We consistently tell our clients an estate plan is a gift to their family. While an estate plan brings our clients peace of mind, an estate plan’s primary value is providing loved ones with guidance regarding your affairs after you are no longer able to speak for yourself. To give your estate plan the most [...]
What is a Durable Power of Attorney? A durable power of attorney (“DPOA”) authorizes others to act on your behalf. The power of attorney can be broad or restricted to specific activities, and may be effective immediately or upon proof of incapacity. The Oklahoma Legislature changed the DPOA laws; you should be aware the changes [...]
We help clients with the legal effects of a loved one passing away. Sometimes the legal effects are more complicated to solve because the loved one died without a will or an estate plan, thinking they didn’t need one. Below are some of the myths about dying without a will, and why you should have [...]
Joint tenancy is a common estate planning tool used to avoid probate. Unfortunately, joint tenancy can cause more problems than it solves if used without consulting an attorney or to avoid making a comprehensive estate plan. What is Joint Tenancy? Joint Tenancy is a method of titling assets giving each person ownership of the whole [...]
Jessie signed up for a membership with a new gym.* Thinking about all the errands she had to do that day, she skipped straight to the membership agreement’s signature page and signed. She didn’t think about the agreement again until after she’s hurt on the gym’s malfunctioning treadmill. Unfortunately, under the gym’s membership agreement, Jessie [...]
Limited Liability Companies (LLCs) have not been around in Oklahoma that long. Lawyers twenty years ago were still using old form corporate minute books and stock certificates for LLCs – both completely unnecessary for LLCs. Change comes hard, but these days most people agree LLCs are the presumptive entity of choice because they make for [...]
Benjamin Franklin famously said: “[I]n this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.”[1] Estate plans prepare and plan for these two certainties and frequently last for many years without need of updates. Significant changes in the law or your life can trigger the need to review your estate plan to [...]
You know the old saying… kiddos are the “apple of my eye” – when they’re not driving you crazy that is. In all seriousness, you spend a large part of your life trying to protect and provide for your kids. So, this is an important question: What happens to my kids if I don’t have [...]
Rainey Law Continues to Serve Clients (with the help of technology) Governor Kevin Stitt recently signed an order declaring legal services as an essential business. Our team at Rainey Law continues working with full remote access capabilities from home and with limited personnel in our physical offices to ensure the health of others and our [...]
It’s that time of year again when we make time to visit our loved ones for the holidays and hopefully create warm memories. For some of our clients, this time is bittersweet because memories are all they have. While they remember and are grateful for the good times shared, a lot also struggled to properly grieve because of the messes left behind by their loved ones. Often there was no will, no trust, no direction for the family to move forward, and no real room to grieve for months and sometimes years.
