As used in this act: 1. “Designation” means a writing which is voluntarily executed in conformance with the requirements of Section 3 of this act and signed by a parent and names a person to act as standby guardian; 2. “Parent” means a genetic or adoptive parent or parent determined in accordance with the standards set forth in Section 7700-201 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and includes a person, other than a parent, who has physical custody of a child and who has either been awarded custody by a court or claims a right to custody; 3. “Qualified parent” means a parent who has become unavailable due to a military deployment, court proceeding, incapacity, or other matter, as evidenced in writing, by a court of appropriate jurisdiction or by a state or the federal government; 4. “Standby guardian” means a person who, in accordance with this act, is designated in writing or approved by the court to temporarily assume the duties of guardian of the person or guardian of the property, or both, of a minor child on behalf of or in conjunction with a qualified parent upon the occurrence of a triggering event; and 5. “Triggering event” means the event upon the occurrence of which the standby guardian may be authorized to act.
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