear

and participate in the action. When the Department is a necessary

party to the action, any orders concerning paternity, child support,

medical support, or the debt due to the state shall be approved and

signed by the Department.