The creditor claim period of 2 monthsOkla. Stat. tit. 58, §§ 331, 333, 591Verified Sep 15, 2026View source runs from the first publication of the creditor notice, which follows the executor's appointment. A claim not presented in time is barred.
Within 60 days58 O.S. §§ 281, 289Verified Sep 15, 2026View source of the personal representative's appointment.
The personal representative closes the estate by filing a final account and petition for distribution (Okla. Stat. tit. 58, §§ 541, 612); the court settles the account, enters a decree of distribution naming the persons and shares entitled (§§ 631, 632), and enters a decree of discharge (§ 691). The streamlined § 241 dispense-with (estates ≤ $150,000) and § 245 summary administration tracks reach the same result on a compressed, combined-notice scheduleOkla. Stat. tit. 58, §§ 541, 553, 591, 612, 613, 631, 632, 634, 691; §§ 241, 245Verified Sep 15, 2026View source.
Oklahoma law recognizes that a person named as executor may renounce the appointment but prescribes no particular document. A signed written renunciation filed with the court states the refusal on the record.
Not before the 2-month creditor-claim period following first publication of the notice to creditors has run (§§ 331, 591(7), 243); the final-settlement account and petition for distribution must then stand for hearing not less than 20 days after filing (§ 553). On the § 241 dispense-with track, the combined-notice hearing is set not less than 35 days after first publicationOkla. Stat. tit. 58, §§ 553, 591(7), 243, 241(D)Verified Sep 15, 2026View source.