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Probate Department

Phone: 503.588.5141

Address:
100 High St. NE, Salem

Hours
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

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Probate

 

General Information

 

Filing Fees

 

Forms, Legal Resources and Reference Materials

Some court approved forms are posted on this site for small estates, name changes, guardianships, conservatorships and adoption.  Some sample forms are also available through stationary stores that sell legal forms, and in legal reference books provided in the Marion County Law Library on the fifth floor of the Courthouse, 100 High Street NE, Salem, (503) 588-5090.  These include:

  • Administering Oregon Estates (Probate and Small Estates)
  • Administering Oregon Trusts
  • Guardianships, Conservatorships and Transfers to Minors
  • Family Law (Chapter 18 Adoptions, Chapter 20, Name Changes)

The following statutes are also available through the law library and through the Oregon Legislature's website:

  • Probate:  ORS Chapters 111 to 117
  • Small Estates:  ORS 114.505 to 114.560
  • Guardianships, conservatorships ("protective proceedings"):  ORS Chapter 125
  • Trusts:  ORS Chapter 128
  • Uniform Transfers to Minors Act:  ORS 126.805 to 126.886
  • Adoptions:  ORS 109.304 to 109.410
  • Voluntary Adoption Registry:  ORS 109.425 to 109.507
  • Wrongful Death:  ORS 30.010 to 30.100

 

Adoption

 

Conservatorships

 

Decedent's Estates

 

Guardianships