Okla. Stat. tit. 30, § 30-3-309
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Special jurisdiction
Official statutory text
(a) A court of this state lacking jurisdiction under paragraphs
(1) through (3) of Section 8 of this act has special jurisdiction to
do any of the following:
(1) Appoint a guardian in an emergency for a term not to exceed
ninety (90) days for a respondent who is physically present in this
state;
(2) Issue a protective order with respect to real or tangible
personal property located in this state;
(3) Appoint a guardian or conservator for an incapacitated or
protected person for whom a provisional order to transfer the
proceeding from another state has been issued under procedures
similar to Section 15 of this act.
(b) If a petition for the appointment of a guardian in an
emergency is brought in this state and this state was not the
respondent’s home state on the date the petition was filed, the
court shall dismiss the proceeding at the request of the court of
the home state, if any, whether dismissal is requested before or
after the emergency appointment.
(1) through (3) of Section 8 of this act has special jurisdiction to
do any of the following:
(1) Appoint a guardian in an emergency for a term not to exceed
ninety (90) days for a respondent who is physically present in this
state;
(2) Issue a protective order with respect to real or tangible
personal property located in this state;
(3) Appoint a guardian or conservator for an incapacitated or
protected person for whom a provisional order to transfer the
proceeding from another state has been issued under procedures
similar to Section 15 of this act.
(b) If a petition for the appointment of a guardian in an
emergency is brought in this state and this state was not the
respondent’s home state on the date the petition was filed, the
court shall dismiss the proceeding at the request of the court of
the home state, if any, whether dismissal is requested before or
after the emergency appointment.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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