{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-113.015","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 113.015","heading":"Venue.","body":"(1) The venue for a proceeding seeking the appointment of a personal representative and for a proceeding to probate a will is:\n      (a) In the county where the decedent had a domicile or where the decedent had a place of abode at the time of death;\n      (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;\n      (c) In the county in which the decedent died; or\n      (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.\n      (2) Filing a proceeding in a county other than specified in subsection (1) of this section does not constitute a jurisdictional defect.","path":["03 - Landlord-Tenant, Domestic Relations, Probate","12. Probate Law","Chapter 113 — Initiation of Estate Proceedings"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors113.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:11Z","sha256":"0642e22497f37f6ec88141ad54f803f56fdac7051ddc22990229c42e7597efae","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-113.010","next":"us-or/ors-113.020"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}