Okla. Stat. tit. 30, § 30-4-901
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Civil liability of guardians or petitioners - Damages
Official statutory text
A. Any guardian who willfully violates the duties or willfully
misuses the powers assigned by the court and thereby causes injury
to the ward or damages to the financial resources of the ward shall,
in addition to any criminal penalties, be liable in a civil action
for any actual damages suffered by the ward. Nothing in this
subsection shall limit the authority of the court to surcharge a
guardian as otherwise provided by law.
B. Any person who willfully or maliciously files a false
petition or application pursuant to the provisions of this act or a
petition or application without a reasonable basis in fact for such
a petition pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Guardianship
and Conservatorship Act shall be liable in a civil suit for any
actual damages suffered by the subject of the petition or
application.
misuses the powers assigned by the court and thereby causes injury
to the ward or damages to the financial resources of the ward shall,
in addition to any criminal penalties, be liable in a civil action
for any actual damages suffered by the ward. Nothing in this
subsection shall limit the authority of the court to surcharge a
guardian as otherwise provided by law.
B. Any person who willfully or maliciously files a false
petition or application pursuant to the provisions of this act or a
petition or application without a reasonable basis in fact for such
a petition pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Guardianship
and Conservatorship Act shall be liable in a civil suit for any
actual damages suffered by the subject of the petition or
application.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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