Custody, Estate Planning, Family Law, Intestacy, Oklahoma, Oklahoma News, probate, Wills

Why Should I Get A Will Now?

The more clients and friends that we talk to, the more we see why so many people put off writing their will.  No one especially wants to think about their own future death, and no one really wants to plan for it. In reality, however, everyone needs to have a will prepared, even at a… Continue reading Why Should I Get A Will Now?

Debt, Estate Planning, Legal News, Medicaid planning, Oklahoma, Trusts, Wills

Medicaid Planning – Planning for Your Future Health Costs

Skillern Law is excited to be adding Medicaid/Nursing Home Estate Planning to our practice areas. It's a new type of estate planning in the law, and it's becoming more and more important as the baby boomers are growing older. A lot of people do not know what it is or what it entails exactly. Let's… Continue reading Medicaid Planning – Planning for Your Future Health Costs

Custody, Estate Planning, Family Law, Legal News, Oklahoma, Oklahoma News, Trusts, Wills

Estate Planning for Everyone

A few years ago, my mother sent me the  Jessica's morning affirmation video. I haven't woken up every morning with Jessica's joie de vivre, this morning I did. My whole house is great. I can do anything good. I realized that I can really make a difference for same-sex couples with estate planning. I'm not as sure… Continue reading Estate Planning for Everyone

Estate Planning, Oklahoma, Trusts, Wills

The Difference Between A Will And A Trust

Lions, tigers and bears! Oh my! Sometimes thinking about estate planning is as scary as a pack of wild animals. Understanding wills and trusts might make one feel as if they aren't, perhaps, in Kansas anymore, but the differences and similarities are easy to learn. Let start small. Wills and trusts both dispose of property… Continue reading The Difference Between A Will And A Trust

Debt, Estate Planning, Family Law, Oklahoma, Uncategorized

Till Debt Do Us Part

I was researching for a client recently who asked about debt and what exactly happens after a significant other or a child passes away. The client had signed as a co-signer on some of the deceased loans and was wondering if she was responsible for that debt. Also, the client was wondering whether her new… Continue reading Till Debt Do Us Part

Antenuptial Agreements, Custody, Divorce, Estate Planning, Family Law, Legal News, National News, Oklahoma News, Trusts, Wills

Welcome to the Tulsa Estate Planning Blog and the Skillern Law Firm!

Welcome to Tulsa Estate Planning Blog, created by the offices of the Skillern Law Firm, PLLC in Tulsa, Oklahoma. If you've read our profile over there on the right, then you already know a little about us and a little about what we want this blog to be about. Penni Skillern, Esq. has had a… Continue reading Welcome to the Tulsa Estate Planning Blog and the Skillern Law Firm!