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estate is administered there. The estate’s personal
representative, Pamela Powell (Ms. Powell or petitioner), resided
in Tulsa, Oklahoma, when she petitioned the Court on behalf of
the estate.
Decedent died on June 12, 1997, and was the surviving spouse
of Sidney Gore, who died on January 25, 1995. Decedent and
Sidney Gore were married for 49 years and had two children,
Michael Gore (Mr. Gore) and Ms. Powell, and one grandchild, AP,
the son of Ms. Powell.
During his lifetime Sidney Gore was involved in the oil
production business. At the time of his death, the bulk of his
assets consisted of investments in oil companies and in
Government bonds. Sidney Gore had lived a frugal life and had
accumulated considerable wealth, but he did not share the details
of his finances with his family members or discuss his financial
matters with them.
Decedent did not work outside of the home and did not
accumulate substantial assets of her own during her marriage.
Neither decedent nor her children participated in Sidney Gore’s
business activities or in the management of his investments, and
they had little knowledge of his financial affairs.
Estate Plans of Sidney Gore and Decedent
On October 20, 1988, Sidney Gore executed a Declaration of
Trust Creating the Sidney Gore Trust (Sidney Gore Trust
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