Free Oklahoma forms for planning an estate or settling one: a will, trust, powers of attorney, TOD deed, and the probate forms an executor files.
In Oklahoma, a will is signed before 284 O.S. § 55Verified Oct 19, 2026View source witnesses, and a self-proving affidavit signed with it lets the court admit it without witness testimony84 O.S. § 55Verified Oct 19, 2026View source.
Oklahoma requires 263 Okla. Stat. § 3101.4(C)Verified Oct 15, 2026View source witnesses for a healthcare power of attorney; notarization is not required63 Okla. Stat. § 3101.4(C)Verified Oct 15, 2026View source.
Oklahoma treats a power of attorney as durable by default58 O.S. § 3001 et seq. (Title 58, Chapter 29); 16 O.S. § 20Verified Sep 20, 2026View source, and it is signed with no witness or notary requirement58 O.S. § 3001 et seq. (Title 58, Chapter 29); 16 O.S. § 20Verified Sep 20, 2026View source.
Free calculators and checklists for planning or settling an estate in Oklahoma: will and trust costs, probate, executor pay, and inheritance taxes.
In Oklahoma, four years at a public university cost about $77,752NCES Digest of Education Statistics 2023, Table 330.20, public 4-year in-state tuition, fees, room and board, academic year 2022-23Verified Oct 17, 2026View source and the cost of living is 12% below the U.S. averageBEA Regional Price Parities, all items, by state, 2024Verified Oct 17, 2026View source; no state estate or inheritance tax appliesNo state estate or inheritance tax. Oklahoma's estate tax was repealed for deaths on or after January 1, 2010 — 68 O.S. §§ 801–803, 805–825 repealed by Laws 2006, 2nd Extra. Sess., c. 42, § 6 (HB 1172). Only the inert federal-credit pickup shell (§ 804, $0 since the 26 U.S.C. § 2011 credit was zeroed out) and the lien-release provision (§ 804.1) remain codified; neither imposes tax.Verified Sep 15, 2026View source.
An attorney-prepared revocable trust in Oklahoma runs $2,730Estimate: 10 hours at $273, Clio's Oklahoma Trusts rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source to $4,095Estimate: 15 hours at $273, Clio's Oklahoma Trusts rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source and a simple will $888Estimate: 3 hours at $296, Clio's Oklahoma Wills and Estates rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source to $1,776Estimate: 6 hours at $296, Clio's Oklahoma Wills and Estates rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source, against $0 to $549 up front plus a subscription with an online service.
Without a will in Oklahoma, a surviving spouse takes half of the estate84 Okla. Stat. § 213Verified Sep 10, 2026View source when every child of either spouse is a child of both, and descendants divide what passes to them per capita with representation84 Okla. Stat. § 213Verified Sep 10, 2026View source.
22 guardianship firms in Oklahoma, by county and firm type.
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Solo PracticeClaremore, OK
J. Todd Willhoite has practiced law in Claremore since 1991, serving Rogers County families with estate planning, wills, trusts, powers of attorney, probate, and transfer-on-death deeds.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateGuardianship
FirmOkmulgee, OK
Wirth Law Office - Okmulgee is located directly across from the Okmulgee County Courthouse, serving Okmulgee, Henryetta, Beggs, and surrounding communities with estate planning and probate services.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateGuardianship