{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-116.153","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 116.153","heading":"Right of offset and retainer.","body":"The amount of the indebtedness of a distributee to the estate if due, or its present worth if not due, shall be offset against the interest of the distributee in the estate; but the distributee has the benefit of any defense that would be available to the distributee in a direct proceeding for recovery of the debt. The right of offset and retainer is prior and superior to the rights of judgment creditors, heirs or assignees of the distributee.","path":["03 - Landlord-Tenant, Domestic Relations, Probate","12. Probate Law","Chapter 116 — Accounting, Distribution and Closing"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors116.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:11Z","sha256":"8b9d8388130493be32b74d79c03baa6fb07db284849e8023f0fa4669325daa99","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-116.150","next":"us-or/ors-116.155"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}