Okla. Stat. tit. 40, § 40-165.3a: Payment of wages to surviving spouse and children

Other than an employee provided with an option of beneficiary

designation with respect to his wages and benefits by his employer,

all wages earned by an employee, not exceeding Three Thousand

Dollars ($3,000.00), shall, upon the employee's death, become due

and payable to the employee's surviving spouse, or if there is no

surviving spouse, the dependent children, or their guardians or the

conservators of their estates, in equal shares, without the

necessity of a probate court action.