Probate in Klamath County

Probate Court Record

Klamath County Circuit Court

Klamath County · 13th Judicial District

Hours

Monday-Thursday 8:00 AM-noon and 1:00 PM-5:00 PM; Friday 9:00 AM-noon and 1:00 PM-5:00 PM

Office

316 Main Street, Klamath Falls, OR 97601

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Probate Firms Serving Klamath County

Stark and Hammack, PC has served Southern Oregon since 1970 from its Medford office, focusing on estate planning, wills, trusts, guardianships, and conservatorships alongside real estate and general business law. Three-attorney practice with deep roots in the Rogue Valley.

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Day, Driver, Fournier & Reinhart LLP has served the Grants Pass and Southern Oregon community for over 50 years. The firm helps clients create estate plans including wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, powers of attorney, advance directives, and transfer-on-death deeds, and handles probate and trust administration.

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Rubin & Wickersham, Attorneys at Law PC practices family law, estate planning, and property litigation in Roseburg, Oregon. Founded in 2003, the firm serves Douglas County residents with trust and estate planning, real estate transactions, and business organization matters.

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Sarah Wolf specializes exclusively in estate planning and administration in Roseburg, Oregon. With over 20 years of legal experience, including prior work as a Deputy District Attorney, she has handled thousands of estate planning cases. The firm offers home visits for clients who have difficulty traveling to the office.

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Sorenson, Ransom & Ferguson is a civil law firm in Grants Pass whose four attorneys routinely assist clients with estate planning, probate and trust administration, elder law, guardianships and conservatorships, and other general civil legal matters throughout Southern Oregon.

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Last Will and Testament

In Oregon, a will is signed before 2ORS 112.235Verified Oct 19, 2026View source witnesses, and the witnesses sign an affidavit at probate instead of a self-proving affidavitORS 112.235Verified Oct 19, 2026View source.

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Tools for Planning and Settling an Estate in Oregon

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How Much Does Probate Cost?

Probate on a $500,000 estate in Oregon costs an estimated $24,214ORS 116.183 (reasonable compensation; no statutory percentage)Verified Sep 8, 2026View source. Attorney fees run 2%Modeled estimate under ORS 116.183 (reasonable compensation; no statutory percentage): the hours the statutory fee schedules imply, at the state's surveyed hourly rateVerified Sep 8, 2026View source to 3.2%Modeled estimate under ORS 116.183 (reasonable compensation; no statutory percentage): the hours the statutory fee schedules imply, at the state's surveyed hourly rateVerified Sep 8, 2026View source of the estate under a reasonable-compensation standard.

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How Do I Settle an Estate?

Settling an estate in Oregon: the personal representative files the estate inventory within 90 daysORS 113.165, ORS 113.175Verified Sep 15, 2026View source of appointment; creditors have 4 monthsORS §§ 113.155, 115.003, 115.005, 115.125Verified Oct 19, 2026View source to present claims; a simple estate closes in 4 months to 6 months.

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How Much Can an Executor Charge?

Oregon sets executor compensation by statute — about $10,630 on a $500,000 estate, roughly 2.1%ORS 116.173 (7% first $1K, 4% $1K-$10K, 3% $10K-$50K, 2% over $50K, on property subject to the court’s jurisdiction; 1% of other property reportable for estate tax; extraordinary services)Verified Sep 8, 2026View source.

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Do I Need Probate?

In Oregon, estates with personal property of $75,000ORS 114.510Verified Sep 8, 2026View source or less use the Simple Estate AffidavitORS 114.510Verified Sep 8, 2026View source, 30 daysORS 114.510Verified Sep 8, 2026View source after death, a court filing short of full probate.

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What Are the Creditor Claim Deadlines?

In Oregon, creditors have 4 monthsORS 115.005Verified Sep 8, 2026View source from first publication of the creditor notice to present claims; late claims are barred.

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Can I Self-File Probate?

Oregon has no statewide fill-in probate petition, so the opening petition is drafted as a legal pleading, and informal probate is not available.

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