MATTER OF GUARDIANSHIP OF M.R.S.

No. 87619.

960 P.2d 357 (1998)

1998 OK 38

In the Matter of the GUARDIANSHIP OF M.R.S., a minor child, David L. SCHNEIDER, natural father, Appellant, v. Roy and Kay NAVEJAR, Guardians, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

Rehearing Denied June 15, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sharon Womack Doty, Tulsa, for Appellant, David L. Schneider.

Lillian M. Hamor, Tulsa, for Appellees, Roy and Kay Navejar.

Stanford C. Lane, Lisa R. Frazier, Tulsa, for Minor Child.


HARGRAVE, Justice.

¶ 1 The issue before us is the standard of proof required in a proceeding to terminate the guardianship of a minor under 30 O.S. 1991 § 4-804. The natural father of a six-year-old daughter sought to terminate her guardianship for the reason that the guardianship was no longer necessary. The trial judge denied the application, finding that the father had failed to prove substantial and material...

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