Forehand v. American Collection Service, Inc.

Tom Glaze, Justice.

This case involves the question of whether a circuit court has the jurisdiction to order payment of a judgment from a guardianship bank account. Huey Forehand is mentally handicapped, and his mother, Ann Forehand, is the court-appointed guardian of his assets, including his account at the Bank of Dover (the Bank).1 The appellee filed its Oklahoma judgment against the appellant in the Pope County Circuit Court. The court subsequently issued a writ of garnishment on the Bank, and the Bank responded stating that it owned funds belonging to the ward that could only be removed…