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§ 122. Persons entitled to letters of administration

Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 58. Probate Procedure

Oklahoma Statutes Annotated
Title 58. Probate Procedure (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 3. Executors and Administrators--in General (Refs & Annos)
Administrators and Letters of Administration
58 Okl.St.Ann. § 122
§ 122. Persons entitled to letters of administration
Currentness
Administration of the estate of a person dying intestate must be granted to some one or more of the persons hereinafter mentioned, and they are respectively entitled thereto in the following order:
1. The surviving husband or wife, or some competent person whom he or she may request to have appointed.
2. The children.
3. The father or mother.
4. The brothers or sisters.
5. The grandchildren.
6. The next of kin entitled to share in the distribution of the estate.
7. The creditors.
8. Any person legally competent.
If the decedent was a member of a partnership at the time of his decease, the surviving partner must in no case be appointed administrator of his estate.

Credits

R.L.1910, § 6245; Laws 1961, p. 440, § 1, emerg. eff. March 3, 1961.
58 Okl. St. Ann. § 122, OK ST T. 58 § 122
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 106 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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