Ardmore Lawyers serves Carter and Love counties with estate planning, probate, trust administration, and guardianship services.
Probate in Bryan County
Probate Court Record
Bryan County District Court
Bryan County · 19th Judicial District
Phone
Hours
Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-noon and 1:00 PM-4:30 PM
Office
402 West Evergreen Street, Durant, OK 74701
Website
Self-represented filing
Allowed
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Verified October 16, 2026 · Source
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Probate Firms Serving Bryan County
Billingsley & Associates serves Pontotoc County and surrounding southeastern Oklahoma communities from Ada, handling estate planning, probate, and guardianship matters.
Cable Law is a boutique law firm in McAlester primarily engaged in estate planning, probate, and providing general counsel for banks and businesses throughout Pittsburg County.
Gordon R. Melson, a former district judge and district attorney, serves Pontotoc and Seminole counties from Ada with probate, wills, and trusts.
A Carter County firm representing oil and gas operators, banks, credit unions, and individuals, with estate planning, probate, real estate transactions, title work, and business matters among its practice areas.
In practice since 1987, Pat Layden Law Firm serves Pittsburg County from McAlester with probate and estate planning as a primary practice area, plus property and deeds, business and contracts, and oil and gas work.
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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.
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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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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How Much Can an Executor Charge?
Oklahoma sets executor compensation by statute — about $12,600 on a $500,000 estate, roughly 2.5%58 O.S. § 527 (5% first $1K, 4% next $5K, 2.5% remainder)Verified Sep 8, 2026View source.
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Do I Need Probate?
In Oklahoma, estates with personal property of $50,00058 O.S. § 393Verified Sep 8, 2026View source or less skip probate with the Small Estate Affidavit58 O.S. § 393Verified Sep 8, 2026View source, 10 days58 O.S. § 393Verified Sep 8, 2026View source after death.
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What Are the Creditor Claim Deadlines?
In Oklahoma, creditors have 2 months58 O.S. § 331Verified Sep 8, 2026View source from first publication of the creditor notice to present claims; late claims are barred.
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