Legal Opinion
Russell v. Chase Investment Services, Corp.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided April 7, 2009No. 106,515PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TAYLOR, V.C.J.
T1 The United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma, pursuant to the Revised Uniform Certification of Questions of Law Act, 20 0.8.2001, §§ 1601-1606, certified the question:
Does the appointment of a general guardian withdraw all of the assets from the estate of a ward subject to a durable power of attorney, such that the person holding power of attorney is without authority to control the ward's assets?
We answer that the appointment of a general guardian of the property 1 does not automatically withdraw all of a ward's assets such that an attorney-in-fact…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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