Oklahoma § 84-186 - Unlimited marital deduction - Interpretation of will
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 84-186 — Unlimited marital deduction - Interpretation of will, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 84-186. Unlimited marital deduction - Interpretation of will
Any will of a decedent dying after December 31, 1981, which
contains a marital deduction formula expressly providing that the
spouse of the testator is to receive the maximum amount of property
qualifying for the marital deduction allowable by federal law shall
be construed as referring to the unlimited marital deduction
provided by the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981, Public Law 97-34.
This provision shall applyretrospectively to wills of decedents
dying after December 31, 1981.
Added by Laws 1982, c. 368, § 1, emerg. eff. July 14, 1982. Amended
by Laws 1983, c. 123, § 2, emerg. eff. May 17, 1983.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 84-186 ("Unlimited marital deduction - Interpretation of will") 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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