IN THE TRIAL COURT
CHEYENNE AND ARAPAHO TRIBES
P.O. BOX 102
CONCHO, OKLAHOMA 73022
IN THE MATTER OF THE GUARDIANSHIP OF )
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) Case No. ________________
)
)
__________________________________
DOB:_____________________________
TRIBAL ROLL #:___________________
A minor under the age of 18 years old
)
PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIANSHIP
OF A MINOR CHILD
COMES NOW, ________________________________________, who is the
petitioner in this matter and states that he/she is a resident of _____________________
County, Town of _________________________, State of Oklahoma, with the address
being , ________________________________________________________________,
and is the __________________________of said minor child(ren), and that he is a fit
and proper person and desires to be appointed as the legal guardian of the person and
the estate of:____________________________________________________________
The child(ren) is in the current custody of the petitioner/the child(ren) is in the custody of
_______________________________________________________________________.
(give name, relationship to child and address)
That the natural father of the minor child named is _________________________
___________________________who is an enrolled member of the _________________
_____________________________________(roll #)_________________ tribe, and the
Natural mother is ______________________________________________ and who is
an enrolled member of the ________________________________(roll #)____________
__________________tribe, and that the following is a list of the minor child’s brothers
and sisters:
_______________________________________________________________________
Name Age Birthdate
________________________________________________________________________
Address City
State Zip
________________________________________________________________________
Name Age Birthdate
________________________________________________________________________
Address City State Zip
Mother Name/Address:_____________________________________________________
City/State/Zip:____________________________________________________________
Fathers Name/Address:_____________________________________________________
City/State/Zip:____________________________________________________________
List any other Relatives:____________________________________________________
Paternal Grandmother
________________________________________________________________________
Paternal Grandfather
________________________________________________________________________
Grandparents Address/City/State/Zip
________________________________________________________________________
Maternal Grandmother
________________________________________________________________________
Maternal Grandfather
________________________________________________________________________
Grandparents Address/City/ State/Zip
I,_________________________________, do hereby state that there
is/is not
any other Guardianship Case, Custody Case or Dissolution of Marriage Case
filed in any other Court relating to the child or children that are the subject of this
case.
If there is such a case, it is filed as Case No. _____________, in the
______________________Court
That the minor has no guardian but has an estate of:
________________________________________________________________________
I am requesting an appointment of guardianship because:____________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
That it is in the best interest of the minor child that a guardian be appointed.
The Petitioner prays that ____________________________________who resides
at _____________________________________________________________be
appointed as the guardian of the person of _____________________________________
Dated this _______day of __________________, 20_____.
____________________________________
Petitioner’s Name
____________________________________
Address
____________________________________
City/State/Zip Code
_________________________________
Phone Number
State of Oklahoma )
County of _______________ ) ss.
I, _____________________________________being of lawful age and being
duly sworn, state and verify that I am the Petitioner in this action and, that I have read
and understand the contents of this Petition for Guardianship of a Minor Child and
that the statements and the allegations are true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
_________________________________
Petitioner Name
Subscribed and sworn to before me this ______day of _____________________
20_____.
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Notary Public
My Commission Expires: