15th Apr 2014

One week from today there will be a candidate forum for the five candidates for Oklahoma District 61 State Representative.  The event will be at the PTCI Engineering Building at 607 S. Main Street in Guymon, Oklahoma from 6:30 – … more

4th Apr 2014

In the last post, we considered the following hypothetical example to illustrate some major points about beneficiary designations:   Consider the following example.  A father dies, leaving three adult children.  His wife predeceased him.  His will reads that his estate … more

24th Mar 2014

As discussed in the last post: the main thing to understand about beneficiary designations is that they pass property independently of the terms of any established will or trust.  Consider the following example.  A father dies, leaving three adult children.  … more

10th Mar 2014

When doing estate planning or administering an estate, one area that deserves special attention is beneficiary designations.  Common examples of beneficiary designations are: a life insurance policy set up to pay out to a spouse at the death of the … more