Okla. Stat. tit. 58, § 58-942
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Petition for letters - Venue
Official statutory text
Petition for letters - A petition for letters testamentary or
letters of administration may be filed by any relative, creditor or
other person interested in the estate of said absent person:
1st: In the county in which said absent person was a resident at
the time of his disappearance.
2nd: In the county in which said absent person did, at the time
of his disappearance, have property, either real or personal.
letters of administration may be filed by any relative, creditor or
other person interested in the estate of said absent person:
1st: In the county in which said absent person was a resident at
the time of his disappearance.
2nd: In the county in which said absent person did, at the time
of his disappearance, have property, either real or personal.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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