Free Oklahoma Affidavit of Death

In Oklahoma, a surviving joint owner records the “Affidavit of Surviving Joint Tenant”; a transfer on death deed beneficiary records the “Beneficiary affidavit”, which the state makes a condition of the transfer.

Progress0%

Your Information

Who may sign in Oklahoma: The surviving joint tenant, or the personal representative or duly appointed attorney in fact of the surviving joint tenant.

State Where the Property Is Located*

The state whose land records the affidavit is recorded in. Only states where this tool prepares the affidavit are listed.

How the Property Passed*

Joint ownership with right of survivorshipTransfer on death deed

First Name*

Middle Name

Last Name*

Your Relationship to the Person Who Died*

Street Address*

City*

State

ZIP Code*

Phone Number

Email Address*

FREE & PRIVATE: This form is free—no account or credit card required. Your document contents and generated PDF never leave your browser—SimplyTrust does not transmit or store them. Contact details you provide (name, email, phone, state) are transmitted only to send the updates you agree to receive at download. You are responsible for saving your completed document.

SELF-HELP SERVICE: SimplyTrust provides a self-help document preparation service. We are not a law firm and cannot provide legal advice, select forms for you, or tell you how to complete forms. Our role is limited to providing a platform where you input your own information into document templates.

NOT LEGAL ADVICE: This document was created entirely based on your selections. SimplyTrust does not review, analyze, or verify your entries, nor do we verify your identity, capacity, or authority to act. You are solely responsible for determining whether this document meets your needs and for completing all required execution formalities (signatures, witnesses, notarization, or recording) in accordance with your state's laws. For any legal questions, consult a licensed attorney in your state.

The “Affidavit of Surviving Joint Tenant”: In Oklahoma a surviving joint tenant may file a sworn affidavit with a certified copy of the death certificate at the county clerk's office. The affidavit describes the property, ties the decedent to the recorded deed by book and page, and gives the date of death. A surviving joint owner records it with the county recording office, and the prepared document is laid out for recording.

Who may sign, in the statute's words: The surviving joint tenant, or the personal representative or duly appointed attorney in fact of the surviving joint tenant. The affidavit is sworn before a notary public, who completes the jurat.

It states: a description of the real property; a statement that the decedent named in the certificate of death is the same person as the deceased joint tenant named in the previously recorded document that created the joint tenancy; the book and page where that document is recorded; whether the survivor and the decedent were husband and wife, where they were; the date of death of the deceased joint tenant. Attached when recorded: death certificate (A certified copy of the certificate of death); where a personal representative or attorney in fact signs: the letters of administration, letters testamentary, letters of guardianship or the power of attorney.

Recording is not a condition of the transfer: title passed at the death under the instrument.

The “Beneficiary affidavit”: In Oklahoma each transfer on death deed beneficiary accepts by a sworn affidavit with a copy of the death certificate, recorded with the county clerk. For an owner who died on or after November 1, 2011, it is recorded within nine months of the death or the interest reverts to the estate. Who signs: Each designated grantee beneficiary accepting the interest, on his or her own behalf or for a legal entity over which he or she has proper authority. One beneficiary does not accept for another. The document is prepared on that basis as well.

The Affidavit of Death in Oklahoma

Oklahoma's instrument for a joint owner's death is the “Affidavit of Surviving Joint Tenant”, recorded by a surviving joint owner with the county recording office. What it does: In Oklahoma a surviving joint tenant may file a sworn affidavit with a certified copy of the death certificate at the county clerk's office. The affidavit describes the property, ties the decedent to the recorded deed by book and page, and gives the date of death.

The affidavit is sworn before a notary public, who completes the jurat. Who may make it: The surviving joint tenant, or the personal representative or duly appointed attorney in fact of the surviving joint tenant.

What the statute has it state: a description of the real property; a statement that the decedent named in the certificate of death is the same person as the deceased joint tenant named in the previously recorded document that created the joint tenancy; the book and page where that document is recorded, and 2 more.

Attached when recorded: death certificate (A certified copy of the certificate of death); where a personal representative or attorney in fact signs: the letters of administration, letters testamentary, letters of guardianship or the power of attorney.

Recording is not a condition of the transfer; title passed at the death under the instrument, and the affidavit puts the death on the record. Oklahoma publishes Affidavit of Surviving Joint Tenant (AOC Form 20); the prepared document carries the same contents.

A transfer on death deed beneficiary records the “Beneficiary affidavit”: In Oklahoma each transfer on death deed beneficiary accepts by a sworn affidavit with a copy of the death certificate, recorded with the county clerk. For an owner who died on or after November 1, 2011, it is recorded within nine months of the death or the interest reverts to the estate. The document is prepared on that basis as well.

SimplyTrust Editorial·Updated October 26, 2026

Legal Sources

Show 5 more sources

Data sourced from Oklahoma statutes and official state code. How we research.

Is this your situation?

Get a complete guide for your specific circumstances.

Loss of a Spouse

What a surviving spouse needs to do: death certificates, survivor benefits, whether probate is even required, and the tax election that expires.

Learn more

Death of a Parent

A step-by-step guide to what happens after a parent dies: the documents to find, the certificates to order, and whether probate is even required.

Learn more

Named as Executor

What an executor actually does: getting appointed, notifying creditors, paying debts and taxes, and where personal liability starts.

Learn more

Free tools for settling an estate in Oklahoma: whether probate is needed, executor and trustee pay, creditor deadlines, and inheritance taxes.

How Many Death Certificates Do I Need?

In Oklahoma, certified death certificates come from the Oklahoma State Department of Health - Vital Records Service; the first copy costs $15.

Use Calculator

Do I Need Probate?

In Oklahoma, estates with personal property of $50,000 or less skip probate with the Small Estate Affidavit, 10 days after death.

Check Now

Do I Have to File Tax Returns for Someone Who Died?

Oklahoma requires a final state income tax return for the decedent alongside the federal Form 1040; a federal estate tax return (Form 706) is required only for estates above $15,000,000.

Check Requirements

How Do I Settle an Estate?

Settling an estate in Oklahoma: the personal representative files the estate inventory within 60 days of appointment; creditors have 2 months to present claims; a simple estate closes in 4 months to 6 months.

Get Plan

What Do I Do When Someone Dies?

After a death in Oklahoma, the estate either qualifies for the simplified procedure for estates under $50,000 or goes through probate, where creditors have 2 months to file claims after notice.

Get the Checklist

How Much Are Estate & Inheritance Taxes?

Oklahoma levies no estate or inheritance tax; only the federal estate tax applies above $15,000,000.

Use Calculator

What Taxes Apply to My Inheritance?

Oklahoma imposes no inheritance or estate tax; probate assets arrive when the estate closes, 4 months to 6 months for a simple estate.

Learn More

Hire an Oklahoma Probate Attorney

Browse 73 probate firms in Oklahoma with addresses, contact info, and practice details.

Browse firms

All Oklahoma tools

Oklahoma Estate Settlement Resources

In-depth guides covering Oklahoma probate, estate administration, and settling an estate.

Free Oklahoma Affidavit of Death

Progress0%

The Affidavit of Death in Oklahoma

Free Oklahoma Affidavit of Death

Your Information

Is this your situation?

Loss of a Spouse

Death of a Parent

Named as Executor

Forms for Settling an Estate in Oklahoma

IRS Form 56

Digital Assets Recovery Letter

Notice to Creditors

Renunciation of Executor

Affidavit of Heirship

Small Estate Affidavit

Estate Inventory

Estate Closing

Tools for Settling an Estate in Oklahoma

How Many Death Certificates Do I Need?

Do I Need Probate?

Do I Have to File Tax Returns for Someone Who Died?

How Do I Settle an Estate?

What Do I Do When Someone Dies?

How Much Are Estate & Inheritance Taxes?

What Taxes Apply to My Inheritance?

Hire an Oklahoma Probate Attorney

Your kids shouldn't have to do this.

Oklahoma Estate Settlement Resources

Free Oklahoma Affidavit of Death

Your Information