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§ 1109. Venue

Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 60. Property

Oklahoma Statutes Annotated
Title 60. Property (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 20. Uniform Trust Code
60 Okl.St.Ann. § 1109
§ 1109. Venue
A. Except as otherwise provided in subsection B of this section, venue for a judicial proceeding involving a trust is in the county of this state in which the trust's principal place of administration is or will be located and, if the trust is created by will and the estate is not yet closed, in the county in which the decedent's estate is being administered.
B. If a trust has no trustee, venue for a judicial proceeding for the appointment of a trustee is in a county of this state in which a beneficiary resides, in a county in which any trust property is located, and if the trust is created by will, in the county in which the decedent's estate was or is being administered.
<These sections, implementing a ‘‘Uniform Trust Code’’, derived from Laws 2008, c. 382, were held unconstitutional by the Oklahoma Supreme Court in the case of Weddington v. Henry, 202 P.3d 143, 2008 OK 102 (2008), whose order read: ‘‘The legislation challenged in this original proceeding, identified as Senate Bill 1708, passed by the 51st Legislature, second session on May 23, 2008, and signed into law by the Governor on June 3, 2008, is facially contrary to the Oklahoma Constitution, Article V, Section 57. The entire measure is declared unconstitutional and void. Fent v. State ex rel. Office of State Finance, 2008 OK 2, 184 P.3d 467.’’ >
60 Okl. St. Ann. § 1109, OK ST T. 60 § 1109
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 3 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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