{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-114.605","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 114.605","heading":"Amount of elective share.","body":"(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.\n      (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:\n      If the decedent      The elective-share\n      and the spouse       percentage is:\n      were married to\n      each other:\n      Less than 2 years   5% of the\n            augmented estate\n      2 years but less\n      than 3 years           7% of the\n            augmented estate\n      3 years but less\n      than 4 years           9% of the\n            augmented estate\n      4 years but less\n      than 5 years           11% of the\n            augmented estate\n      5 years but less\n      than 6 years           13% of the\n            augmented estate\n      6 years but less\n      than 7 years           15% of the\n            augmented estate\n      7 years but less\n      than 8 years           17% of the\n            augmented estate\n      8 years but less\n      than 9 years           19% of the\n            augmented estate\n      9 years but less\n      than 10 years         21% of the\n            augmented estate\n      10 years but less\n      than 11 years         23% of the\n            augmented estate\n      11 years but less\n      than 12 years         25% of the\n            augmented estate\n      12 years but less\n      than 13 years         27% of the\n            augmented estate\n      13 years but less\n      than 14 years         29% of the\n            augmented estate\n      14 years but less\n      than 15 years         31% of the\n            augmented estate\n      15 years or more\n            33% of the\n            augmented estate","path":["03 - Landlord-Tenant, Domestic Relations, Probate","12. Probate Law","Chapter 114 — Administration of Estates Generally"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors114.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:11Z","sha256":"f9d13fb54f8a6ea910c74d5f527abf79ecb594c2f930e4a56d0589dcd2e59c79","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-114.600","next":"us-or/ors-114.610"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}