Oklahoma § 58-101 - Letters to issue to executor or successor in interest of

Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 58-101 — Letters to issue to executor or successor in interest of, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 58-101. Letters to issue to executor or successor in interest of

corporate executor.

The court admitting a will to probate after the same is proved

and allowed, must issue letters thereon to the persons named therein

as executors, and in the case of a corporate executor, to the

successor in interest of the corporate executor, who are competent

to discharge the trust, who must appear and qualify unless

objections be made as provided in Section 104 of this title.

Provided, a successor in interest shall include a judicially ordered

successor in the event of an assumption by a financial institution

of fiduciary accounts for all trusts in existence on the date of the

assumption, together with those testamentary trusts which come into

existence after the date of assumption.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 58. Probate Procedure

Amended by Laws 1988, c. 319, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1988.

Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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What does Oklahoma Statutes § 58-101 cover?

Section 58-101 ("Letters to issue to executor or successor in interest of") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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