by Tom Bates | Jul 28, 2017 | Blog: Estate Planning, Blog: Probate
When individuals die without having an adequate estate plan in place, their estates will proceed through the probate process. Probate has the disadvantage of sometimes lasting for a long period of time. Fortunately, there are some methods that individuals can use to...
by Tom Bates | Jun 20, 2017 | blog, Blog: Probate
A “portability election” refers to the ability of a surviving spouse to claim the unused portion of the federal estate tax exemption for a deceased spouse and add this amount to the balance of the surviving spouse’s own exemption. In January of 2017, the Oklahoma...
by Tom Bates | Mar 2, 2017 | blog, Blog: Probate
Acting as the executor of a loved one’s estate can be a daunting task-both emotionally and logistically. For starters, if a loved one had a large estate that needed to be distributed, it would be your job to go through every single item of the deceased’s...
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