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MATTER OF ESTATE OF WILLIAMS

No. 119,694.

538 P.3d 176 (2023)

2023 OK 103

In the MATTER OF the ESTATE OF Katha Mae WILLIAMS, Kimberly Hamilton, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Katha Mae Williams and as Trustee of the Williams Family Trust Dated the 28th Day of May 2014, Petitioner/Appellee/Respondent, v. Catherine Z. Welsh, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Earl Williams, Jr., Respondent/Appellant/Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

Filed October 24, 2023.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Catherine Z. Welsh , Jim C. McGough , Tulsa, Oklahoma, for Respondent/Appellant/Petitioner.

George M. Miles , Maureen M. Johnson , Tulsa, Oklahoma, for Petitioner/Appellee/Respondent.1

¶1 The first impression question presented is whether proceeds from a wrongful death cause can be transferred into a trust before they are obtained by the trust settlor. We hold that they can, and if they are, they belong in the trust.

FACTS/PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶2 This cause concerns a lengthy, convoluted court...

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