COURT DEFINES JOINT TRUST
The Oklahoma Supreme Court in Matter of Estate of Williams, 2023 OK 103 defined a Trust as follows: “A trust,
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ASLEEP AT THE SWITCH
When someone is asleep at the switch something terrible happens. Usually a catastrophe. That is exactly what happened to this
A WILL CANNOT PROHIBIT THE SALE OF PROPERTY IN PERPETUITY
The recent Oklahoma case of In the Matter of the Estate of Stolba, 2019 OK CIV APP 43, involved a
HEIRS ACTING WITH MALICE
It sometimes happens that disappointed heirs will use the legal system for their own gain and sometimes vengeful purposes. If
HEIRS MAY BE DISINHERITED THROUGH YOUR TRUST AND WILL UNDER OKLAHOMA LAW
If done properly your heirs, with the exception of your spouse, may be disinherited under Oklahoma law. This principal was
ACCIDENTS WILL HAPPEN BUT NOT WITH A WELL DESIGNED TRUST AND WILL
There are as many kinds of accidents that cause injury to people as there are people. While such activities as
HOMESTEAD RIGHT OF SURVIVING SPOUSE TO POSSESS AND OCCUPY RESIDENCE
A surviving spouse has the absolute right to claim a homestead right to occupy and live rent free in the
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
LIVING TRUST ADVANTAGES
The major problems of senior citizens are how to manage financial affairs upon disability and how to distribute property at
LIVING TRUSTS RULED VALID
The question of the legal validity of a self-settled trust was answered by Limb v. Aldridge, 1999 OK CIV APP