HEIRS ACTING WITH MALICE
It sometimes happens that disappointed heirs will use the legal system for their own gain and sometimes vengeful purposes. If
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PROTECTING THE MARITAL ELECTIVE SHARE THROUGH PROBATE
The public policy in Oklahoma is to protect the share of the estate that must be left to the surviving
Can you be disqualified to be a probate executor?
58 Oklahoma Statutes, Section 126 provides for the qualification of a probate executor: No person is competent to serve as
WILL CONTESTANT HAS BURDEN OF PERSUASION
Testamentary capacity, or the ability to make a will, exists when a person has, in a general way, the faculty
TRUST AND WILL NO CONTEST CLAUSES
The Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals further defined what legal actions violate a forfeiture clause in a Trust. In Calhoon
PROBATE CONTESTS: ADMISSION OF THE WILL
The reasons why someone can object to a will being admitted into probate are: 1. Testator’s lack of competency to
LEGAL CAPACITY TO MAKE A WILL: TESTAMENTARY CAPACITY
THE ABILITY TO TRANSACT BUSINESS IS NOT THE SAME AS THE LEGAL CAPACITY TO MAKE A WILL. THE LEGAL CAPACITY
PROBATE CLAIMS
Nothing is so important as how probate claims are handled in a probate when the claims threaten to consume the
WILL TRUST COMPETENCY
When is someone too far gone to make a will or trust? This information may help you understand the law
WILL UNDER GUARDIANSHIP
The Subject of a Guardianship is Entitled to Make a Will Under Guardianship. The will of a ward under a