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Does a Handwritten Will Always Make it Clear Whether the Maker Was of Sound Mind?
This post continues the topic of the law few posts: why does the law require most forms of wills to have witnesses, but the law does not require witnesses for handwritten or holographic wills? The last post looked at the … more
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Does the Writing Always Make It Clear Who Wrote a Handwritten Will?
In the last post in this series on holographic wills, we discussed why the law does not require witnesses for holographic wills. The logic seems to be: examining a handwritten will can give many of the same protections that witnesses … more
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Do Holographic Wills Need Witnesses?
This blog post series on handwritten wills has explored the fact that witnesses are not required for a valid holographic will in Oklahoma. The last few posts have dug a little deeper into this issue, guided by three questions in … more
Four Functions of Will Formalities, Such as Witnesses
In this broader series on handwritten or holographic wills, we have been looking at the narrower issue of witnesses in recent posts. The last post looked at an overview of why witnesses are used in conventional wills. The summary was: … more
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Main Purposes of Witnesses to Wills
Oklahoma law requires two witnesses for most types of last wills and testaments. One notable exception is the holographic will, which this series of blog posts is exploring. This blog post highlights a couple of the main reasons the law … more
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Witnesses and Wills
In a recent blog post in this series on handwritten or holographic wills, we looked at the fact that Oklahoma law requires no witnesses for a valid holographic will. This brings up a couple of interesting points we are going … more
A Holographic Will Need Not Be Made In-State
The holographic will statute in Oklahoma basically starts out and lists a number of “musts” – or things a holographic will absolutely has to have to be valid under Oklahoma law. You can read the prior posts in this series … more
Holographic Wills Require No Witnesses
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
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Holographic Wills Require No Other Form
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
Handwritten Wills in Oklahoma
The topic of handwritten wills has gained interest recently because of developments in the Aretha Franklin estate. Basic Questions So what is the law? Can handwritten wills be legally valid? Can a Court or Judge admit a handwritten will to … more
