(a) In the county where the decedent had a domicile or where the decedent had a place of abode at the time of death;
(b) In any county where property of the decedent was located at the time of death or is located at the time the proceeding is commenced;
(c) In the county in which the decedent died; or
(d) In the county where a personal injury claim or wrongful death claim, as those terms are defined in ORS 114.441, could be maintained.
(2) Filing a proceeding in a county other than specified in subsection (1) of this section does not constitute a jurisdictional defect. [1969 c.591 §81; 2019 c.166 §12]
Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 03 - Landlord-Tenant, Domestic Relations, Probate
Chapter 113 - Initiation of Estate Proceedings
Section 113.005 - Special administrators.
Section 113.007 - Exceptions to bond requirement for special administrator.
Section 113.025 - Proceedings commenced in more than one county.
Section 113.035 - Petition for appointment of personal representative and probate of will.
Section 113.038 - Request for different method of compensation of personal representative.
Section 113.045 - Information of escheat to State Treasurer.
Section 113.055 - Testimony of attesting witnesses to will.
Section 113.065 - Establishing foreign wills.
Section 113.075 - Will contest.
Section 113.085 - Preference in appointing personal representative.
Section 113.092 - Convicted felon as nominated personal representative.
Section 113.095 - Persons not qualified to act as personal representatives.
Section 113.105 - Bond for personal representative.
Section 113.125 - Letters testamentary or of administration.
Section 113.155 - Publication of notice to interested persons.
Section 113.175 - Property discovered after inventory filed.
Section 113.195 - Removal of personal representative.
Section 113.205 - Powers of surviving personal representative.
Section 113.215 - Appointment of successor personal representative.
Section 113.225 - Notice to interested persons by successor personal representative.