Okla. Stat. tit. 58, § 58-129
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Contest of petition - Notice
Official statutory text
Any person interested may contest the petition by filing written
opposition thereto, on the ground of the incompetency of the
applicant, or may, at any time within thirty (30) days after an
administrator has been appointed, assert his own rights to the
administration and pray that letters be issued to himself. In the
latter case the contestant must file his petition in the court. The
court thereof shall set a day for hearing the same and the
contestant shall give written notice by mail, postage prepaid, to
the known heirs and the original petitioner or administrator, if the
appointment has been made, of said contest, and the time and place
set for hearing the same, at least five (5) days before said
hearing.
opposition thereto, on the ground of the incompetency of the
applicant, or may, at any time within thirty (30) days after an
administrator has been appointed, assert his own rights to the
administration and pray that letters be issued to himself. In the
latter case the contestant must file his petition in the court. The
court thereof shall set a day for hearing the same and the
contestant shall give written notice by mail, postage prepaid, to
the known heirs and the original petitioner or administrator, if the
appointment has been made, of said contest, and the time and place
set for hearing the same, at least five (5) days before said
hearing.
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