OK HB2395

Amends 84 O.S. 2011, Section 257 governing procedures for determining succession or heirship of real property when a person dies intestate or with a will using general terms like "heirs," "descendants," or "nearest of kin"

Allows judicial determination of heirs and their proportionate shares when 1+ years have passed since death without a district court decree identifying the specific persons entitled to inherit

Reorganizes the statute into subsections (A, B, C) and updates gendered language from "his/he" to "the plaintiff/the petition" throughout

Permits plaintiffs in real property actions to name devisees, grantees, or heirs-at-law as defendants and serve notice by publication using the description "The heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees and assigns, of [deceased name]"

Effective date: November 1, 2016