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Okla. Stat. tit. 30, § 30-3-316

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Confirmation of transfer of guardianship or

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conservatorship.

(a) To confirm transfer of a guardianship or conservatorship

transferred to this state under provisions similar to Section 15 of

this act, the guardian or conservator shall petition the court in

this state to accept the guardianship or conservatorship. The

petition shall include a certified copy of the other state’s

provisional order of transfer.

(b) Notice of a petition under subsection (a) of this section

shall be given to those persons that would be entitled to notice if

the petition were a petition for the appointment of a guardian or

issuance of a protective order in both the transferring state and

this state. The notice shall be given in the same manner as notice

is required to be given in this state.

(c) On the court’s own motion or on request of the guardian or

conservator, the incapacitated or protected person, or other person

required to be notified of the proceeding, the court shall hold a

hearing on a petition filed pursuant to subsection (a) of this

section.

(d) The court shall issue an order provisionally granting a

petition filed under subsection (a) of this section unless:

(1) An objection is made and the objector establishes that

transfer of the proceeding would be contrary to the interests of the

incapacitated or protected person; or

(2) The guardian or conservator is ineligible for appointment

in this state.

(e) The court shall issue a final order accepting the

proceeding and appointing the guardian or conservator as guardian or

conservator in this state upon its receipt from the court from which

the proceeding is being transferred of a final order issued under

provisions similar to Section 15 of this act transferring the

proceeding to this state.

(f) Not later than ninety (90) days after issuance of a final

order accepting transfer of a guardianship or conservatorship, the

court shall determine whether the guardianship or conservatorship

needs to be modified to conform to the law of this state.

(g) In granting a petition under this section, the court shall

recognize a guardianship or conservatorship order from the other

state, including the determination of the incapacitated or protected

person’s incapacity and the appointment of the guardian or

conservator.

(h) The denial by a court of this state of a petition to accept

a guardianship or conservatorship transferred from another state

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does not affect the ability of the guardian or conservator to seek

appointment as guardian or conservator in this state under Section

3-101 of Title 30 of the Oklahoma Statutes if the court has

jurisdiction to make an appointment other than by reason of the

provisional order of transfer.

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