Probate in Morrow County, Oregon
When someone who lived in Morrow County dies, probate is handled by the county probate court. This page points you to that court and summarizes the Oregon rules that apply — the small-estate threshold, the key deadlines, and the instruments Oregon uses. For your own dates and numbers, use the free calculators linked below.
Where to file
Probate is filed in Morrow County, where the person who died last lived. Local forms, e-filing rules, and scheduling vary by county — confirm with the county probate court.
Find your court — Oregon Judicial Department — Find a CourtDoes this estate need full probate?
Oregon lets smaller estates skip full probate using the Small estate affidavit (ORS 114.515) — $75k personalty + separate $200k real-property cap for estates up to $75,000.
Check your estate Source — ORS 114.510/114.515 ($75k personal property; $200k real property — separate caps; amd. 2023 c.17)Key probate deadlines in Oregon
- Lodge the will with the court
- 30 days after the date of death
- File the estate inventory
- 90 days after appointment as personal representative
- Creditor-claim period closes
- 4 months after first publication of the notice to creditors
Good to know in Oregon
- The court empowers the personal representative with Letters Testamentary / Letters of Administration.
- The estate closes with the Judgment of Final Distribution.
- Oregon estate tax return (OR-706) due 9 months after death; filing threshold $1M.
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