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BARTLESVILLE LAW BLOG
This blog will discuss the law as it affects residents of Bartlesville and the surrounding area. We plan to add new blog posts every two weeks. If you have any questions, comments, or ideas for topics you would like discussed, contact the Persaud Law Office. Also, if you have questions about legal topics, please feel free to submit them.
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How to Make a Will Electronically
Recently, the Oklahoma legislature enacted a law that allows you to execute your will, or other estate planning documents,...
Kyle Persaud
13 minutes ago4 min read
What is Consent to Adoption?
In Oklahoma, a child may be adopted with the parents’ consent. Generally, both parents must consent to the adoption, unless one parent is...
Kyle Persaud
Mar 38 min read
If a court has ordered me to pay a judgment, how can the court make me pay?
Someone has sued you, and you’ve lost the lawsuit, and the judge has ordered you to pay. You wonder: what can the court do to make you...
Kyle Persaud
Feb 184 min read
How should blended families handle estate planning?
One of the more complex areas of estate planning law deals with blended families. If a person dies without a will, the intestate...
Kyle Persaud
Feb 35 min read
Suing a Government Agency in Oklahoma
To sue a government agency (or city or county) in Oklahoma, you have to comply with the Governmental Tort Claims Act (GTCA). You first...
Kyle Persaud
Jan 216 min read
If I have a protective order against me, can I have firearms?
It depends on what the court found when it issued the protective order. If you had notice and an opportunity to participate in the...
Kyle Persaud
Jan 66 min read
How to Find Hope in Jesus
Most of my blog posts are about legal topics. But, this Christmas, when we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, I'll blog a much more...
Kyle Persaud
Dec 23, 202410 min read
What Happens if I’m Caught Driving without My Insurance Verification?
If you don’t have your insurance verification with you when you are driving, and an officer stops you, you don’t need to worry. If you...
Kyle Persaud
Dec 9, 20246 min read
How to Give Someone Access to Your Digital Assets with a Will, Trust, or Power of Attorney
A new Oklahoma law allows you to write a will, trust, or power of attorney in which you allow someone else to access your digital assets....
Kyle Persaud
Nov 26, 20245 min read
What to Do if You Have a Lien on a Motor Vehicle
If you’ve done work on a vehicle, or furnished storage space for a vehicle, and the vehicle’s owner won’t pay you, you have a lien on the...
Kyle Persaud
Nov 12, 20247 min read
New Oklahoma Laws 2024
Every year, I publish a list of some of the more important new laws that the Oklahoma Legislature has passed in the year. Here is my list...
Kyle Persaud
Oct 28, 20245 min read
What law protects against civil lawsuits when we try to help a victim in medical need?
If you’ve helped someone who is in need, that last thing you want is to be sued as a result of doing a good deed. Fortunately, Oklahoma...
Kyle Persaud
Oct 14, 20244 min read
Do Child Support Payments Automatically Stop?
If you have to pay child support, you may wonder: Will my child support payments automatically stop? The law on child support...
Kyle Persaud
Sep 30, 20244 min read
Estate Planning for Young Adults: Top Things to Consider
You’re a young adult, and you may be thinking, “Estate planning? That’s just for old people, right?” Wrong. Even if you are young, estate...
Kyle Persaud
Sep 16, 20244 min read
Steps to Take After a Breach of Contract
Someone has breached a contract against you, and you wonder: what should you do? Step 1: Gather together all records of your dealings...
Kyle Persaud
Sep 3, 20246 min read
After a divorce, who claims the children as dependents for tax purposes?
Federal tax laws say that the parent with whom the child resides for a longer period of time during the taxable year, may claim the child...
Kyle Persaud
Aug 19, 20243 min read
Do All Wills Go through Probate?
The short answer is: some wills do go through probate, but not all wills do. A will goes through probate if 1) the property named in the...
Kyle Persaud
Aug 5, 20245 min read
Filing a lien when you have worked on property
You’re a contractor, and you’ve done work on someone’s property. They won’t pay you. You wonder: What can you do? One way of enforcing a...
Kyle Persaud
Jul 22, 20245 min read
How Do Courts Divide Debt in Divorce Cases?
Often, when spouses get divorced, one or both spouses owe debt. Recently someone asked me, “What happens to debt in divorce cases?” If...
Kyle Persaud
Jul 8, 20243 min read
Legal Ghostwriting -- We Provide It
An increasingly used service in the American court system is “legal ghostwriting.” Legal ghostwriting is the practice where someone...
Kyle Persaud
Jun 25, 20242 min read
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