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Estate Planning Basics

A 13-page guide and attorney-prep workbook for Oklahomans. Learn what a will does and doesn't do, when a trust makes sense and how to avoid probate, then fill in the worksheets to bring to your lawyer.

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This guide does not create a will, trust or other legal document. Have an Oklahoma estate-planning attorney prepare or review yours.

What's inside

  • Where you standWhat happens without a plan and an inventory of what you own and how it passes.
  • WillsOklahoma's signing requirements, executors, guardians for children, divorce and omitted children.
  • Avoiding probateLiving trusts, transfer-on-death deeds and a beneficiary review sheet.
  • Family rightsYour spouse's statutory share, leaving money to children, and powers of attorney.
  • TaxesThe 2026 federal exemption, portability, gifts and inherited retirement accounts.
  • Getting it doneAn attorney-prep worksheet, questions to ask, a signing checklist and review triggers.

Details

  • One fillable PDF, 13 pages, letter size
  • Type on screen in Adobe Acrobat Reader (free), Preview on Mac, or most browsers, or print it
  • Oklahoma law and 2026 federal tax figures cited
  • Instant download after checkout
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