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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

When a decedent owns property in their home state and also Oklahoma (first foundational requirement) and there has been an estate or probate proceeding in the home state (second foundational requirement), the question become whether documents required under Oklahoma’s ancillary … more