ORS Chapter 112 - Oregon Statutes

Chapter 112 — IntestateSuccession and Wills

 

2009 EDITION

 

INTESTATESUCCESSION AND WILLS

 

PROBATELAW

 

INTESTATESUCCESSION

 

112.015     Netintestate estate

 

112.025     Shareof surviving spouse if decedent leaves issue

 

112.035     Shareof surviving spouse if decedent leaves no issue

 

112.045     Shareof others than surviving spouse

 

112.047     Forfeitureof parent’s share by reason of desertion or neglect

 

112.049     Petitionfor forfeiture of parent’s share

 

112.055     Escheat

 

112.058     Preferencesand presumptions in escheat proceedings

 

112.065     Representationdefined

 

112.075     Timeof determining relationships; afterborn heirs

 

112.095     Personsof the half blood

 

112.105     Successionwhere parents not married

 

112.115     Personsrelated to decedent through two lines

 

ADVANCEMENTS

 

112.135     Whengift is an advancement

 

112.145     Effectof advancement on distribution

 

112.155     Deathof advancee before decedent

 

STATUSOF ADOPTED PERSONS

 

112.175     Adoptedpersons

 

112.185     Effectof more than one adoption

 

112.195     Referencesin wills, deeds and other instruments to accord with law of intestatesuccession

 

WILLS

 

112.225     Whomay make a will

 

112.227     Intentionof testator expressed in will as controlling

 

112.230     Locallaw of state selected by testator controlling unless against public policy

 

112.232     UniformInternational Wills Act

 

112.235     Executionof a will

 

112.245     Witnessas beneficiary

 

112.255     Validityof execution of a will

 

112.265     Testamentaryadditions to trusts

 

112.270     Procedureto establish contract to make will or devise or not to revoke will or devise

 

112.272     Interrorem clauses valid and enforceable; exceptions

 

112.275     Mannerof revocation or alteration exclusive

 

112.285     Expressrevocation or alteration

 

112.295     Revivalof revoked or invalid will

 

112.305     Revocationby marriage

 

112.315     Revocationby divorce or annulment

 

112.325     Contractof sale of property devised not a revocation

 

112.335     Encumbranceor disposition of property after making will

 

112.345     Deviseof life estate

 

112.355     Devisepasses all interest of testator

 

112.365     Propertyacquired after making will

 

112.385     Nonademptionof specific devises in certain cases

 

112.395     Whenestate passes to issue of devisee; anti-lapse; class gifts

 

112.400     Effectof failure of devise

 

112.405     Childrenborn or adopted after execution of will; pretermitted children

 

112.410     Effectof general disposition or residuary clause on testator’s power of appointment

 

112.415     Personsnot entitled to estate of testator

 

112.435     Dispositionof wills deposited with county clerk

 

EFFECTOF HOMICIDE OR ABUSE ON INTESTATE SUCCESSION, WILLS, JOINT ASSETS, LIFEINSURANCE AND BENEFICIARY DESIGNATIONS

 

112.455     Definitionsfor ORS 112.455 to 112.555

 

112.457     Applicationto abuser

 

112.465     Slayeror abuser considered to predecease decedent

 

112.475     Jointlyowned property

 

112.485     Propertyjointly owned with others

 

112.495     Reversions,vested remainders, contingent remainders and future interests

 

112.505     Propertyappointed; powers of revocation or appointment

 

112.515     Proceedsof insurance on life and other benefit plans of decedent

 

112.525     Proceedsof insurance on life of slayer or abuser

 

112.535     Paymentby insurance company, financial institution, trustee or obligor; no additionalliability

 

112.545     Rightsof persons without notice dealing with slayer or abuser

 

112.555     Evidenceof felonious and intentional killing; conviction as conclusive

 

UNIFORMSIMULTANEOUS DEATH ACT

 

112.570     Definitionsfor ORS 112.570 to 112.590

 

112.572     Requirementof survival

 

112.578     Constructionof survivorship provisions in governing instruments

 

112.580     Co-ownerswith right of survivorship; requirement of survival

 

112.582     Evidenceof death or status

 

112.586     Exceptions

 

112.588     Protectionof payors and other third parties

 

112.590     Protectionof bona fide purchasers; personal liability of recipient

 

DOWERAND CURTESY ABOLISHED

 

112.685     Dowerand curtesy abolished

 

112.695     Statuteof limitation for recovery of dower or curtesy

 

UNIFORMDISPOSITION OF COMMUNITY PROPERTY RIGHTS AT DEATH ACT

 

112.705     Shorttitle

 

112.715     Applicationto certain property

 

112.725     Rebuttablepresumptions

 

112.735     One-halfof property not subject to testamentary disposition or right to elect againstwill

 

112.745     Proceedingsto perfect title

 

112.755     Whomay institute proceedings

 

112.765     Rightsof purchaser

 

112.775     Applicationand construction

 

DISPOSITIONOF WILLS

 

112.800     Definitionfor ORS 112.800 to 112.830

 

112.805     Exclusivemanner of disposing of wills; destroyed will not revoked

 

112.810     Dutiesof custodian of will

 

112.815     Conditionsfor disposal of will

 

112.820     Procedurefor destruction of will; filing of affidavit; fee

 

112.825     Liabilityfor destruction of will

 

112.830     Courtmay order delivery of will

 

      112.010 [Amended by1969 c.591 §69; renumbered 112.575]

 

INTESTATESUCCESSION

 

      112.015Net intestate estate.Any part of the net estate of a decedent not effectively disposed of by thewill of the decedent shall pass as provided in ORS 112.025 to 112.055. [1969c.591 §19]

 

      112.017 [1993 c.598 §4;1995 c.235 §1; repealed by 1999 c.133 §1]

 

      112.020 [Amended by1969 c.591 §70; renumbered 112.585]

 

      112.025Share of surviving spouse if decedent leaves issue. If the decedentleaves a surviving spouse and issue, the intestate share of the survivingspouse is:

      (1)If there are surviving issue of the decedent all of whom are issue of thesurviving spouse also, the entire net intestate estate.

      (2)If there are surviving issue of the decedent one or more of whom are not issueof the surviving spouse, one-half of the net intestate estate. [1969 c.591 §20;1987 c.329 §1]

 

      112.030 [Amended by1969 c.591 §71; renumbered 112.595]