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53	53	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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55	55	1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021)
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57	57	SENATE BILL 206 By: Brooks
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63	63	AS INTRODUCED
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65	65	An Act relating to guardianship; creating the
66	66	Oklahoma Standby Guardianship Act; provi ding short
67	67	title; defining terms; authorizing written
68	68	designation; providing inclusions; requiring certain
69	69	conditions; conferring certain authority; pro viding
70	70	certain notice; mandating findings; auth orizing
71	71	appointment of guardian ad lite m; specifying petition
72	72	inclusions; allowing for re vocation of guardianship;
73	73	permitting refusal; rescinding guardia nship;
74	74	permitting review; providing for codification; and
75	75	providing an effective d ate.
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81	81	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
82	82	SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
83	83	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 7-101 of Title 30, unless there
84	84	is created a duplication in numb ering, reads as follows:
85	85	This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma
86	86	Standby Guardianship Act ".
87	87	SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
88	88	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Se ction 7-102 of Title 30, unless there
89	89	is created a duplication in numb ering, reads as follows:
90	90	As used in this act:
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142	142	1. "Deported" means an alien or noncitizen having been
143	143	involuntarily removed from the United States and sent back to their
144	144	country of origin;
145	145	2. "Deportation proceeding" means any proceeding by which an
146	146	alien or noncitizen may be expelled from the United Sta tes for
147	147	violations of immigration law;
148	148	3. "Designation" means a writing which is voluntarily ex ecuted
149	149	in conformance with the requirements of Section 3 of this act and
150	150	signed by a parent and names a person to act as standby guardian;
151	151	4. "Parent" means a genetic or adoptive parent or parent
152	152	determined in accordance with the standards set forth in Se ction
153	153	7700-201 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and includes a
154	154	person, other than a parent, who has physical custody of a child and
155	155	who has either been awa rded custody by a court or claims a right to
156	156	custody;
157	157	5. "Qualified parent" means a parent who has been deported or
158	158	is currently the subject of a deportation pro ceeding, as evidenced
159	159	in writing, by a court of appropriate jurisdiction or by a state or
160	160	the federal government;
161	161	6. "Standby guardian" means a person who, in accordance with
162	162	this act, is designated in writing or approved by the court to
163	163	temporarily assume the duties of guardian of the person or guardian
164	164	of the property, or both, of a minor child on behalf of or in
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216	216	conjunction with a qualified par ent upon the occurrence of a
217	217	triggering event; and
218	218	7. "Triggering event" means the event upon the occurrence of
219	219	which the standby guardian may be authorized to act. The triggering
220	220	event shall be specifie d in the court order or written designation
221	221	and shall be the earlier of either the commencement o f a deportation
222	222	proceeding or the deportatio n of the qualified parent.
223	223	SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
224	224	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 7-103 of Title 30, unless there
225	225	is created a duplication in numb ering, reads as follows:
226	226	A. A parent may execute a written designation of a standby
227	227	guardian at any time. The written designation shall state:
228	228	1. The name, address and birthdate of the child affected;
229	229	2. The triggering event; and
230	230	3. The name and address of the person designated as standby
231	231	guardian or alternate.
232	232	The written designation shall be signed by the parent. The
233	233	designated standby guardian or alternate ma y not sign on behalf of
234	234	the parent. The signed designation shall be delivered to the
235	235	standby guardian and any alternate named as soon as practicable.
236	236	B. Following such delivery of the designation, the authority of
237	237	a standby guardian to act for a qualifie d parent shall commence upon
238	238	the occurrence of the specified triggering event and the qualified
239	239	parent's written consent to such commencement signed by the parent.
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291	291	C. A standby guardian under a designation shall have the
292	292	authority of a guardian of the per son and a guardian of the property
293	293	of the child, unless otherwise specified in the designation.
294	294	D. A designated standby guardian or alternate shall file a
295	295	petition for approval as standby guardian. The petition shall be
296	296	filed as soon as practicable after the occurrence of the triggering
297	297	event but in no event later than thirty (30) days after the date of
298	298	the commencement of his or her authority. The authority of the
299	299	standby guardian shall cease upon his or her failure to so file but
300	300	shall recommence upon such filing. The petition shall be
301	301	accompanied by a copy of the designation and any documentation
302	302	supporting the occurrence of the triggering event.
303	303	E. Upon the filing of a petition, notice of the filing shall
304	304	promptly be given to each parent of the chil d whose identity and
305	305	whereabouts are known to the p etitioner. The court shall direct the
306	306	issuance of summonses to the child, if the child is twelve (12)
307	307	years of age or older and the proposed standby guardian and
308	308	alternate, if any, and such other persons as appear to the court to
309	309	be proper or necessary pa rties to the proceedings including the
310	310	child's parents, guardian, legal custodian or other person standing
311	311	in loco parentis, if the identity and whereabouts of such persons
312	312	are known.
313	313	F. The court shall enter an order approving the designated
314	314	guardian as standby guardian upon finding that:
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366	366	1. The person was duly designated as standby guardian pursuant
367	367	to this section and the designation has not been revoked;
368	368	2. A specified triggering event occurred, and the parent
369	369	consented to commencement of the standby guardian's authority;
370	370	3. The best interests of the child will be served by approval
371	371	of the standby guardian; and
372	372	4. If the petition is by an alternate, that the designated
373	373	standby guardian is unwilling or unable to serve.
374	374	G. An order approving the stan dby guardian shall not be entered
375	375	without a hearing if there is another known parent, stepparents,
376	376	adult siblings, or other adult related to the child by blood,
377	377	marriage or adoption who requests a hearing within ten (10) days of
378	378	the date that notice of the filing was sent or if there is other
379	379	litigation pending regarding custody of the child.
380	380	H. Prior to any hearing on the petition, the court may appoint
381	381	a discreet and competent attorney at law as guardian ad litem to
382	382	represent the child. The qualified parent shall not be required to
383	383	appear in court if the parent is detained and unable to appear, or
384	384	upon motion for any other good cause shown.
385	385	SECTION 4. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
386	386	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 7-104 of Title 30, unless there
387	387	is created a duplication in numb ering, reads as follows:
388	388	A. Upon petition of any person, the district court of the
389	389	jurisdiction in which a child resides may approve a perso n as
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441	441	standby guardian for a child of a qualified pa rent upon the
442	442	occurrence of a specified triggering event. If requested in the
443	443	petition, the court may also approve an alternate standby guardian
444	444	identified by the petitioner to act in the event that at an y time
445	445	after approval pursuant to this section the standby guardian is
446	446	unable or unwilling to assume the responsibilities of the standby
447	447	guardianship.
448	448	B. The petition shall state:
449	449	1. The name and address of the petitioner and his or her
450	450	relationship to the child, the name and address of the child 's
451	451	qualified parent and the name and address of any other parent of the
452	452	child whose identity and whereabouts are known to the petitioner or
453	453	can reasonably be ascertained;
454	454	2. The name, address and birthdate of the child;
455	455	3. The nature of the proposed triggering e vent including when a
456	456	qualified parent's consent would be effective in those cases w here
457	457	such consent is chosen as the triggering event;
458	458	4. Whether the parent has been deported or the deportation
459	459	process has commenced and, if so, when and by whom;
460	460	5. The name and address of the person proposed as standby
461	461	guardian and any alternate and whe ther the petition requests that
462	462	such person be given authority as a guardian of the person or
463	463	guardian of the property of the minor, or both;
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515	515	6. A statement of any known reasons as to why the child's other
516	516	parent is not assuming or should not assume the responsibilities of
517	517	a standby guardian; and
518	518	7. Whether there is any prior judicial history regarding
519	519	custody of the child or any pending litigation regarding custody of
520	520	the child.
521	521	SECTION 5. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
522	522	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 7-105 of Title 30, unless there
523	523	is created a duplication in numb ering, reads as follows:
524	524	A. The authority of a standby guardian ap proved by the court
525	525	may be revoked by the qualified parent by filing a notice of
526	526	revocation with the court. The notice of revocation shall identify
527	527	the standby guardian or alternate standby guardian to wh ich the
528	528	revocation will apply. A copy of the revocation shall also be
529	529	delivered to the standby guardian whose authority is revoked and any
530	530	alternate standby guard ian who may then be authorized to act.
531	531	B. At any time following his or her approval by the c ourt, a
532	532	standby guardian approved by the court may decline to serve by
533	533	filing a written statement of refusal with the court and having the
534	534	statement personally serv ed on the qualified parent and any
535	535	alternate standby guardian who may then be authorized to act.
536	536	C. When a written designation has been executed but is not yet
537	537	effective because the triggering event has not yet occurred, the
538	538	parent may revoke, or the prospective standby guardian may refuse ,
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591	591	designation may also be revoked by the execution of a subsequent
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593	593	D. When a standby guardian 's authority becomes effective upon
594	594	the occurrence of a triggering event of the qualified parent, the
595	595	standby guardian's authority to act on behalf of th e qualified
596	596	parent continues even though the qualified parent is not deported or
597	597	the deportation proceeding is dismissed, unless the quali fied parent
598	598	notifies the standby guardian and the court, in writing, that the
599	599	standby guardian's authority is revoked due to the triggering e vent
600	600	expiring.
601	601	E. If at any time the court finds that the parent no longer
602	602	meets the definition of "qualified parent," the court shall rescind
603	603	its approval of the standby guardian.
604	604	SECTION 6. NEW LAW A new se ction of law to be codi fied
605	605	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 7-106 of Title 30, unless there
606	606	is created a duplication in numb ering, reads as follows:
607	607	A child's parent, stepparent, adult sibling or any adult rela ted
608	608	to the child by blood, marriage or adoption may petition the court
609	609	which approved the standby guardian at any time following such
610	610	approval and prior to any termination of the standby guardianship
611	611	for review of whether continuation of the standby guardi anship is in
612	612	the best interests of the child. Notice of the filing of a petition
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665	665	child is twelve (12) years of age or older, and each parent of the
666	666	child whose identity and whereabouts are known or could reasonably
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668	668	SECTION 7. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021.
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