Oregon Statutes 21.170 – Probate filing fees and accounting fees
(1) Except as provided in ORS § 114.515, a probate court shall collect the following filing fees for the filing of a petition for the appointment of personal representative:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 21.170
- Decedent: A deceased person.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- Probate: Proving a will
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
(a) If the value of the estate is less than $50,000, $278.
(b) If the value of the estate is $50,000 or more, but less than $1 million, $591.
(c) If the value of the estate is $1 million or more, but less than $10 million, $882.
(d) If the value of the estate is $10 million or more, $1,176.
(2) A probate court shall collect the following fees for an annual or final accounting filed in a probate proceeding:
(a) If the value of the estate is less than $50,000, $35.
(b) If the value of the estate is $50,000 or more, but less than $1 million, $298.
(c) If the value of the estate is $1 million or more, but less than $10 million, $591.
(d) If the value of the estate is $10 million or more, $1,176.
(3) For the purpose of determining the value of the estate under this section, the amount of a settlement in a wrongful death action brought for the benefit of the decedent‘s surviving spouse or dependents is not part of the estate.
(4) A person filing an appearance in a probate proceeding must pay the fee established under ORS § 21.135.
(5) The fees established under this section apply to county courts exercising probate jurisdiction. [2011 c.595 § 21; 2013 c.685 34,34a; 2014 c.76 § 8; 2017 c.663 § 6; 2019 c.605 § 5]