Okla. Stat. tit. 30, § 30-3-312
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Jurisdiction acquired through unjustifiable conduct
Official statutory text
(a) If at any time a court of this state determines that it
acquired jurisdiction to appoint a guardian or issue a protective
order because of unjustifiable conduct, the court may:
(1) Decline to exercise jurisdiction;
(2) Exercise jurisdiction for the limited purpose of fashioning
an appropriate remedy to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of
the respondent or the protection of the respondent’s property or
prevent a repetition of the unjustifiable conduct, including staying
the proceeding until a petition for the appointment of a guardian or
issuance of a protective order is filed in a court of another state
having jurisdiction; or
(3) Continue to exercise jurisdiction after considering:
(A) the extent to which the respondent and all persons
required to be notified of the proceedings have
acquiesced in the exercise of the court’s
jurisdiction;
(B) whether it is a more appropriate forum than the court
of any other state under the factors set forth in
subsection (c) of Section 11 of this act; and
(C) whether the court of any other state would have
jurisdiction under factual circumstances in
substantial conformity with the jurisdictional
standards of Section 8 of this act.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 30. Guardian and Ward Page 69
(b) If a court of this state determines that it acquired
jurisdiction to appoint a guardian or issue a protective order
because a party seeking to invoke its jurisdiction engaged in
unjustifiable conduct, it may assess against that party necessary
and reasonable expenses, including attorney fees, investigative
fees, court costs, communication expenses, witness fees and
expenses, and travel expenses. The court may not assess fees,
costs, or expenses of any kind against this state or a governmental
subdivision, agency, or instrumentality of this state unless
authorized by law other than this act.
acquired jurisdiction to appoint a guardian or issue a protective
order because of unjustifiable conduct, the court may:
(1) Decline to exercise jurisdiction;
(2) Exercise jurisdiction for the limited purpose of fashioning
an appropriate remedy to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of
the respondent or the protection of the respondent’s property or
prevent a repetition of the unjustifiable conduct, including staying
the proceeding until a petition for the appointment of a guardian or
issuance of a protective order is filed in a court of another state
having jurisdiction; or
(3) Continue to exercise jurisdiction after considering:
(A) the extent to which the respondent and all persons
required to be notified of the proceedings have
acquiesced in the exercise of the court’s
jurisdiction;
(B) whether it is a more appropriate forum than the court
of any other state under the factors set forth in
subsection (c) of Section 11 of this act; and
(C) whether the court of any other state would have
jurisdiction under factual circumstances in
substantial conformity with the jurisdictional
standards of Section 8 of this act.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 30. Guardian and Ward Page 69
(b) If a court of this state determines that it acquired
jurisdiction to appoint a guardian or issue a protective order
because a party seeking to invoke its jurisdiction engaged in
unjustifiable conduct, it may assess against that party necessary
and reasonable expenses, including attorney fees, investigative
fees, court costs, communication expenses, witness fees and
expenses, and travel expenses. The court may not assess fees,
costs, or expenses of any kind against this state or a governmental
subdivision, agency, or instrumentality of this state unless
authorized by law other than this act.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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