Oregon Small Estates: the simple estate affidavit
The short answer
Oregon calls its simplified route the simple estate affidavit, and it is set out in ORS 114.505-114.560 (limits in 114.510; filing in 114.515). Real estate worth up to $200,000 can be included on top of this. You have to wait a set number of days after the death before using it. It can also cover real estate, which is unusual and worth knowing before you assume a house means full probate. The current limit and the date we last read the statute are on the card below.
Oregon’s simple estate affidavit
Oregon sets this out in ORS 114.505-114.560 (limits in 114.510; filing in 114.515). Real estate worth up to $200,000 can be included on top of this. The figure itself, and the date we last read that statute, are on the card below.[1]
Oregon
- Procedure:
- simple estate affidavit
- Limit:
- $75,000
- Wait:
- 30 days
- Real estate:
- covered
Real estate worth up to $200,000 can be included on top of this.
ORS 114.505-114.560 (limits in 114.510; filing in 114.515) — official page read September 18, 2026
It can also cover real estate, which is unusual and worth knowing before you assume a house means full probate.[1]
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Creditor claims under ORS 113.155; ORS 115.005
Above the limit it is a regular Oregon probate case, and whoever the court appoints has to publish a notice to creditors in a local newspaper. The window for claims is 4 months after the notice is published.. Paying anyone out before that window closes can leave the person who paid personally liable.[2]
Oregon
- Published notice:
- required
- Claim window:
- 4 months after the notice is published.
ORS 113.155; ORS 115.005 — official page read September 18, 2026
Sources
- ORS 114.505-114.560 (limits in 114.510; filing in 114.515) (simple estate affidavit) — Oregon — official statute or court self-help page. Read September 18, 2026.
- ORS 113.155; ORS 115.005 (notice to creditors) — Oregon — official statute or court self-help page. Read September 18, 2026.
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