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As stated in my prior post: “In an ancillary administration, the Oklahoma court will follow the distribution pattern laid out by the home state and apply it to the Oklahoma property.”  This post asks the question: why? Why does Oklahoma … more

A Special Administrator was recently appointed in Aubrey McClendon’s estate (Estate of Aubrey K. McClendon, PB-2016-342, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma). There are probably only a couple more posts before I finish the current in-depth ancillary probate series.  After that is completed, I … more

Taking a quick break from the series on ancillary probate in Oklahoma, I wanted to pass on this very interesting article on inheriting digital assets and the first state (according to the article) to pass comprehensive legislation in this area, … more

An order distributing the estate is one of the required documents from the home state / domiciliary administration to file an ancillary administration proceeding in Oklahoma.  In this series, we have laid out three foundational requirements for an ancillary probate … more