Oregon Statutes 114.505 – Definitions for ORS 114.505 to 114.560
As used in ORS § 114.505 to 114.560:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 114.505
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Decedent: A deceased person.
- Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- Testate: To die leaving a will.
(1) ‘Affiant’ means the person or persons signing a simple estate affidavit.
(2) ‘Claiming successors’ means:
(a) If the decedent died intestate, the heir or heirs of the decedent, or if there is no heir, an estate administrator of the State Treasurer appointed under ORS § 113.235;
(b) If the decedent died testate, the devisee or devisees of the decedent; and
(c) Any creditor of the estate entitled to payment or reimbursement from the estate under ORS § 114.545 (1)(f) who has not been paid or reimbursed the full amount owed such creditor within 60 days after the date of the decedent’s death.
(3) ‘Simple estate affidavit’ means an affidavit or amended affidavit filed under ORS § 114.515. [1973 c.710 § 2; 1977 c.239 § 1; 1979 c.340 § 1; 1979 c.467 § 3; 1989 c.228 § 1; 2003 c.395 § 14; 2005 c.22 § 92; 2015 c.146 § 2; 2019 c.165 § 1; 2019 c.678 § 40; 2023 c.17 § 9]