# Possible Beverly Hillbilly Family Member (My Fav Show) **URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/possible-beverly-hillbilly-family-member-my-fav-show/45086 **Category:** Carter County, OK **Created:** [April 25, 2019, 4:51pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/possible-beverly-hillbilly-family-member-my-fav-show/45086 "2019-04-25T16:51:07Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 2
### Author: ![Richard\_Winblad](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/user_avatar/www.mineralrightsforum.com/richard_winblad/32/11511_2.png) [@Richard\_Winblad](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Richard_Winblad) #### Post date: [April 25, 2019, 6:05pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/possible-beverly-hillbilly-family-member-my-fav-show/45086/2 "2019-04-25T18:05:34Z")
Margaret: I am assuming that your mother is deceased (either now or in 1994). If that is the case, then the company will likely require a probate in order to begin paying royalties to the rightful heirs. You may want to search her name with Oklahoma Unclaimed Property. [Click Here](https://apps.ok.gov/unclaimed/) and Mineral Owners Escrow [Here](http://www.occeweb.com/MOEASearch/index.aspx) If the interest is small, an Affidavit of Heirship may be sufficient. If not a simple probate might do the trick. > [@Oklahoma Probate Options](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/oklahoma-probate-options/42576): > > A parent, spouse or relative died and they owned or oil & gas mineral rights in Oklahoma: Has one of these happened to you? An investor wants to buy minerals owned by a family member who has died. An oil company wants to lease minerals that were in your mother or father’s name. Your relative was receiving royalty payments but won’t pay you until there is a probate. No Need to Appear in Court Most probate cases can be handled without the need of any appearance by a relative in court. … --- _[View the full topic](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/possible-beverly-hillbilly-family-member-my-fav-show/45086)._