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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
If a personal representative is not appointed within four months after the filing of the affidavit authorized by ORS 114.515, the interest of the decedent in all of the property described in the affidavit is transferred to the person or persons shown by the affidavit to be entitled thereto, and any other claims against the property are barred, except:
(1) As provided in ORS 114.540, 114.545 and 114.550; and
(2) For the purposes of a surviving spouse's claim for an elective share in the manner provided by ORS 114.600 to 114.725.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Oregon Revised Statutes Probate Law § 114.555 - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/or/title-12-probate-law/or-rev-st-sect-114-555/
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