Oklahoma Probate Guide
County-specific probate filing-office contacts, filing fees, required forms, and step-by-step guidance for families settling an estate in Oklahoma.
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Types of Probate in Oklahoma
Oklahoma has three estate settlement routes depending on estate value and circumstances: summary administration (available for estates $300,000 or less, or when the decedent died more than five years ago or lived out-of-state), dispensing with regular proceedings (for estates under $150,000), and small-estate affidavit (for assets under $50,000). Which route applies depends on the value of the estate and whether the decedent left a will.
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Oklahoma Probate Filing Offices by County
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Probate Basics
4Executor Duties
2Taxes & Deadlines
9Planning Documents
7Property Transfer
4Avoiding Probate
2Oklahoma Estate Law Overview
Oklahoma Estate Tax Info
Oklahoma has no estate tax, no inheritance tax and no probate tax. Opening an Oklahoma estate costs a flat statewide court filing fee, not a percentage of what the estate is worth.
Federal estate tax info
Federal estate tax only applies to estates exceeding $15,000,000 (2026).
Who Inherits Without a Will?
Intestate succession decides who inherits the property of a person who dies domiciled in Oklahoma without a valid will, or whose will did not dispose of everything. The property of one who dies without disposing of it by will passes to the heirs, subject to the control of the district court and to the possession of any administrator appointed for administration (Okla. Stat. tit. 84, § 212).
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Oklahoma Homestead Protection
Oklahoma's homestead protection is a creditor exemption and an occupancy right in a person's home. It is defined by ACREAGE rather than by a dollar value for an ordinary residential homestead: up to 160 acres outside a city or town, or up to one acre within a city or town. It is not a Florida-style restriction on who may inherit the home.
Exempt Property
Oklahoma protects a surviving spouse and minor children through three mechanisms out of a decedent's estate: continued occupancy of the homestead, a set-aside of exempt family property, and a reasonable family maintenance allowance during administration. These come ahead of general creditors.