No. Oregon does not require notarization for a will to be validORS 112.235Verified Sep 16, 2026View source. Oregon has no execution-time self-proving affidavitORS 112.235Verified Sep 16, 2026View source; a witness affidavit at probate can substitute for live testimony, so no notary is involved when the will is signed.

Oregon requires 2ORS 127.527 (HCR appointment), ORS 127.529 (comprehensive advance directive; form text set by 2021 c.328 §2 / SB 199 2021)Verified Oct 15, 2026View source witnesses, each at least 18 yearsORS 127.527 (HCR appointment), ORS 127.529 (comprehensive advance directive; form text set by 2021 c.328 §2 / SB 199 2021)Verified Oct 15, 2026View source old and present when you sign, and the agent or your healthcare provider cannot serve as one.

No. Oregon does not require witnesses for a financial power of attorneyORS 127.002 (defs; 2023 c.9 §8); ORS 127.005–127.045 (2009 c.46; 2018 c.36; 2021 c.272); ORS 93.670Verified Sep 20, 2026View source.

The personal representative closes the estate by filing a final account and a petition for a judgment of distribution when the estate is ready for final settlement and distribution (ORS 116.083(4)); after mailing notice at least 20 days before the objection deadline (ORS 116.093) and resolving any objections, the court enters a general judgment of final distribution (ORS 116.113) and, upon the PR filing receipts or other evidence that distribution has been made, a supplemental judgment of discharge (ORS 116.213)ORS 116.083, ORS 116.093, ORS 116.103, ORS 116.113, ORS 116.123, ORS 116.208, ORS 116.213Verified Sep 15, 2026View source.