• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Parman & Easterday

Oklahoma Estate Planning Attorneys

Call Now: (405) 843-6100 |
(918) 615-2700

Attend an Education Program-Oklahoma City Area Attend An Education Program in the Tulsa Area
  • Home
  • Our Firm
    • About Our Firm
    • Attorney and Staff Profiles
    • What Our Clients Say
  • Estate Planning
    • Asset Protection
    • Business Succession Planning
    • Estate and Gift Tax Figures
    • Estate Planning Services
    • Family-Owned Businesses & Farms
    • Financial Planning Assistance
    • IRA and Retirement Planning
    • Legacy Planning
    • LGBTQ Estate Planning
    • Pet Planning
    • Powers of Attorney
    • Probate
    • SECURE Act
    • Special Needs Planning
    • Trust Administration and Probate
    • Young Families
  • Elder Law
    • Coping With Alzheimer’s
    • Elder Law
    • Emergency Medicaid
    • Guardianship & Conservatorship
    • Hospice Care
    • Medicaid Planning
    • Veteran’s Benefits
  • Resources
    • Asset Protection Worksheet
    • DocuBank
    • Elder Law
      • Elder Law & Medicaid Definitions
      • Elder Law Reports
      • Elder Law Resources
        • Edmond Elder Law
        • Oklahoma City Elder Law
        • Overland Park Elder Law
        • Yukon Elder Law
      • Medicaid
      • Nursing Home Resources
    • Estate Planning
      • An Overview of Estate and Gift Taxes
      • Estate Planning Checkup
      • Estate Planning Definitions
      • Estate Planning Reports
        • Advanced Estate Planning
        • Basic Estate Planning
        • Estate Planning for Niches
        • Trust Administration
      • Incapacity Planning Definitions
      • Is Your Estate Plan Outdated?
      • Top 10 Estate and Legacy Planning Techniques
    • Free Estate Planning Worksheet
    • Frequently Asked Questions
      • Alzheimer’s FAQs
      • Asset Protection Planning
      • Estate Planning
      • Elder Law
      • Frequently Asked Questions for Families Without an Estate Plan
      • Inheritance Planning for Minors
      • Legacy Wealth Planning
      • LGBTQ Estate Planning
      • Medicaid Planning
      • Nursing Home Asset Protection
      • Probate
      • Trust Administration
      • Trust Administration & Probate
      • Wills and Trusts
    • Newsletters
    • Probate and Trust Administration
      • Bereavement Resources
      • How to Know if You Need Extra Help With Your Grieving
      • Loss of a Loved One
      • Probate Checklist
      • The Mourner’s Bill of Rights
      • Things You Need To Do When a Loved One Passes Away With a Trust
      • Things You Need To Do When a Loved One Passes Away With a Will
      • Trust Administration & Probate Definitions
    • Probate Resources
      • Midwest City Probate
      • Moore Probate
      • Oklahoma City Probate
      • Overland Park Probate
    • Published Books
    • Pre Consultation Form
  • Communities We Serve
    • Edmond
    • Midwest City
    • Moore
    • Norman
    • Oklahoma City
    • Owasso
    • Yukon
  • Reviews
    • Our Reviews
    • Review Us
  • BLOG
  • Contact Us
Home » Wills and Trusts

Wills and Trusts

Address These Questions to Create an Estate Plan Outline (Part 1)

February 1, 2022 by Larry Parman, Attorney at Law

estate plan outline

Caring.com conducts surveys on an annual basis to gauge the estate planning preparedness of people in America.  The results of the survey are broken down by age group. The survey suggest that only 44 percent of people that are 55 years of age and older had an estate plan in place in 2021.  This is a reduction from the 60% seen in 2019 for individuals in the same age group. When this survey was conducted at the beginning of 2021, only 32.9 percent of all adults in the United States had estate … [Read more...] about Address These Questions to Create an Estate Plan Outline (Part 1)

Filed Under: Estate Planning, Estate Planning, Inheritance Planning, Wills and Trusts Tagged With: Guardianship, living trust, testamentary trust

Can I Contest My Husband’s Will?

August 11, 2020 by Larry Parman, Attorney at Law

Can I Contest My Husband's Will?

Probate Basics When an individual passes away, the law requires the assets that make up the decedent’s estate to be accounted for and ultimately passed down to the intended beneficiaries or heirs of the estate.  Before assets are transferred out of the estate, however, debts of the estate – including gift and estate taxes -- must be paid. All of this occurs during the probate process. One of the first steps in the probate process, however, is the authentication of the decedent’s Will if … [Read more...] about Can I Contest My Husband’s Will?

Filed Under: Wills and Trusts

Parman & Easterday Trust Administration Tips

June 18, 2020 by Larry Parman, Attorney at Law

Trust Administration Tips

If you recently learned that you were appointed to be the Trustee of a trust, and this is the first time you have served in such a capacity, you might be somewhat intimidated at the prospect. The best way to ensure that you do not make a costly mistake in your role as Trustee is to retain the services of an experienced trust administration attorney.  You may also find the following trust administration tips to be helpful from a trust administration attorney at Parman & … [Read more...] about Parman & Easterday Trust Administration Tips

Filed Under: Wills and Trusts

Who Should I Appoint as My Executor?

May 26, 2020 by Larry Parman, Attorney at Law

Who Should I Appoint as My Executor?

When most people contemplate the creation of their Last Will and Testament, they focus on decisions related to the gifts they will make within that Will. Consequently, appointing someone as the Executor of their estate is often an afterthought. In fact, failing to give sufficient thought to the choice of an Executor is one of the most common of all estate planning mistakes. To help you avoid making that mistake, an Overland Park estate planning attorney at Parman & Easterday offers tips on … [Read more...] about Who Should I Appoint as My Executor?

Filed Under: Estate Planning, Wills and Trusts

Questions to Ask Yourself When Creating a Will

May 21, 2020 by Larry Parman, Attorney at Law

Questions to Ask Yourself When Creating a Will

Despite acknowledging the need for one, over half of all Americans do not have even a simple Last Will and Testament in place. If you are among them, there is no time like the present to get started on your Will. Toward that end, the Oklahoma City estate planning attorneys at Parman & Easterday offer questions to ask yourself when creating a Will. Last Will and Testament Basics Before you start thinking about creating your Will, it helps to understand some Will basics. A Last Will and … [Read more...] about Questions to Ask Yourself When Creating a Will

Filed Under: Wills and Trusts

Revocable Trust Advantages

May 19, 2020 by Larry Parman, Attorney at Law

Revocable Trust Advantages

Although a Last Will and Testament remains the most common estate planning document, a trust is not far behind in popularity. If you decide to add a trust to your estate plan, you will have to decide which type of trust to create. An Overland Park trust attorney at Parman & Easterday explains some of the many advantages to revocable trusts. Trust Fundamentals A trust is a relationship whereby property is held by one party for the benefit of another. A Settlor (also referred to as a … [Read more...] about Revocable Trust Advantages

Filed Under: Living Trust, Wills and Trusts

What Is a Pour-Over Will?

April 28, 2020 by Larry Parman, Attorney at Law

What is a Pour-Over Will?

Distributing your estate assets can be accomplished using either a Will or a living trust. Because of the additional benefits a trust offers, many people choose to rely on a trust as the primary vehicle for distributing their estate assets. That does not mean, however, that a Will is no longer necessary. An Oklahoma City probate attorney at Parman & Easterday explains why you still need a pour-over Will if you are counting on a trust to distribute your estate assets. What Can a Basic Last … [Read more...] about What Is a Pour-Over Will?

Filed Under: Wills and Trusts

Do I Need an Estate Planning Attorney to Help Me Create My Will?

April 14, 2020 by Larry Parman, Attorney at Law

Do I Need an Estate Planning Attorney to Help Me Create My Will?

If you do not yet have at least a basic Last Will and Testament in place, there is no time like the present to execute one. When you do decide to create your Will, you may wonder if you need an estate planning attorney to assist you. An Oklahoma City estate planning attorney at Parman & Easterday explains why you do not want to try and create a Will without the help of an attorney. Why Do I Need an Attorney to Create a Will? You have undoubtedly been bombarded with advertisements on … [Read more...] about Do I Need an Estate Planning Attorney to Help Me Create My Will?

Filed Under: Wills and Trusts

Do You Need a Second Will?

April 9, 2020 by Larry Parman, Attorney at Law

Do You Need a Second Will?

For most people, executing a properly drafted Last Will and Testament ensures that all their estate assets will be distributed according to their wishes when their estate is probated. In some cases, however, a Will executed in the United States is not enough. An Oklahoma City probate attorney at Parman & Easterday discusses when a second Will might be necessary. Do You Own Property in Another Country? If you own property outside of the United States, estate planning can become both … [Read more...] about Do You Need a Second Will?

Filed Under: Wills and Trusts

Contesting a Deathbed Will

February 6, 2020 by Larry Parman, Attorney at Law

Oklahoma City probate attorney

Although every estate is unique, one of the motivations for creating an estate plan is so that loved ones aren’t faced with any real surprises during the probate of an estate. What happens though if you learn that a recently deceased loved one made a death bed Will at the last minute that changed the terms of his/her previous Will? Is that Will valid? Can you contest the deathbed Will? An Oklahoma City probate attorney at Parman & Easterday discusses contesting a deathbed Will. What … [Read more...] about Contesting a Deathbed Will

Filed Under: Wills and Trusts

  • Go to page 1
  • Go to page 2
  • Go to page 3
  • Interim pages omitted …
  • Go to page 7
  • Go to Next Page »

Primary Sidebar

Parman & Easterday, LLP

DOWNLOAD OUR FREE ESTATE PLANNING CHECKLIST

Follow Us

  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Where We Are

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
13913 Quail Pointe Drive, Suite B
Oklahoma City, OK 73134
Phone: (405) 843-6100
Fax: (405) 917-7018

MAP

parman_sidbr_map

Where We Are

TULSA, OK
Memorial Place 7633 E. 63rd Place Suite 312
Tulsa, OK 74133
United States (US)
Phone: (405) 843-6100

MAP

parman_sidbr_map

Office Hours

Monday9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Tuesday9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Wednesday9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Thursday9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Friday9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Footer

footer-logo

The information on this Oklahoma Law Firm website is for general information purposes only. Nothing on this or associated pages, documents, comments, answers, emails, or other communications should be taken as legal advice for any individual case or situation. This information on this website is not intended to create, and receipt or viewing of this information does not constitute, an attorney-client relationship.

Oklahoma City Estate Planning Attorneys at Parman & Easterday offer estate planning services in the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and surrounding areas. Contact us for help today.

Privacy Policy | Contact Us | Disclaimer | Site Map | Powered by American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys


© 2023 American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys, Inc.
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter
  • YouTube