How to Prove an Unfit Parent in Oklahoma
- 1). Decide whether you want to hire a lawyer to represent you or not. You do have the opportunity to represent yourself in this civil case if you would like to.
- 2). Collect proof that the current parent is unfit. You want to have proof.
- 3). Get letters from friends or family of the current guardian testify to their problems with drugs or alcohol, their inability to give the child a stable home, or their inability to maintain a job.
- 4). Get copies of police records if there are any regarding domestic abuse or frequent legal problems connected with the current guardian.
- 5). Get signed statements from the child's doctors or teachers about the guardian's behavior and whether or not the child's needs are being met.
- 6). Compile all the information you gather and take it to court with you to present to the judge. Once you present your case the judge will make the final judgment as to whether the guardian or parent is unfit or not.
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