Oklahoma: rules and deadlines at a glance

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Medicaid long-term care · Small estate limits · Will and trust rules · Estate and inheritance tax · Common law marriage · Property tax rates · Medicaid expansion · Inheritance tax · Social Security tax

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Medicaid long-term care

Home equity limit	$752,000
Look-back	60 months (5 years)

Small estate limits Single detailed source

Small estate limit	$200,000 summary administration; $150,000 simplified proceeding
Wait after death	None
Real estate	Yes

Will and trust rules Single detailed source

Witnesses	2
Handwritten will	Valid if entirely handwritten, dated and signed
Uniform Trust Code	Yes (Oklahoma Uniform Trust Code, effective November 1, 2025)

Estate and inheritance tax

Estate tax	No state estate tax
Inheritance tax	No inheritance tax

Common law marriage

New ones allowed?	Yes
Status	Recognized by courts

Property tax rates

Effective rate	0.79%
On a $300,000 home	$2,370 a year

Medicaid expansion Single detailed source

Expanded?	Yes
Since	July 1, 2021 (ballot measure, 2020)

Inheritance tax

Inheritance tax?	No
Sibling pays	No inheritance tax

Social Security tax

State taxes benefits?	No