With reference to the estate tax, gift tax, and generation skipping transfer taxes, if a recipient makes a qualified disclaimer with respect to any interest in property within the estate of decedent or donor, the property will be treated as if it had never been transferred to the recipient.
An example of when this might be [...]
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Qualified Disclaimers
Simultaneous Death
The will may provide that testator’s spouse shall be presumed to have survived the testator if both should die in a common disaster under circumstances that make it uncertain who died first. If the will does not contain such a simultaneous death clause, Oklahoma’s statute (Title 58, Oklahoma Statutes Annotated, Section 1001) directs that in [...]
General Provisions Applying to All Wills
General provisions that apply to all types of wills include:
• A spouse may dispose of all his or her separate estate by will, without the consent of the other spouse.
• A will cannot take precedence over:
1. A written antenuptial agreement. An antenuptial agreement is one made up between a man and woman prior to their [...]