ORS 113.075
Will contest


(1)

Any interested person may contest the probate of the will or the validity of the will or assert an interest in the estate for the reason that:

(a)

The will alleged in the petition for probate to be the will of the decedent is ineffective in whole or part;

(b)

There exists a will that has not been alleged in the petition to be the will of the decedent; or

(c)

The decedent agreed, promised or represented that the decedent would make or revoke a will or devise, or not revoke a will or devise, or die intestate.

(2)

An action described in subsection (1) of this section must be commenced by the filing of a petition in the probate proceedings, except that an action described in subsection (1)(c) of this section may be commenced by the filing of a separate action in any court of competent jurisdiction.

(3)

An action described in subsection (1) of this section must be commenced before the later of:

(a)

Four months after the date of delivery or mailing of the information described in ORS 113.145 (Information to devisees, heirs, interested persons, Department of Human Services and Oregon Health Authority) if that information was required to be delivered or mailed to the person on whose behalf the action under subsection (1) of this section is filed; or

(b)

Four months after the first publication of notice to interested persons if the person on whose behalf the action under subsection (1) of this section is filed was not required to be named in the petition for probate as an interested person.

(4)

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(a)

A person who commences an action under subsection (1) of this section shall give notice of the action to heirs and devisees identified in the petition for probate or amended petition for probate, and to the State Treasurer if the personal representative has delivered or mailed information to the State Treasurer under ORS 113.045 (Information of escheat to State Treasurer).

(b)

If any devisee under the contested will is a charitable trust as described in ORS 130.170 (UTC 405. Charitable trusts), a public benefit corporation as defined in ORS 65.001 (Definitions) or a religious organization, a person who commences an action under subsection (1) of this section shall give notice to the Attorney General of the action.

(5)

A cause of action described in subsection (1)(c) of this section may not be presented as a claim under ORS chapter 115. [1969 c.591 §87; 1973 c.506 §23; 1991 c.704 §2; 2017 c.169 §12; 2019 c.678 §33]

Source: Section 113.075 — Will contest, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors113.­html.

Notes of Decisions

An action seeking to invalidate a portion of a will because of a restriction on charitable gifts is not governed by this section’s limitation period. Buresh v. First Nat. Bank, 10 Or App 463, 500 P2d 1063 (1972)

When will was offered for probate in solemn form and contestant was party to that proceeding, this section did not allow relitigation of issues which were determined in first proceeding. McGilvray v. Martin, 49 Or App 5, 618 P2d 1287 (1980)

Party may not avoid statutory four-month limitation for will contest by designating action as one on claim or for declaratory judgment based on purported invalidity of will. Martin v. Kenworthy, 92 Or App 697, 759 P2d 335 (1988)

113.005
Special administrators
113.007
Exceptions to bond requirement for special administrator
113.015
Venue
113.025
Proceedings commenced in more than one county
113.027
Limitation on admission of will to probate
113.035
Petition for appointment of personal representative and probate of will
113.038
Request for different method of compensation of personal representative
113.045
Information of escheat to State Treasurer
113.055
Testimony of attesting witnesses to will
113.065
Establishing foreign wills
113.075
Will contest
113.085
Preference in appointing personal representative
113.086
Approval of attorneys who are eligible to be personal representative for decedent who received Medicaid or other public assistance
113.087
Effect of accepting appointment as personal representative
113.092
Convicted felon as nominated personal representative
113.095
Persons not qualified to act as personal representatives
113.105
Bond for personal representative
113.115
Increasing, reducing or requiring new bond
113.125
Letters testamentary or of administration
113.135
Designation of attorney to be filed
113.145
Information to devisees, heirs, interested persons, Department of Human Services and Oregon Health Authority
113.155
Publication of notice to interested persons
113.165
Filing inventory and evaluation
113.175
Property discovered after inventory filed
113.185
Appraisal
113.195
Removal of personal representative
113.205
Powers of surviving personal representative
113.215
Appointment of successor personal representative
113.225
Notice to interested persons by successor personal representative
113.235
Appointment of estate administrators by State Treasurer
113.238
Requirements and prohibitions related to certain decedents who die intestate and without heirs
113.242
Authority of estate administrator
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