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Probate in Cleveland County
Probate Court Record
Cleveland County District Court
Cleveland County · 21st Judicial District
Phone
Hours
Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
Office
200 South Peters Avenue, Norman, OK 73069
Website
E-filing
Self-represented filing
Allowed
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Estate Law Firms Serving Cleveland County
Denker & Associates serves Oklahoma City and Oklahoma County with estate planning, probate, guardianship, and power of attorney matters. The firm offers free consultations.
Serves western Oklahoma from Clinton and Weatherford, with a third office in Oklahoma City. Handles probate for Oklahoma residents and for non-residents who owned Oklahoma property, summary and ancillary administrations, trust administration, and will and trust contests, along with the title work and court approval needed to sell a decedent's land and minerals.
Amy J. Sine has been recognized in Best Lawyers 2024 and 2025 for Trusts & Estates and was named Best Lawyers 2025 Lawyer of the Year, Oklahoma City for Litigation, Trusts & Estates.
Established in 1948, Henson & Marshall has served Shawnee and Pottawatomie County for over 75 years. Karen A. Henson holds an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell for over 30 consecutive years.
Ivy, Ratcliff & Chasteen has been providing legal services from Chickasha since 1949, handling estate planning, probate, and estate administration for Grady, Caddo, McClain, and Comanche counties.
Forms for Planning and Settling an Estate in Oklahoma
Free Oklahoma forms to plan or settle an estate: a will, trust, powers of attorney, TOD deed and the probate forms. Prepare each form for Oklahoma.
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Revocable Living Trust
Create a revocable living trust to avoid probate, protect privacy, and control asset distribution.
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Last Will and Testament
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.
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Healthcare Power of Attorney
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.
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Financial Power of Attorney
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.
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Pour-Over Will
In Oklahoma, a pour-over will is signed before 284 O.S. § 55Verified Oct 19, 2026View source witnesses and moves anything left outside the trust into it through probate.
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Transfer on Death Deed
In Oklahoma, a transfer-on-death deed is signed before a notary58 O.S. 1251 to 1258Verified Oct 19, 2026View source and 258 O.S. 1251 to 1258Verified Oct 19, 2026View source witnesses, then recorded with the county before the owner's death58 O.S. 1251 to 1258Verified Oct 19, 2026View source. Oklahoma does not recognize a Lady Bird deed.
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Tools for Planning and Settling an Estate in Oklahoma
Free calculators and checklists to plan or settle an estate in Oklahoma: will and trust costs, probate, executor pay and taxes. Run each tool for Oklahoma.
Trust or Will: Which Costs Less?
In Oklahoma, a will-based plan pays probate attorney fees of typically 1.7%Modeled estimate under 58 O.S. § 525 (all necessary expenses of administration allowed; no statutory attorney fee schedule — court-determined reasonableness): the hours the statutory fee schedules imply, at the state's surveyed hourly rateVerified Sep 8, 2026View source to 2.6%Modeled estimate under 58 O.S. § 525 (all necessary expenses of administration allowed; no statutory attorney fee schedule — court-determined reasonableness): the hours the statutory fee schedules imply, at the state's surveyed hourly rateVerified Sep 8, 2026View source of the estate; a funded revocable trust keeps those assets out of probate and off that fee.
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Do I Need a Revocable Trust?
Probate in Oklahoma takes 4 months to 6 months for a simple estate and charges attorney fees of typically 1.7%Modeled estimate under 58 O.S. § 525 (all necessary expenses of administration allowed; no statutory attorney fee schedule — court-determined reasonableness): the hours the statutory fee schedules imply, at the state's surveyed hourly rateVerified Sep 8, 2026View source to 2.6%Modeled estimate under 58 O.S. § 525 (all necessary expenses of administration allowed; no statutory attorney fee schedule — court-determined reasonableness): the hours the statutory fee schedules imply, at the state's surveyed hourly rateVerified Sep 8, 2026View source of the estate; assets held in a revocable trust skip both.
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How Much Does Probate Cost?
Probate on a $500,000 estate in Oklahoma costs an estimated $23,29958 O.S. § 525 (all necessary expenses of administration allowed; no statutory attorney fee schedule — court-determined reasonableness)Verified Sep 8, 2026View source. Attorney fees run 1.7%Modeled estimate under 58 O.S. § 525 (all necessary expenses of administration allowed; no statutory attorney fee schedule — court-determined reasonableness): the hours the statutory fee schedules imply, at the state's surveyed hourly rateVerified Sep 8, 2026View source to 2.6%Modeled estimate under 58 O.S. § 525 (all necessary expenses of administration allowed; no statutory attorney fee schedule — court-determined reasonableness): the hours the statutory fee schedules imply, at the state's surveyed hourly rateVerified Sep 8, 2026View source of the estate under a reasonable-compensation standard.
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What Are the Estate Laws in My State?
Probate on a $500,000 estate in Oklahoma costs an estimated $23,29958 O.S. § 525 (all necessary expenses of administration allowed; no statutory attorney fee schedule — court-determined reasonableness)Verified Sep 8, 2026View source and takes 4 months to 6 months for a simple estate, with attorney fees of typically 1.7%Modeled estimate under 58 O.S. § 525 (all necessary expenses of administration allowed; no statutory attorney fee schedule — court-determined reasonableness): the hours the statutory fee schedules imply, at the state's surveyed hourly rateVerified Sep 8, 2026View source to 2.6%Modeled estimate under 58 O.S. § 525 (all necessary expenses of administration allowed; no statutory attorney fee schedule — court-determined reasonableness): the hours the statutory fee schedules imply, at the state's surveyed hourly rateVerified Sep 8, 2026View source of the estate. Estates under $50,00058 O.S. § 393Verified Sep 8, 2026View source can use a small-estate procedure instead.
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How Do I Settle an Estate?
Settling an estate in Oklahoma: the personal representative files the estate inventory within 60 days58 O.S. §§ 281, 289Verified Sep 15, 2026View source of appointment; creditors have 2 monthsOkla. Stat. tit. 58, §§ 331, 333, 591Verified Oct 19, 2026View source to present claims; a simple estate closes in 4 months to 6 months.
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What Does Estate Planning Actually Cost?
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.
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