Probate & Estates

Estate planning refers to organizing your assets and deciding how they will be distributed at your death, and to whom they will be distributed. At Leach, Sullivan, Sullivan & Watkins our experienced estate planning attorneys in southwest Oklahoma handle all aspects of the process, from the simplest to the largest and most complex estates. We draft wills, set up trusts, and plan to minimize any potential estate tax liability through revocable trusts and family limited partnerships. For those concerned about Medicare eligibility, we assist in Medicare planning by distributing assets to ensure eligibility. Our attorneys can also set up "special needs" trusts for adult children with developmental disabilities that continue to need financial support.

Estate administration is the process by which an individual's assets are distributed at their death. Part of estate administration is the probate process, where assets are distributed according to the individual's will or according to Oklahoma law, if the individual does not have a will. The probate process is often time consuming and complex, but it can be made simpler with the assistance of an experienced, capable probate attorney.

In some cases, disputes arise in the process of trust administration or estate administration. Our litigation attorneys handle all types of trust, estate, and probate litigation. Trust litigation usually consists of an action against the trustee for a "breach of fiduciary duty," usually a failure to act in the beneficiary's best interests. In the estate administration arena, wills are sometimes contested as to validity, or there may be more than one will and a dispute arises as to which will controls the distribution of assets.

If you are in need of an experienced probate or estate planning attorney in Duncan, Oklahoma or southwest Oklahoma, please do not hesitate to call Leach, Sullivan, Sullivan & Watkins at (580) 255-1111, or fill out the form on the Contact Us page of this website and someone from the firm will be in contact with you shortly.