Complete Legal Oklahoma Minors Forms For Free

Last year, on November 1, 2021, the new Oklahoma Uniform Durable Power of Attorney Act took effect, which inadvertently repealed the Oklahoma statutory provisions that authorized executing a durable power of attorney for the purpose of making healthcare decisions.

You must do your own legal research or contact an attorney for these forms. You can not file guardianship on your own child unless the other parent is deceased. The filing fee for a Relative Guardianship is $77.00. The filing fee for a Non-Relative Guardianship is $201.64.

Legal Guardian This person is appointed by a court to serve as the guardian of a minor child or an incapacitated person to assure that the essential requirements for the health and safety of the person are met, to manage the estate or financial resources of the person, or both.

To become a guardian, you must: file paperwork with the court clerk; ask a judge to appoint you the guardian of a minor child; and, go to a hearing and show the judge why you should be appointed as the child's guardian.

Oklahoma Child Custody by Power of Attorney: This allows a parent to grant a 1 year power of attorney to someone of their choosing. The primary purpose of this guardianship by power of attorney is to help that parent who has temporary impairment in their ability to care for the child.

Minors cannot represent and execute a general power of attorney, since they are not recognized by law as competent person to represent himself in any legal issue. Only guardians of such minors can represent them in any matters which are legally allowed by Law.