Oklahoma Code § 60-1601.8

Title 60. Property: Principal place of administration
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A.  Without precluding other means for establishing a sufficient
connection with the designated jurisdiction, terms of a trust
designating the principal place of administration are valid and
controlling if:
1.  A trustee's principal place of business is located in or a
trustee is a resident of the designated jurisdiction; or
2.  All or part of the administration occurs in the designated
jurisdiction.

B.  A trustee is under a continuing duty to administer the trust
at a place appropriate to its purposes, its administration, and the
interests of the beneficiaries.
C.  Without precluding the right of the court to order, approve,
or disapprove a transfer, the trustee, in furtherance of the duty
prescribed by subsection B of this section, may transfer the trust's
principal place of administration to another state or to a
jurisdiction outside of the United States.
D.  The trustee shall notify the qualified beneficiaries of a
proposed transfer of a trust's principal place of administration not
less than sixty (60) days before initiating the transfer.  The
notice of proposed transfer must include:
1.  The name of the jurisdiction to which the principal place of
administration is to be transferred;
2.  The address and telephone number at the new location at
which the trustee can be contacted;
3.  An explanation of the reasons for the proposed transfer;
4.  The date on which the proposed transfer is anticipated to
occur; and
5.  The date, not less than sixty (60) days after the giving of
the notice, by which the qualified beneficiary must notify the
trustee of an objection to the proposed transfer.
E.  The authority of a trustee under this section to transfer a
trust's principal place of administration terminates if a qualified
beneficiary notifies the trustee of an objection to the proposed
transfer on or before the date specified in the notice.
F.  In connection with a transfer of the trust's principal place
of administration, the trustee may transfer some or all of the trust
property to a successor trustee designated in the terms of the trust
or appointed pursuant to Section 43 of this act.

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