Signed under oath.
Filing the affidavit is swearing that it's true.
In the official wording
"you are swearing that the information in the affidavit is true"
From the official pages listed below, checked November 2026.
What else the signing needs
- Value limit
- The estate's fair market value up to $275,000, with no more than $200,000 in real property and no more than $75,000 in personal property.
"An affidavit can be filed if the fair market value of the estate is $275,000 or less."
- Waiting period
- Not less than 30 days after the death.
"Not less than 30 days after the death of the decedent"
- Where it goes
- Filed with the clerk of the probate court ($124 fee), with a certified death certificate (and the original will, if any); copies go to the Department of Human Services and the Oregon Health Authority.
"with the clerk of the probate court"
- Official form
- Affidavit of Claiming Successor (intestate or testate estate). Linked from the court's probate self-help page. Open the official form
Next step
Sign by video with our New Jersey notary while you're in Oregon, 7 AM to 9 PM Eastern, seven days a week, by appointment. New Jersey law lets a New Jersey notary notarize for a signer located in another state (N.J.S.A. 52:7-10.10). How Oregon treats it: Oregon gives a notarial act performed in another state the same effect as one by an Oregon notarial officer. The out-of-state officer's signature and title are prima facie evidence that they're genuine. More on Oregon signers.
Ask the bank, holder or court that will receive the affidavit whether it accepts an electronically notarized one.
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If a local notary in Oregon does it: Up to $10 per notarial act, paper or in-person electronic, under the state's fee rules (Oregon notary fees).
Official sources
- Oregon Judicial Department, Lincoln County Circuit Court: Probate self-help (checked November 2026)
- Oregon SB 15 (2025), enrolled (Oregon Legislature) (checked November 2026)
We are not lawyers, and this is general information, not legal advice. Checked November 2026. Rules change, and whoever receives the document decides what it accepts; we can't guarantee acceptance.
Common questions
Is a notary required for a Oregon small estate affidavit?
Signed under oath. Filing the affidavit is swearing that it's true.
What is the small estate limit in Oregon?
The estate's fair market value up to $275,000, with no more than $200,000 in real property and no more than $75,000 in personal property.
How long after a death can the Oregon affidavit be used?
Not less than 30 days after the death.
Is the Oregon affidavit filed with a court?
Filed with the clerk of the probate court ($124 fee), with a certified death certificate (and the original will, if any); copies go to the Department of Human Services and the Oregon Health Authority.
Can I sign the Oregon affidavit with an online notary?
Our New Jersey notary can notarize it by video while you're in Oregon. Oregon gives a notarial act performed in another state the same effect as one by an Oregon notarial officer. The out-of-state officer's signature and title are prima facie evidence that they're genuine. Ask the bank, holder or court that will receive it whether it accepts an electronically notarized affidavit.
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