ORS 113.155
Publication of notice to interested persons


(1)

Except as provided in subsection (5) of this section, upon appointment a personal representative shall cause a notice to interested persons to be published once in each of three consecutive weeks in:

(a)

A newspaper published in the county in which the estate proceeding is pending; or

(b)

If no newspaper is published in the county in which the estate proceeding is pending, a newspaper designated by the court.

(2)

The notice shall include:

(a)

The title of the court in which the estate proceeding is pending;

(b)

The name of the decedent;

(c)

The name of the personal representative and the address at which claims are to be presented;

(d)

A statement requiring all persons having claims against the estate to present them, within four months after the date of the first publication of the notice to the personal representative at the address designated in the notice for the presentation of claims or they may be barred;

(e)

The date of the first publication of the notice; and

(f)

A statement advising all persons whose rights may be affected by the proceeding that additional information may be obtained from the records of the court, the personal representative or the attorney for the personal representative.

(3)

The failure of the personal representative to cause a notice to be published under this section is a breach of duty to the persons concerned, but does not affect the validity of appointment, duties or powers or the exercise of duties or powers.

(4)

A personal representative shall file in the estate proceeding proof of the publication of notice required by this section. The proof shall include a copy of the published notice.

(5)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

This section does not apply if the petition for appointment of the personal representative states that no assets of the estate are known to the petitioner and no assets of the estate have come into the possession or knowledge of the personal representative.

(b)

If the petition for appointment of the personal representative states that no assets of the estate are known to the petitioner and assets of the estate later come into the possession or knowledge of the personal representative, the personal representative shall, within 30 days after the filing of the inventory or supplemental inventory first showing assets of the estate, commence publication of notice to interested persons as provided in this section. [1969 c.591 §95; 1973 c.506 §26; 2007 c.284 §11; 2019 c.414 §3]

Source: Section 113.155 — Publication of notice to interested persons, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors113.­html.

Law Review Citations

26 WLR 277 (1990)

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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