Probate Court Record
Yamhill County · 25th Judicial District
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Tom Hoyt practices from Eugene, serving Lane County families through the Lane County Circuit Court. Handles wills and trusts, probate and estate administration, and contested estate matters, alongside business and real estate work. The firm keeps no website; reach it by phone.
Collier Law is a locally-owned Salem firm specializing in estate planning, living trusts, and probate. The firm develops long-term relationships with clients and provides a warm, calming environment for estate planning discussions. Spanish speaking attorneys and staff available.
Evans Batlan Getchell LLC is an estate planning law firm in Salem, Oregon, helping clients create wills and trusts, and providing guidance in probate and trust administration after death.
Evashevski Elliott PC has represented individuals in Oregon's Willamette Valley for more than 25 years in estate planning, probate and trust administration, and trust and estate litigation.
Serves Linn, Benton, Marion, Polk, and Lincoln counties from Albany. Handles wills and trusts, powers of attorney, probate and estate administration, estate litigation, and guardianship and conservatorship petitions. Offers a free 30-minute initial consultation.
Serves Florence and the central Oregon coast, in Lane County. Laurel Ferguson handles estate settlement, trust administration, and estate planning, including review of existing documents, property disposition, tax questions, and long-term care and Medicaid planning. She has owned the firm since 2020; founder Jane Hanawalt retired at the end of 2025. Complimentary initial consultation.
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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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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
1 probate firm has an office in Yamhill County, Oregon. Each listing carries the firm's practice areas, its Yamhill County office and its phone.
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Haugeberg, Rueter, Gowell, Fredricks & Higgins is a McMinnville firm in continuous operation since 1860, serving Yamhill and Polk counties. Practice areas include estate and tax planning, wills and trusts, probate, and trust administration.
