Are You Seeking An Estate Planning Attorney In Tulsa, OK?

Tulsa Estate Planning Attorney

If you die without a will in Oklahoma, the state has already written one for you — and the result is often not what your family expected. A plan decides who makes your decisions, who gets what, and whether your family spends the year after your funeral in a courtroom.

Wills & Trusts

Last wills and revocable living trusts, including the funding work most firms skip — a trust with nothing in it accomplishes nothing

Powers Of Attorney

Durable financial power of attorney and advance directives, so your family never has to open a guardianship proceeding

What We Draft

Wills & Revocable Trusts
Transfer-on-Death Deeds
Powers Of Attorney
Guardianship Nominations

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A Plan Built By Lawyers Who Have Seen What Gets Contested

Most estate plans are drafted by attorneys who never litigate — we draft with the challenge in mind.
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Tulsa's Best Estate Planning Attorneys

Starts with a conversation, not a sales pitch — what you own, who depends on you, and what you're worried about decides the plan, not a one-size template.
Quotes a flat fee in writing before any drafting begins, so you know the cost before you commit — no hourly surprises.
Handles funding and follow-through — recording deeds, retitling accounts, and confirming beneficiary designations match the plan, the step most firms skip.

Keeping Your Family Out of Probate Court

Probate in Oklahoma is a court-supervised process for transferring the property of someone who has died. It takes months at a minimum, it costs money that comes out of the estate, and it is a matter of public record. In a contested family situation it can take years.

Oklahoma provides simplified procedures that reduce the burden where they apply. A small estate affidavit can transfer certain personal property without a full probate where the qualifying estate does not exceed $50,000 (58 O.S. § 393), and summary administration — a substantially shortened proceeding — is available for estates that do not exceed $200,000 (58 O.S. § 245).

Small estate affidavit — available up to $50,000 (58 O.S. § 393).
Summary administration — available up to $200,000 (58 O.S. § 245).
Transfer-on-death deed acceptance — your beneficiary must record an acceptance affidavit within nine months of your death, or the interest reverts to your estate (58 O.S. § 1252(E)).

One thing Oklahomans do not have to plan around: Oklahoma repealed its estate tax effective January 1, 2010, and has no inheritance tax. Estate planning here is about control and probate avoidance, not taxes.

Estate Planning FAQ

Do I need a trust, or is a will enough?

It depends on what you own and what you want to avoid. A will alone generally means probate. A funded revocable trust generally avoids it. For some Oklahomans, a will paired with transfer-on-death deeds and correct beneficiary designations accomplishes the same result for less money.

How much does an estate plan cost?

We quote flat fees, in writing, before any work begins, so you know the number before you commit. Call (918) 933-0123 and we will scope it in one conversation.

Is a will I made online valid in Oklahoma?

It may be, if it was executed exactly as Oklahoma law requires. That is the problem — online forms generally do not supervise execution, and execution is where they fail. The document is the cheap part; knowing what belongs in the plan is what you are paying for.

What is a transfer-on-death deed and should I have one?

It is a deed, recorded during your lifetime, that transfers real property to a named beneficiary automatically at your death without probate. It has to be recorded properly before death and accepted properly after, within the time the statute allows.

How often should I update my plan?

Review it every three to five years, and immediately after a marriage, divorce, birth, death, significant asset purchase or sale, business change, or move to another state. Beneficiary designations should be checked more often than that.

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Smith Taylor are Tulsa Estate Planning Attorneys with Over 25 Years of Experience

This is the item that stays on the list for years. It takes one phone call and one meeting to move it off — and your family out of probate court.

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