Oklahoma Statutes
Okla. Stat. tit. 58, § 22 (2026)
Who may petition court for proof of will
✓ current as of July 2026
Find cases:
SyfertCases citing this section
OK-LEGoklegislature.gov
JustiaOkla. Stat.
CornellLII Search
CasesGoogle Scholar
Any executor, devisee or legatee named in a will, or any other person interested in the estate, may at any time after the death of the testator, petition the court having jurisdiction to have the will proved, whether the same be in writing, in his possession or not, or is lost or destroyed, or beyond the jurisdiction of the state, or a nuncupative will. R.L.1910, § 6200.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1995–2025 · leading case: Suagee v. Cook, 897 P.2d 268 (Okla. 1995).
Suagee v. Cook, 897 P.2d 268 (Okla. 1995). “HODGES, C.J., and SUMMERS, J., not participating.”
The State of Oklahoma Ex Rel. Panter v. Mcvea, 2025 OK CIV APP 13 (Okla. Civ. App. 2025). “If the decedent died testate, and the plaintiff has an "interest in the estate," the plaintiff may open a probate pursuant to 58 O.S. § 22 58 O.S. § 122 12 O.S. § 2025 ¶13 Case law interpreting § 2025 is sparce and there is none involving a civil forfeiture.”
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the
Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and
treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.