If you end up needing to do an Oklahoma probate case after a loved one passes away, where will that case be filed?
Oklahoma has a system of county courts, with one court in each of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. The question of where a case is filed comes down to something called “venue”, a fancy French word that simply means “the place where something happens.”
Oklahoma has a statute that determines the place where probate happens (i.e., the venue) and the statute provides these places that could be the county court where your probate case is filed:
1. County where the decedent was a resident.
2. County where the decedent died if the decedent was not a Oklahoma resident
3. Any county in which the decedent left property, if the decedent was not a resident of Oklahoma.
4. The county where the decedent left property, if the decedent died in a different county and was not a resident of Oklahoma.
5. Outside of the cases listed above, in the county where a probate case is first filed
An Oklahoma probate case can be filed in any county that fits into one of those 5 options.
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