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. Real property cannot pass through the affidavit58 O.S. § 393Verified Sep 8, 2026View source; an estate that includes real estate uses a separate process. An estate over the limit does not qualify, and no affidavit is prepared for it.
The creditor claim period of 2 monthsOkla. Stat. tit. 58, §§ 331, 333, 591Verified Sep 15, 2026View source runs from the first publication of the creditor notice, which follows the executor's appointment. A claim not presented in time is barred.
Within 60 days58 O.S. §§ 281, 289Verified Sep 15, 2026View source of the personal representative's appointment.
The personal representative closes the estate by filing a final account and petition for distribution (Okla. Stat. tit. 58, §§ 541, 612); the court settles the account, enters a decree of distribution naming the persons and shares entitled (§§ 631, 632), and enters a decree of discharge (§ 691). The streamlined § 241 dispense-with (estates ≤ $150,000) and § 245 summary administration tracks reach the same result on a compressed, combined-notice scheduleOkla. Stat. tit. 58, §§ 541, 553, 591, 612, 613, 631, 632, 634, 691; §§ 241, 245Verified Sep 15, 2026View source.
No. Oklahoma publishes no official formOkla. Stat. tit. 58 (Probate Procedure)Verified Sep 23, 2026View source, so the renunciation is a signed writing.