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ORS 114.605: Amount of elective share.

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  1. 03 - Landlord-Tenant, Domestic Relations, Probate
  2. 12. Probate Law
  3. Chapter 114 — Administration of Estates Generally

(1) Except as otherwise provided in ORS 114.600 to 114.725, the amount of the elective share is a dollar amount determined by multiplying the augmented estate by the percentage provided in this section. All properties included in the augmented estate shall be determined as provided in ORS 114.600 to 114.725. A court of this state has authority to order distribution under ORS 114.600 to 114.725 of all properties included in the augmented estate under ORS 114.600 to 114.725.

      (2) The elective share of a surviving spouse is determined by the length of time the spouse and decedent were married to each other, in accordance with the following schedule:

      If the decedent      The elective-share

      and the spouse       percentage is:

      were married to

      each other:

      Less than 2 years   5% of the

            augmented estate

      2 years but less

      than 3 years           7% of the

            augmented estate

      3 years but less

      than 4 years           9% of the

            augmented estate

      4 years but less

      than 5 years           11% of the

            augmented estate

      5 years but less

      than 6 years           13% of the

            augmented estate

      6 years but less

      than 7 years           15% of the

            augmented estate

      7 years but less

      than 8 years           17% of the

            augmented estate

      8 years but less

      than 9 years           19% of the

            augmented estate

      9 years but less

      than 10 years         21% of the

            augmented estate

      10 years but less

      than 11 years         23% of the

            augmented estate

      11 years but less

      than 12 years         25% of the

            augmented estate

      12 years but less

      than 13 years         27% of the

            augmented estate

      13 years but less

      than 14 years         29% of the

            augmented estate

      14 years but less

      than 15 years         31% of the

            augmented estate

      15 years or more

            33% of the

            augmented estate

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