Okla. Stat. tit. 58, § 58-553
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Date of hearing - Notice of final settlement
Official statutory text
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
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 58. Probate Procedure Page 97
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.
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
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 58. Probate Procedure Page 97
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.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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