Okla. Stat. tit. 60, § 60-1317
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Non-application of act if transferor is indebted —
Official statutory text
Qualifying situations — Application if transferor is married —
Notice of transfer of property.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 60. Property Page 283
A. Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 29 through 34 of
this act, but subject to subsection B of this section, the Oklahoma
Qualified Dispositions into Trust Act does not apply in any respect
to any person to whom at the time of transfer the transferor is
indebted on account of an agreement or order of court for the
payment of support or alimony in favor of the transferor's spouse,
former spouse, or children, or for a division or distribution of
property in favor of the transferor's spouse or former spouse, to
the extent of the debt.
B. If the transferor is married at the time of the transfer,
the provisions of Sections 29 through 34 of this act, apply to:
1. Any of the transferor's separate property transferred to the
trust; and
2. Any marital property transferred to the trust if the spouse
or former spouse was provided with notice in the form set forth in
subsection C of this section, or executed a written consent to the
transfer after being provided the information set forth in the
notice.
C. For purposes of the application of this section, a notice of
transfer of property to a trust pursuant to the Oklahoma Qualified
Dispositions into Trust Act:
1. Shall also contain the following language in capital
letters, at or near the top of the notice: YOUR SPOUSE IS CREATING
A PERMANENT TRUST INTO WHICH PROPERTY IS BEING TRANSFERRED. YOUR
RIGHTS TO THIS PROPERTY MAY BE AFFECTED DURING YOUR MARRIAGE, UPON
DIVORCE (INCLUDING THE PAYMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT OR ALIMONY OR A
DIVISION OR DISTRIBUTION OF PROPERTY IN A DIVORCE), OR AT THE DEATH
OF YOUR SPOUSE. YOU HAVE A VERY LIMITED PERIOD OF TIME TO OBJECT TO
THE TRANSFER OF PROPERTY INTO THIS TRUST. YOU MAY, UPON REQUEST TO
THE TRUSTEE AT THE ADDRESS BELOW, BE FURNISHED A COPY OF THE TRUST
DOCUMENT. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY SEEK
INDEPENDENT LEGAL ADVICE. IF YOU FAIL TO OBJECT WITHIN THE REQUIRED
TIME PERIOD, YOU WILL HAVE CONSENTED TO THE TRANSFER OF PROPERTY
INTO THIS TRUST;
2. Shall contain a description of the property being
transferred to the trust and the name of the trust;
3. May require that any person who is eligible to receive
information pursuant to this section be bound by the duty of
confidentiality that binds the trustee before receiving such
information from the trustee; and
4. Shall be provided by the transferor, the transferor's agent,
the trustee, or other fiduciary of the trust.
D. If a notice is provided under this section before the
property is transferred, the period to commence an action under
Section 30 of this act shall commence running on the date of the
transfer. If a notice is provided after the date the property is
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 60. Property Page 284
transferred, the period to commence an action pursuant to Section 30
of this act commences running on the date the notice is provided.
E. The exception contained in subsection A of this section does
not apply to any claim for forced heirship or legitime.
Notice of transfer of property.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 60. Property Page 283
A. Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 29 through 34 of
this act, but subject to subsection B of this section, the Oklahoma
Qualified Dispositions into Trust Act does not apply in any respect
to any person to whom at the time of transfer the transferor is
indebted on account of an agreement or order of court for the
payment of support or alimony in favor of the transferor's spouse,
former spouse, or children, or for a division or distribution of
property in favor of the transferor's spouse or former spouse, to
the extent of the debt.
B. If the transferor is married at the time of the transfer,
the provisions of Sections 29 through 34 of this act, apply to:
1. Any of the transferor's separate property transferred to the
trust; and
2. Any marital property transferred to the trust if the spouse
or former spouse was provided with notice in the form set forth in
subsection C of this section, or executed a written consent to the
transfer after being provided the information set forth in the
notice.
C. For purposes of the application of this section, a notice of
transfer of property to a trust pursuant to the Oklahoma Qualified
Dispositions into Trust Act:
1. Shall also contain the following language in capital
letters, at or near the top of the notice: YOUR SPOUSE IS CREATING
A PERMANENT TRUST INTO WHICH PROPERTY IS BEING TRANSFERRED. YOUR
RIGHTS TO THIS PROPERTY MAY BE AFFECTED DURING YOUR MARRIAGE, UPON
DIVORCE (INCLUDING THE PAYMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT OR ALIMONY OR A
DIVISION OR DISTRIBUTION OF PROPERTY IN A DIVORCE), OR AT THE DEATH
OF YOUR SPOUSE. YOU HAVE A VERY LIMITED PERIOD OF TIME TO OBJECT TO
THE TRANSFER OF PROPERTY INTO THIS TRUST. YOU MAY, UPON REQUEST TO
THE TRUSTEE AT THE ADDRESS BELOW, BE FURNISHED A COPY OF THE TRUST
DOCUMENT. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY SEEK
INDEPENDENT LEGAL ADVICE. IF YOU FAIL TO OBJECT WITHIN THE REQUIRED
TIME PERIOD, YOU WILL HAVE CONSENTED TO THE TRANSFER OF PROPERTY
INTO THIS TRUST;
2. Shall contain a description of the property being
transferred to the trust and the name of the trust;
3. May require that any person who is eligible to receive
information pursuant to this section be bound by the duty of
confidentiality that binds the trustee before receiving such
information from the trustee; and
4. Shall be provided by the transferor, the transferor's agent,
the trustee, or other fiduciary of the trust.
D. If a notice is provided under this section before the
property is transferred, the period to commence an action under
Section 30 of this act shall commence running on the date of the
transfer. If a notice is provided after the date the property is
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 60. Property Page 284
transferred, the period to commence an action pursuant to Section 30
of this act commences running on the date the notice is provided.
E. The exception contained in subsection A of this section does
not apply to any claim for forced heirship or legitime.
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