Q: Both my parents passed in 2016 without wills. I'm an only child. How do I get their small estate transferred to my name?
My parents were divorced, so their property is half in his name only, half in her name only. I'm the only child for both.
A:
Sorry for your losses.
This is can be a fairly simple process. You did not state whether the property was real estate, bank accounts or otherwise.
Depending on several factors, your parents' estates may be eligible for a summary probate procedure. See http://winbladlaw.com/inherited-headaches-small-estates-delayed-probates-and-out-of-state-decedents/ This can quickly resolve title issues which places the property in your name.
Assuming that your are talking about real estate, the first step would be to see how the property was actually titled. Online deed searches are available in most Oklahoma counties. An attorney should be able to make sense of the title fairly quickly.
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