Okla. Stat. tit. 58, § 58-719.1
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Service of notices on Governor and Attorney General
Official statutory text
In all proceedings for the administration of estates of deceased
persons, or for the probate, or interpretation, of wills of deceased
persons, in all courts of this state, wherein it appears from the
petition for admission of a will to probate, or from the petition or
other pleading asking for the interpretation of a last will and
testament, that the State of Oklahoma is named as a beneficiary in
such will, or wherein it appears from the petition for appointment
of administrator, or otherwise, that an intestate left no spouse or
kindred surviving, or that it is not known whether or not the
intestate left a spouse or kindred surviving or that the names and
whereabouts of the spouse or kindred, if any, of the intestate are
unknown, or wherein it otherwise appears that the State of Oklahoma
is, or may be, entitled to share in the distribution of the estate
of the decedent, any and all notices provided for by statute to be
served, personally, or by mail, upon persons or parties interested
in the estate shall be served upon the State of Oklahoma by mailing
true and correct copies of such notice, by registered mail, postage
prepaid, to the Governor of the State of Oklahoma, and to the
Attorney General of the State of Oklahoma, Capitol Building,
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and, where the jurisdiction of the court to
enter a judgment, order or decree in such cases depends upon the
giving of proper notice to all persons or parties interested in an
estate, such jurisdiction shall not vest in any such court, as to
the State of Oklahoma, unless and until the notice provided by law
has been given to the State of Oklahoma in the manner prescribed
herein. If the notice provided for herein be given in the manner
prescribed herein, the jurisdiction of the court, as to the State of
Oklahoma as a party entitled to share, or possibly entitled to
share, in the distribution of the estate of the decedent, shall be
the same as it is as to other persons or parties entitled to share,
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 58. Probate Procedure Page 120
or possibly entitled to share, in the distribution of such estate,
when properly served with notice required by law.
persons, or for the probate, or interpretation, of wills of deceased
persons, in all courts of this state, wherein it appears from the
petition for admission of a will to probate, or from the petition or
other pleading asking for the interpretation of a last will and
testament, that the State of Oklahoma is named as a beneficiary in
such will, or wherein it appears from the petition for appointment
of administrator, or otherwise, that an intestate left no spouse or
kindred surviving, or that it is not known whether or not the
intestate left a spouse or kindred surviving or that the names and
whereabouts of the spouse or kindred, if any, of the intestate are
unknown, or wherein it otherwise appears that the State of Oklahoma
is, or may be, entitled to share in the distribution of the estate
of the decedent, any and all notices provided for by statute to be
served, personally, or by mail, upon persons or parties interested
in the estate shall be served upon the State of Oklahoma by mailing
true and correct copies of such notice, by registered mail, postage
prepaid, to the Governor of the State of Oklahoma, and to the
Attorney General of the State of Oklahoma, Capitol Building,
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and, where the jurisdiction of the court to
enter a judgment, order or decree in such cases depends upon the
giving of proper notice to all persons or parties interested in an
estate, such jurisdiction shall not vest in any such court, as to
the State of Oklahoma, unless and until the notice provided by law
has been given to the State of Oklahoma in the manner prescribed
herein. If the notice provided for herein be given in the manner
prescribed herein, the jurisdiction of the court, as to the State of
Oklahoma as a party entitled to share, or possibly entitled to
share, in the distribution of the estate of the decedent, shall be
the same as it is as to other persons or parties entitled to share,
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 58. Probate Procedure Page 120
or possibly entitled to share, in the distribution of such estate,
when properly served with notice required by law.
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