My assistant Eilish was in a bad accident late last week. She spent an evening in a local Emergency Room before being airlifted to a Trauma Intensive Care Unit. My wife Julie and I have been gone the last few … more

My family caught The Nativity at the Guymon Community Theater last Friday evening. A few pictures are below. This was an original play written by local artist Noah Golaboff. It was a humorous “behind the scenes” look at a community … more

In prior posts in this series, we looked at several “musts” that holographic wills need to have in order to be valid under Oklahoma law: -Entirely Handwritten; -Handwritten by the Testator; –Dated; –Signed; Last post we began to look at … more

Below are a few pictures of last Friday’s events in downtown and a follow up to my prior post.

This coming Friday evening, December 6, 2019, downtown Guymon will be bustling with Christmas activity. There will be something for everyone including: -Lighting of the Courthouse and Courthouse Tree at 5:45; -Santa arriving by Apollo Helicopter at 5:30; -Local business … more

The holographic will statute in Oklahoma has a number of “musts.” Those have been the subject of the last few blog posts in this series. Namely in order to be valid, holographic wills must be: -Entirely Handwritten; -Handwritten by the … more

The Guymon Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet for 2019 took place recently at the Pickle Creek facility in Guymon. There are some pictures below including: Guy Langham emceeing the event Executive Director Jada Breeden giving an update on the Guymon … more

The bar convention for Oklahoma (Annual Meeting of the Oklahoma Bar Association) took place last week in Oklahoma City. There are numerous activities over several days, including opportunities for attorneys to meet together for learning and discussion. I presented on … more

This blog post is the fourth in a series looking at the specifics of what Oklahoma law requires in order to have a valid holographic or handwritten will. The first three requirements are: -Entirely Handwritten; -Handwritten by the testator/maker; –Dated; … more

The last few blog posts have looked at the law on handwritten or holographic wills in Oklahoma. They can become major issues in estates, as the Aretha Franklin estate illustrates. The major requirements for a holographic will have been laid … more