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As promised in my last post, below are a few concrete examples of owning property in multiple states that I commonly see: 1.  Person A grew up on a farm in the Oklahoma Panhandle. Their parents owned real property near … more

In the first post in this series, I laid out the initial question to ask about ancillary estates: did the decedent own property individually in more than one state?  This is much more common than some might think, especially along … more

Questions about ancillary probate in Oklahoma are probably the most common questions I get from this blog – and among the most common questions I receive at my office overall.  I have not addressed that topic on here in some … more

For the last few years, I have had the  honor of speaking at National Business Institute (NBI) Continuing Legal Education (CLE) courses.  I prepared the written materials last year and prepared to speak on “Title Search and Examination Fundamentals” at … more