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58 OK Stat § 58-527 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 58. Probate Procedure|§58-527. Fees and commissions.

|A. When no compensation is provided by the will, or the executor renounces all claim thereto, he must be allowed commissions upon the amount of the whole estate accounted for by him, excluding all property not ranked as assets, as follows: |1. For the first thousand dollars, at the rate of five percent (5%);2. For the next Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), at the rate of four percent (4%); and3. For all amounts above Six Thousand Dollars ($6,000.00), at the rate of two and one-half percent (2 1/2%); and the same commission must be allowed administrators.In all cases such further allowance may be made, as the judge of the district court may deem just and reasonable, for any extraordinary service. The total amount of such allowance must not exceed the amount of commissions allowed by this section.B. Co-executors and co-administrators shall be entitled, as a unit, to the same fee allowable to a single executor or administrator, which shall be divided among them as the court may determine, unless they agree to a different division and the division is approved by the court.C. An executor or administrator who does not serve during the entire administration of an estate shall be entitled to only a portion of the fee provided in subsection A of this section, and such portion shall be determined by the court in its discretion.R.L. 1910, § 6427; Laws 1992, c. 395, § 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1992.
58 OK Stat § 58-541 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 58. Probate Procedure|§58-541. Accounting - Waiver - Sufficiency.

|At the final accounting for settlement of the estate or at any other time required by the court, either upon its own motion or upon the application of any person interested in the estate, the executor or administrator must render, for the information of the court, an exhibit under oath, showing the amount of money received and expended by him, the amount of all claims presented against the estate and the names of the claimants, and all other matters necessary to show the condition of its affairs; provided, however, that if waived in writing by all persons entitled to distribution or if the personal representative is the sole recipient, no itemized accounting of income and expenses shall be required in the final accounting. It shall be sufficient for the personal representative to state under oath that: |1. All income has been properly received and expenses lawfully made;2. All allowed and approved claims have been paid;3. All funeral expenses, taxes and costs of the administrator have been paid; and4. The estate is ready for closing.R.L. 1910, § 6428. Amended by Laws 1994, c. 234, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.
58 OK Stat § 58-542 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 58. Probate Procedure|§58-542. Citation upon failure.

|If the executor or administrator fail to render an exhibit when required to do so, the judge of the district court must issue a citation requiring him to appear and render it. |R.L.1910, § 6429; Laws 1953, p. 241, § 45.
58 OK Stat § 58-543 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 58. Probate Procedure|§58-543. Petition by third person for accounting.

|Any person interested in the estate may, at any time before the final settlement of accounts, present his petition to the judge of the district court, praying that the executor or administrator be required to appear and render such exhibit, setting forth the facts showing that it is necessary and proper that such an exhibit should be made. |R.L.1910, § 6430.
58 OK Stat § 58-544 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 58. Probate Procedure|§58-544. Action upon petition.

|If the judge be satisfied, either from the oath of the applicant or from any other testimony offered, that the facts alleged are true, and considers the showing of the applicant sufficient, he must issue a citation to the executor or administrator, requiring him to appear at some day named in the citation, and render an exhibit as prayed for. |R.L.1910, § 6431; Laws 1953, p. 241, § 46.
58 OK Stat § 58-545 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 58. Probate Procedure|§58-545. Contest of the exhibit - Examination.

|When an exhibit is rendered by an executor or administrator, any person interested may appear, and by objections in writing, contest any account or statement therein contained. The court may examine the executor or administrator, and if he has been guilty of neglect, or has wasted, embezzled, or mismanaged the estate, his letters must be revoked. |R.L.1910, § 6432.
58 OK Stat § 58-546 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 58. Probate Procedure|§58-546. Penalty for refusal to account after citation. If any executor or administrator neglects or refuses to appear and render an exhibit, after having been duly cited, an attachment may be issued against him and such exhibit enforced, or his letters may be revoked, in the discretion of the court.

|R.L.1910, § 6433. |
58 OK Stat § 58-548 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 58. Probate Procedure|§58-548. Representative or guardian may be cited by successor - Accounting by personal representative of deceased executor, administrator or guardian.

|When the authority of an executor or administrator or of the guardian of any incompetent or insane or minor person ceases or is revoked for any reason he may be cited to account before the district court at the instance of the person succeeding to the administration or the guardianship of the same estate, in like manner as he might have been cited by any person interested in the estate during the time he was such executor or administrator or guardian. |If the executor or administrator, or if the guardian of any incompetent or insane or minor person dies, his accounts may be presented by his personal representative to, and settled by, the court in which the estate of which he was executor or administrator or guardian, is being administered, or is pending, and, upon petition of the successor of such deceased executor or administrator, or guardian, such court shall compel the personal representative of the deceased executor or administrator or guardian to render an account of the administration or guardianship of his testator or intestate, or ward as the case may be, and must settle such account as in other cases.R.L.1910, § 6435; Laws 1941, p. 232, § 1; Laws 1949, p. 386, § 1.
58 OK Stat § 58-549 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 58. Probate Procedure|§58-549. Letters revoked for continued failure.

|If the executor or administrator resides out of the county, or absconds, or conceals himself so that the citation cannot be personally served and neglects to render an account within thirty (30) days after the time prescribed in this chapter, or if he neglects to render an account within thirty (30) days after being committed where the attachment has been executed, his letters must be revoked. |R.L.1910, § 6436; Laws 1953, p. 241, § 47.
58 OK Stat § 58-550 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 58. Probate Procedure|§58-550. Vouchers or other proof of payment to accompany account.

|In rendering his account, the executor or administrator must, upon request of the court or an interested party, file vouchers or other proof of payment for all charges, debts, claims, and expenses which he has paid, which must remain in the court; and he may be examined on oath touching such payments, and also touching any property and effects of the decedent, and the disposition thereof. When any voucher or other proof of payment is required for other purposes, it may be withdrawn on leaving a certified copy on file; if a voucher or other proof of payment is lost, or for other good reason cannot be produced on the settlement, the payment may be proved by the oath of any competent witness. |R.L. 1910, § 6437. Amended by Laws 1994, c. 234, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.
58 OK Stat § 58-552 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 58. Probate Procedure|§58-552. Notice of settlement of account.

|When any account other than a final account is rendered for settlement the court must appoint a day for the settlement thereof. The court shall require such notice as it deems proper or may waive notice. |R.L.1910, § 6439; Laws 1969, c. 302, § 21, eff. Jan. 1, 1970.
58 OK Stat § 58-553 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 58. Probate Procedure|§58-553. Date of hearing - Notice of final settlement.

|Every account for the final settlement and petition for distribution of an estate shall stand for hearing at a date to be fixed by the court, not less than twenty (20) days after the filing thereof; and notice of such hearing shall be given by mailing written or printed copies of the notice of such hearing to the heirs, legatees and devisees whose addresses are known, and deposited in the post office with the postage thereon prepaid, at least ten (10) days before the hearing, and said notice of such hearing shall also be given by publication once each week for two (2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper published in the county, showing the name of the decedent and of the executor or administrator, the date of the hearing, and that such account is for final settlement and distribution: Provided, any number of accounts may be included in one notice and the cost of publication thereof divided among the estates whose settlements are advertised therein. |R.L.1910, § 6440; Laws 1953, p. 241, § 48; Laws 1969, c. 302, § 22, eff. Jan. 1, 1970.
58 OK Stat § 58-554 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 58. Probate Procedure|§58-554. Exceptions to the account.

|On the day appointed, or any subsequent day to which the hearing may be postponed by the court, any person interested in the estate may appear and file his exceptions in writing to the account, and contest the same. |R.L.1910, § 6441.
58 OK Stat § 58-555 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 58. Probate Procedure|§58-555. Contest by heirs.

|All matters, including allowed claims not passed upon on the settlement of any former account, or on rendering an exhibit, or on making a decree of sale, may be contested by the heirs for cause shown. The hearing and allegations of the respective parties may be postponed from time to time, when necessary, and the court may appoint one or more referees to examine the account and make report thereon, subject to confirmation; and may allow a reasonable compensation to the referees, to be paid out of the estate of the decedent. |R.L.1910, § 6442.
58 OK Stat § 58-556 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 58. Probate Procedure|§58-556. Settlement conclusive - Exception.

|The settlement of the account and the allowance thereof by the court, or upon appeal, is conclusive against all persons in any way interested in the estate, saving, however, to all persons laboring under any legal disability, their right to move for cause to reopen and examine the account, or to proceed by action against the executor or administrator, either individually or upon his bond, at any time before final distribution; and in any action brought by any such person, the allowance and settlement of such account is prima facie evidence of its correctness. |R.L.1910, § 6443.
58 OK Stat § 58-557 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 58. Probate Procedure|§58-557. Proof of notice.

|The account must not be allowed by the court until it is first proved that notice has been given as required by this article, and the decree must show that such proof was made to the satisfaction of the court, and is conclusive evidence of the fact. |R.L.1910, § 6444.
58 OK Stat § 58-581 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 58. Probate Procedure|§58-581. Investment of funds.

|A. Pending the settlement of any estate on the petition of the personal representative or any heir, legatee or devisee of the decedent, the court may order any money in the hands of the personal representative to be invested for the benefit of the estate, in United States Government obligations, in the form of securities of, or other interests in, any open-end or closed-end management type investment company or investment trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940; provided, that the portfolio of such investment company or investment trust is limited to United States Government obligations and to repurchase agreements fully collateralized by such United States Government obligations, and provided further, that any such investment company or investment trust shall take delivery of such collateral, either directly or through an authorized custodian. Such order can only be made after such notice of the petition to the heirs, legatees, devisees, or personal representative as the court may direct. |B. Pending the settlement of any estate, the personal representative, unless expressly provided to the contrary in the will of the decedent, may invest estate funds in United States government obligations directly and in accounts fully insured by the United States government, without any order of the court.Amended by Laws 1986, c. 106, § 1, emerg. eff. April 5, 1986; Laws 1991, c. 148, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
58 OK Stat § 58-591 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 58. Probate Procedure|§58-591. Order of payment of debts.

|The debts of the estate must be paid in the following order: |1. Funeral expenses.2. The expenses of the last sickness.3. Funds necessary for the support of the family and allowed by the court pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.4. Taxes to the United States or the state, county, or city.5. Debts having preference under the laws of the United States and of this state.6. Judgments rendered against the decedent in his lifetime, which are liens upon his property and mortgages in the order of their date.7. Demands or claims which are presented to the executor or administrator for an allowance or proved within two (2) months after the first publication of notice to creditors.8. All other demands against the estate except those set forth in paragraph 9 of this section.9. Interest resulting from the extension of time for payment of federal estate or transfer taxes. Such interest shall be a cost of administration but shall not be deductible in arriving at the Oklahoma net taxable estate under Section 808 (g) of Title 68.R.L.1910, § 6447; Laws 1953, p. 242, § 50; Laws 1967, c. 136, § 1, emerg. eff. April 27, 1967; Laws 1980, c. 249, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1980.
58 OK Stat § 58-592 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 58. Probate Procedure|§58-592. Limit as to mortgage.

|The preference given in the preceding section to a mortgage only extends to the proceeds of the property mortgaged. If the proceeds of such property be insufficient to pay the mortgage, the part remaining unsatisfied must be classed with other demands against the estate. |R.L.1910, § 6448.
58 OK Stat § 58-593 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 58. Probate Procedure|§58-593. Method of payment.

|If the estate be insufficient to pay all the debts of any one class, each creditor must be paid a dividend in proportion to his claim; and no creditor of any class shall receive any payment until all those of the preceding class are fully paid. |R.L.1910, § 6449.
58 OK Stat § 58-594 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 58. Probate Procedure|§58-594. When certain expenses paid.

|The executor or administrator, as soon as he has sufficient funds in his hands, must pay the funeral expenses, and the expenses of the last sickness, and the allowance made to the family of the decedent. He may retain in his hands the necessary expenses of administration, but he is not obliged to pay any other debt or any legacy until, as prescribed in this chapter, the payment has been ordered by the court. |R.L.1910, § 6450; Laws 1953, p. 242, § 51.
58 OK Stat § 58-595 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 58. Probate Procedure|§58-595. Order for the payment of debts.

|Upon the settlement of the accounts of the personal representative, at the end of the year, as required in this title, the court must make an order for the payment of the debts, as the circumstances of the estate require. If there be not sufficient funds in the hands of the personal representative to pay in full all the allowed debts, the court must specify in the decree the sum to be paid to each creditor. If the whole assets of the estate be exhausted by such payments, such account must be considered as a final account, and the personal representative is entitled to his discharge on producing and filing the necessary supporting documents and proofs showing that such payments have been made, and that he has fully complied with the decree of the court. |Amended by Laws 1988, c. 228, § 14, emerg. eff. June 22, 1988.
58 OK Stat § 58-596 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 58. Probate Procedure|§58-596. Payment of unmatured, contingent, or disputed claims.

|Subject to the provisions of Section 5 of Title 46 of the Oklahoma Statutes, if there is any claim not due, or any contingent or disputed claim against the estate, the court may direct that the amount thereof, or such part of the same as the holder would be entitled to if the claim were due, established or absolute, be paid into the court, and there remain, to be paid over to the party when he becomes entitled thereto, or the court may direct that such claim be satisfied in some other manner as determined by the court in its discretion; or, if the party fails to establish his claim, to be paid over or distributed as the circumstances of the estate require. If any creditor whose claim has been allowed, but is not yet due, appears and assents to a deduction therefrom of the legal interest for the time the claim has yet to run, he is entitled to be paid accordingly. The payments provided for in this section are not to be made when the estate is insolvent, unless a pro rata distribution is ordered. |R.L. 1910, § 6452; Laws 1992, c. 395, § 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1992.
58 OK Stat § 58-597 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 58. Probate Procedure|§58-597. Liability of representative after order.

|When a decree is made by the district court for the payment of a decedent's creditors, the personal representative is personally liable to each creditor for his allowed claim, or the dividend thereon, and execution may be issued on such decrees as upon any civil judgment in the district court, in favor of each creditor, and the same proceeding may be had under such execution as if it had been issued as any civil judgment. The personal representative is liable therefor on his bond to each creditor. |Amended by Laws 1988, c. 228, § 15, emerg. eff. June 22, 1988.
58 OK Stat § 58-598 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 58. Probate Procedure|§58-598. Rights of creditors not included in order.

|When the accounts of the personal representative have been settled, and an order made for the payment of debts, no creditor whose claim was not included in the order for payment has any right to call upon any creditor who has been paid, or upon the heirs, devisees, or legatees, to contribute to the payment of his claim; but if the personal representative has failed to give the notice to creditors as required in Section 331 of this title, such creditor may recover on the bond of the personal representative the amount of his claim, or such part thereof as he would have been entitled to had it been allowed. This section shall not apply to any creditor whose claim was not due as of the presentment date specified in the notice to creditors. |Amended by Laws 1988, c. 228, § 16, emerg. eff. June 22, 1988.
58 OK Stat § 58-611 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 58. Probate Procedure|§58-611. Payment of legacies and distribution of estate - Extension of time for final settlement.

|If the whole of the debts has been paid pursuant to the order for payment of debts as required by Section 595 of this title, the court may, upon compliance with the provisions of this title relating to petitions for distribution or partial distribution, direct the payment of legacies and the distribution of the estate among the heirs, legatees, devisees, or other persons entitled as provided in this title; but if there be any debt remaining unpaid or if, for any other reason, the estate be not in a proper condition to be closed, the court must give such extension of time as may be reasonable for a final settlement of the estate. |Amended by Laws 1988, c. 228, § 17, emerg. eff. June 22, 1988.
58 OK Stat § 58-612 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 58. Probate Procedure|§58-612. Final account and settlement.

|At the time designated in the last section, or sooner, if within that time all the property of the estate has been sold, or there are sufficient funds in his hand, for the payment of all debts due by the estate, and the estate be in a proper condition to be closed, the executor or administrator must render a final account, and pray a settlement of his administration. |R.L.1910, § 6456.
58 OK Stat § 58-613 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 58. Probate Procedure|§58-613. Provisions applying to final settlement.

|If he neglect to render his account, the same proceedings may be had as prescribed in this chapter in regard to the first account to be rendered by him; and all the provisions of this chapter relative to the last mentioned account, and the notice and settlement thereof, apply to his account presented for final settlement. |R.L.1910, § 6457; Laws 1953, p. 243, § 54.
58 OK Stat § 58-621 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 58. Probate Procedure|§58-621. Petition for legacy or share of estate.

|At any time after the lapse of three (3) months from the issuing of letters testamentary or of administration, any heir, devisee or legatee or personal representative of the estate of the decedent on behalf of such heir, devisee or legatee may present his petition to the court for the legacy or shareof the estate to which he is entitled, to be given to him upon his giving bond, with security, for the payment of his proportion of the debts of the estate unless said bond is not required by the court. |Amended by Laws 1988, c. 329, § 131, eff. Nov. 1, 1988.
58 OK Stat § 58-622 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 58. Probate Procedure|§58-622. Notice of application - Waiver.

|A. Except when the executor or administrator is the petitioner or one of the petitioners, notice of the application shall be given to the executor or administrator by personal service. Notice of the application shall be given to all heirs, devisees and legatees of the decedent by mail. Notice shall be in the form required by the court and shall be given not less than ten (10) days prior to the date set by the court for the hearing on the application. |B. Notice shall not be required if the application notice is waived in writing by all of the heirs, devisees and legatees of the decedent as determined pursuant to the provisions of Section 240 of this title.Amended by Laws 1988, c. 329, § 132, eff. Nov. 1, 1988.
58 OK Stat § 58-623 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 58. Probate Procedure|§58-623. Who may resist petition.

|The executor or administrator, or any person interested in the estate, may appear at the time named and resist the application, or any other heir, devisee or legatee may make a similar application for himself. |R.L.1910, § 6460.