Probate in Multnomah County

Probate Court Record

Multnomah County Circuit Court

Multnomah County · 4th Judicial District

Hours

Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-5:00 PM (in person; phone Mon-Fri 08:30-10:30, 13:30-16:00)

Office

1200 Southwest 1st Avenue, Portland, OR 97204

Filing in person

Walk-ins accepted

Self-represented filing

Allowed

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Verified October 16, 2026 · Source

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Trust Administration Firms Serving Multnomah County

Kirkendall Law, LLC is the Tigard solo practice of attorney Valerie Ingram Kirkendall, who holds a certificate of mastery in Taxation and has over 20 years of Oregon practice. The firm focuses on estate planning, wills, trusts, probate administration, guardianships, and conservatorships.

Solo PracticeServes 3 countiesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateConservatorshipGuardianshipWills

The Law Office of Wendell L. Belknap is a solo practice in downtown Oregon City handling probate, wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and advance directives, alongside real estate, family law, and personal injury matters for Clackamas County clients.

Solo PracticeServes 3 countiesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateFamily LawReal EstateWills

Serves Tillamook County from Tillamook and Clackamas County from a second office in Milwaukie. Handles estate planning, probate, and trust administration, preparing wills and revocable living trusts, and takes on the real property and business contract work that estates run into.

Since 2012Serves 2 countiesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateReal EstateWills

Myatt & Bell, P.C. has an estate planning legacy dating back to 1960 and has drafted thousands of wills and trusts. The firm practices estate planning, probate, trust administration, and elder law with offices in the Portland metro area and Vancouver, Washington.

Since 1960Free consultationEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawMedicaid Planning

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Forms for Planning and Settling an Estate in Oregon

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Pour-Over Will

In Oregon, a pour-over will is signed before 2ORS 112.235Verified Oct 19, 2026View source witnesses and moves anything left outside the trust into it through probate.

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How Do I Settle a Trust?

Settling a trust in Oregon happens outside court: the trustee acts under the state's Uniform Trust CodeORS 130.001 et seq.Verified Oct 17, 2026View source, notifies the beneficiaries, then pays the debts and distributes under the trust's terms.

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What's Fair Trustee Compensation?

In Oregon, trustee compensation follows "reasonable compensation" (UTC § 708 or equivalent)ORS 130.635Verified Sep 18, 2026View source unless the trust instrument sets a different amount.

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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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Do I Have to File Tax Returns for Someone Who Died?

Oregon requires a final state income tax return for the decedent alongside the federal Form 1040ORS 316.037Verified Sep 20, 2026View source; a federal estate tax return (Form 706) is required only for estates above $15,000,00026 USC 2001(c), 2010; P.L. 119-21 §70106Verified Sep 15, 2026View source.

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How Does Step-Up in Basis Work?

Inherited assets in Oregon take a basis reset to fair market value on the date of death26 USC § 1014Verified Sep 15, 2026View source, and the gain on a later sale faces ordinary income tax at the state's regular rates.

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