There is a popular trend among the states right now in estate planning law to allow people to make preparations for their pets in their will or trusts. Oklahoma has recently joined the trend. Oklahoma now allows pet trusts since a relatively recent House Bill1641 that was signed into law and became effective August 27,… Continue reading Estate Planning for Pets! Oklahoma Pet Trusts.
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?
Today on Tulsa Estate Planning Blog, we will discuss what a living will is, and what medical scenarios it will cover. Let's get started. A living will is a legal document which allows a person to make known his/her wishes regarding life-prolonging medical treatments. Living wills are also referred to as advance directives, health care… Continue reading Living Wills- The Questions to Think About
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
Oklahoma has some unusual laws when it comes to step-children and half-blood relatives, especially in the intestate inheritance laws. Just as a reminder, intestate merely means that the person who passed away died without a will, and so the state's inheritance laws are in effect. Oklahoma's statute, Okla. Stat. tit. 84, § 213 (1994), is… Continue reading Stepchildren, adopted children, and half-blood relatives: No Child Left Behind.
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
