Oklahoma Will
OKLAHOMA WILL
I. INTRODUCTION
I, [Your Name], currently residing in Tulsa, Oklahoma, being of sound mind and disposing of memory, do hereby make, publish, and declare this document as my last will. This Will revokes all prior wills and codicils made by me.
II. EXECUTOR
I nominate and appoint [Executor's Name], currently residing at [Executor's Address], as the Executor of this Will. Should the appointed executor be unable or unwilling to serve, I appoint [Alternate Executor's Name], residing at [Alternate Executor's Address], as the Alternate Executor.
III. PROPERTY DISTRIBUTION AND TRUSTS
I instruct my Executor to quickly settle my legal debts, funeral costs, and any estate-related expenses. I also authorize them to establish any required trusts, as per my expressed wishes.
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The executor was directed to settle all legal debts and funeral costs promptly.
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The authority granted to establish trusts as per expressed desires.
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Mandate to efficiently manage estate expenditures.
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Executor entrusted with responsibilities for trust setup.
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Ensure adherence to lifetime preferences in trust establishment.
IV. BEQUESTS AND LEGACIES
I make the following specific bequests and legacies:
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To my beloved grandchildren, [Grandchild's Name(s)], I bequeath the sum of [Dollar Amount] each, to be used exclusively for their education.
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I establish a trust for each of my children, [Child's Name(s)], to be funded with [Dollar Amount] each, to provide for their future financial security. The trust shall be administered under the terms outlined in a separate trust agreement executed concurrently with this Will.
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I bequeath the sum of [Dollar Amount] to [Charity's Name] to support their ongoing charitable endeavors in the local community.
V. RESIDUARY ESTATE
I devise and bequeath all the rest, residue, and remainder of my estate, both real and personal, of whatever kind and wherever situated, to [Beneficiary's Name(s)], to be divided equally among them.
VI. GUARDIAN FOR MINOR CHILDREN
Taking into consideration that each one of my children has now arrived at the age that righteously and lawfully decrees them as responsible for their actions, it is unnecessary to undertake the particular procedure of selecting and officially assigning them a legal guardian.
VII. TRUSTS
By this declaration, I am formally putting into place and establishing the trusts that have been previously mentioned and detailed in Section 3 of this legally binding will. Further to this, I am authorizing and providing the necessary powers to my chosen Executor so that they may take up the responsibility to promptly and efficiently fund these aforementioned trusts immediately upon my passing from this life to the next.
VIII. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
I authorize my Executor to sell, lease, mortgage, exchange, or otherwise deal with any property of my estate without court approval, and I direct that no bond or security of any kind shall be required of any Executor appointed under this Will.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this [Insert Date]
IX. SIGNATURE AND WITNESSES
I, [Your Name], hereby set my hand to this Will on this day [Date], at [Location], in the presence of the witnesses listed below, declaring to them that this document is my Will and requesting them to certify this as my Will by signing below as witnesses.
Testator:
Name: [Your Name]
Address: [Your Company Address]
Witness 1:
Name: [Witness Name 1]
Address: [Witness Address 1]
Witness 2:
Name: [Witness Name 2]
Address: [Witness Address 2]
Signed, sealed, published, and declared by [Your Name], the above-named testator, as and for his last will, in the presence of us, who, at his request and in his presence, and the presence of each other, have subscribed our names as witnesses on the date above written.
X. NOTARY
State of [Your State], County of [Your County], ss:
On this [Date], before me, [Your Name], a notary public in and for the said state, personally appeared [Your Name], known to me to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged that he/she executed the same as his/her free act and deed for the purposes therein contained.
Notary Public: [Notary's Name]
My Commission Expires: [Expiration Date]
