Okla. Stat. tit. 58, § 58-712
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Revocation of letters for contumacy
Official statutory text
Whenever an executor, administrator, or guardian is committed
for contempt, in disobeying any lawful order of the district court
or the judge thereof, and has remained in custody for thirty (30)
days without obeying such order or purging himself otherwise of the
contempt, the district court may, by order reciting the facts, and
without further showing or notice, revoke his letters and appoint
some other person, entitled thereto, executor, administrator or
guardian in his stead.
for contempt, in disobeying any lawful order of the district court
or the judge thereof, and has remained in custody for thirty (30)
days without obeying such order or purging himself otherwise of the
contempt, the district court may, by order reciting the facts, and
without further showing or notice, revoke his letters and appoint
some other person, entitled thereto, executor, administrator or
guardian in his stead.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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