Simplified route
$50,000
Affidavit for collection (58 O.S. § 393); dispensing with regular proceedings in estates under $150,000 (58 O.S. § 241); summary administration (58 O.S. § 245); usable 10 days after death.
Eligibility and caveatsOklahoma estate administration
Oklahoma probate: rules, process, costs, executor fees and deadlines
Small-estate limit: $50,000
In Oklahoma, estates up to $50,000 can use the small-estate route and executor fees run 5% down to 2.5% on a sliding scale (58 O.S. § 527). Oklahoma probate is handled by the District Court. Estates can proceed by a $50,000 collection affidavit (58 O.S. § 393), by dispensing with regular proceedings in estates up to $150,000 after appointment of a personal representative (§ 241), or by summary administration under § 245 (estate value not exceeding $200,000, or a decedent deceased more than five years, or a nonresident decedent). Personal-representative commissions follow the 5%/4%/2.5% schedule of 58 O.S. § 527.
Sources reviewed August 9, 2026. Sources rechecked October 3, 2026. This page last revised .
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Oklahoma simplified probate route
Up to $50,000; usable 10 days after death. Source: 58 O.S. § 393.
Affidavit for collection (58 O.S. § 393); dispensing with regular proceedings in estates under $150,000 (58 O.S. § 241); summary administration (58 O.S. § 245)Oklahoma probate fees fixed by statute, by estate size
Oklahoma fixes two probate charges statewide: the District Court filing charge (28 O.S. § 152) and the commission (58 O.S. § 527, unless the will provides the executor’s compensation). Together, at three estate sizes:
| Estate | Filing | Commission | Together | Share of estate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | $173 | $1,350 | $1,523 | 3.05% |
| $250,000 | $173 | $6,350 | $6,523 | 2.61% |
| $750,000 | $173 | $18,850 | $19,023 | 2.54% |
Commission worked on the amount of the whole estate accounted for, excluding property not ranked as assets, taken as the estate size; lawyer, bond, notice and appraisal costs are extra. Each side in detail: Oklahoma probate filing cost and Oklahoma executor fee calculator.
Screen a specific Oklahoma estate with the calculators on the small-estate page and the executor-fee page, or compare states in the full estate navigator.
What the reviewed rules establish
Court cost
$173
1 published schedule, itemised on the filing-cost page.
Filing-cost detailExecutor compensation
Statutory schedule
A statutory percentage schedule applies. Source: 58 O.S. § 527.
Compensation detailCreditor deadline
Not published
Timeline and creditor detailsOklahoma decision map
The four facts that change the Oklahoma route
Each Oklahoma answer below links to the page that sets out its source.
| Question | Recorded Oklahoma answer |
|---|---|
| What route is being screened? | Affidavit for collection (58 O.S. § 393); dispensing with regular proceedings in estates under $150,000 (58 O.S. § 241); summary administration (58 O.S. § 245) |
| What property and basis count? | probate property within the rule's stated scope; net of enforceable liens and encumbrances. |
| What is the amount screen? | $50,000 |
| What is the time or deadline record? | 10 days after death; creditor deadlines: not published here |
| What does the cost record establish? | $173 is the recorded statewide amount. |
| What does compensation use? | Statutory percentage schedule, measured on the estate accounting. |
Limits and unresolved costs
- Oklahoma has three routes: collection by affidavit for estates up to $50,000 (58 O.S. § 393); dispensing with regular proceedings in estates under $150,000 (§ 241), which still requires a petition for probate and an appointed personal representative; and summary administration (§ 245), with a $200,000 value threshold and alternate routes for a decedent who died more than five years ago or was not a resident. Sections 241 and 245 are quoted from the Oklahoma State Senate's published Title 58.
- The $173 total is the $135 base fee plus permanent statewide surcharges of $6, $25, $5 (OCASA, subsection D) and $2. The December 2019 Oklahoma State Senate edition cited ends the $10 records-management surcharge (subsection G) on November 1, 2023. A later law may have renewed that surcharge, which had not been confirmed as of August 9, 2026, so ask the court clerk whether it is still charged.
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What Oklahoma courts publish
Each link goes to the court’s own page and is checked before every release.
No Oklahoma court document is linked here. The notes below state why, rather than leaving the absence unexplained.
Limits on court material
- Oklahoma probate is heard in the District Court of each county. There is no single statewide small-estate affidavit form promulgated by the Oklahoma courts; the affidavit is a statutory instrument under 58 O.S. § 393.
- No Oklahoma court link is published here: this site had not confirmed the Oklahoma State Courts Network (oscn.net) pages as of August 9, 2026, and it links only court material it has confirmed. OSCN remains the official source for Oklahoma court forms and dockets -- open it directly in a browser, or ask the court clerk in the county of filing.
Oklahoma primary sources
Each rule on the Oklahoma pages comes from one of these 5 sources; the citation opens the publisher’s own text. All were last rechecked October 3, 2026.
Simplified-procedure rule
58 O.S. § 393, Payment or delivery of property to successor by affidavit (small estate affidavit).
Simplified-procedure rule
58 O.S. § 241, Dispensing with regular proceedings in estates under $150,000.
Simplified-procedure rule
58 O.S. § 245, Petition for summary administration - Conditions - Requirements.
Executor compensation rule
58 O.S. § 527, Fees and commissions.
Court cost rule
28 O.S. § 152, Flat fee schedule - In forma pauperis.
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