When do I need to have an Oklahoma Last Will and Testament?

When do I need to have an Oklahoma Last Will and Testament?

Have you ever tried to figure out: Do I need to have an Oklahoma Last Will and Testament?

If you have asked yourself that question or are wondering right now . . . read on. ➞

Here are several sets of life circumstances where you need a Will:

You have children.
You have minor children.
You want to give certain personal property items (jewelry, clothing, etc. .) to specific people.
You are in a relationship but not married
You want to give more of your property to one family than another (an unequal distribution)
You do not want the State of Oklahoma to decide who gets your property.

If you checked one or more of the boxes, you should have, at least, a Last Will and Testament.

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Posted by Shawn Roberts

On this blog, I write about and try to answer practical Oklahoma legal questions. My focus and most experience is in estate planning and business issues including Oklahoma non-compete law. I make a living as an attorney in the law firm I founded, Shawn J. Roberts, P.C. in Oklahoma City. I live in Edmond with my wife Amy and my two children, Sam (19) and David (11). We live precisely in the path of where the "wind comes sweeping down the plains."

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