Administration of the estate of a person dying intestate must be granted to some one or more of the persons hereinafter mentioned, and they are respectively entitled thereto in the following order:

1. The surviving husband or wife, or some competent person whom he or she may request to have appointed.

2. The children.

3. The father or mother.

4. The brothers or sisters.

5. The grandchildren.

6. The next of kin entitled to share in the distribution of the estate.

7. The creditors.

8. Any person legally competent.

If the decedent was a member of a partnership at the time of his decease, the surviving partner must in no case be appointed administrator of his estate.

Historical Data

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R.L. 1910, § 6245; Amended by Laws 1961, SB 84, p. 440, § 1, emerg. eff. March 3, 1961.

Citationizer^® Summary of Documents Citing This Document

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Cite	Name	Level
Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals Cases
	Cite	Name	Level
	1990 OK CIV APP 79, 805 P.2d 113, 62 OBJ 714,	Estate of Raulston, Matter of	Cited
	2004 OK CIV APP 34, 90 P.3d 1015,	IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF GENTRY	Cited
	2006 OK CIV APP 55, 135 P.3d 853,	IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATES OF WATSON	Discussed at Length
	2006 OK CIV APP 134, 147 P.3d 303,	IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF HENDERSON	Cited
	2010 OK CIV APP 114, 242 P.3d 599,	IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WEBB	Cited
	1977 OK CIV APP 9, 569 P.2d 536,	MATTER OF ESTATE OF ROGERS	Cited
	2023 OK CIV APP 47, 541 P.3d 208,	IN RE THE MATTER OF BECK	Cited
	1979 OK CIV APP 37, 625 P.2d 1276,	MATTER OF ESTATE OF FRANZ	Cited
	2025 OK CIV APP 13,	THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA ex rel. PANTER v. MCVEA	Cited
	1999 OK CIV APP 63, 984 P.2d 258, 70 OBJ 2030,	In re the Estate of Foreman	Cited
Oklahoma Supreme Court Cases
	Cite	Name	Level
	1952 OK 24, 240 P.2d 1116, 205 Okla 685,	IN RE BOND'S ESTATE	Discussed
	1952 OK 71, 241 P.2d 390, 206 Okla 81,	IN RE BEACH'S ESTATE	Cited
	1945 OK 79, 157 P.2d 909, 195 Okla. 371,	PEASE v. HUDSON	Cited
	1961 OK 211, 365 P.2d 993,	WYCHE v. WYCHE	Discussed
	1970 OK 64, 467 P.2d 500,	CHESNUT v. McGINNIS	Cited
	1970 OK 220, 482 P.2d 597,	GAFFNEY v. McQUEEN	Cited
	1972 OK 127, 501 P.2d 1106,	SPARKS v. STEELE	Cited
	1973 OK 85, 515 P.2d 571,	IN RE ESTATE OF MARRIOTT	Discussed at Length
	2005 OK 73, 123 P.3d 21,	MURG, JR. v. BARNSDALL NURSING HOME	Cited
	2005 OK 74, 123 P.3d 11,	MURG, JR. v. BARNSDALL NURSING HOME	Cited
	2011 OK 96, 286 P.3d 283,	IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DICKSION	Discussed at Length
	2016 OK 112, 384 P.3d 496,	BROWN v. ALLEY	Discussed
	1979 OK 139, 604 P.2d 846,	MATTER OF ESTATE OF SCOTT	Discussed at Length
	2021 OK 17, 489 P.3d 9,	IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DOWNING	Cited
	2023 OK 117, 539 P.3d 1286,	IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LANDING	Discussed at Length

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