# ORS § 112.047: 112.047 Forfeiture of parent’s share by reason of termination of parental rights or desertion or neglect > Oregon · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T12_C112_S112.047 ## Section - **Citation:** ORS § 112.047 - **Heading:** 112.047 Forfeiture of parent’s share by reason of termination of parental rights or desertion or neglect - **Jurisdiction:** Oregon - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** OR Code / Title 12 / Chapter 112 / Section 112.047 ## Text (1) Property that would pass by intestate succession under ORS 112.045 (Share of others than surviving spouse) from the estate of a decedent to a parent of the decedent shall pass and be vested as if the parent had predeceased the decedent if: (a) The parental rights of the parent with respect to the decedent were terminated and the parent-child relationship between the parent and the decedent was not judicially reestablished. (b) The person who would be benefited by the forfeiture is a child or sibling of the decedent, the decedent was an adult when the decedent died and: (A) The parent of the decedent willfully deserted the decedent for the one-year period immediately preceding the date on which the decedent became an adult; or (B) The parent neglected without just and sufficient cause to provide proper care and maintenance for the decedent for the one-year period immediately preceding the date on which the decedent became an adult. (c) The person who would be benefited by the forfeiture is not a child or sibling of the decedent, the decedent was an adult when the decedent died and: (A) The parent of the decedent willfully deserted the decedent for the three-year period immediately preceding the date on which the decedent became an adult; or (B) The parent neglected without just and sufficient cause to provide proper care and maintenance for the decedent for the three-year period immediately preceding the date on which the decedent became an adult. (d) The person who would be benefited by the forfeiture is a child or sibling of the decedent, the decedent was a minor when the decedent died and: (A) The parent of the decedent willfully deserted the decedent for the life of the decedent or for the one-year period immediately preceding the date on which the decedent died; or (B) The parent neglected without just and sufficient cause to provide proper care and maintenance for the decedent for the life of the decedent or for the one-year period immediately preceding the date on which the decedent died. (e) The person who would be benefited by the forfeiture is not a child or sibling of the decedent, the decedent was a minor when the decedent died and: (A) The parent of the decedent willfully deserted the decedent for the life of the decedent or for the three-year period immediately preceding the date on which the decedent died; or (B) The parent neglected without just and sufficient cause to provide proper care and maintenance for the decedent for the life of the decedent or for the three-year period immediately preceding the date on which the decedent died. (2) For the purposes of subsection (1) of this section, the court may disregard incidental visitations, communications and contributions in determining whether a parent willfully deserted the decedent or neglected without just and sufficient cause to provide proper care and maintenance for the decedent. (3) For the purposes of subsection (1) of this section, in determining whether the parent willfully deserted the decedent or neglected without just and sufficient cause to provide proper care and maintenance for the decedent, the court may consider whether a custodial parent or other custodian attempted, without good cause, to prevent or to impede contact between the decedent and the parent whose intestate share would be forfeited under this section. , in determining whether the parent willfully deserted the decedent or neglected without just and sufficient cause to provide proper care and maintenance for the decedent, the court may consider whether a custodial parent or other custodian attempted, without good cause, to prevent or to impede contact between the decedent and the parent whose intestate share would be forfeited under this section. (4) The intestate share of a parent of a decedent may be forfeited under this section only pursuant to an order of the court entered after the filing of a petition under ORS 112.049 (Petition for forfeiture of parent’s share) . A petition filed under ORS 113.035 (Petition for appointment of personal representative and probate of will) may not request the forfeiture of the intestate share of a parent of a decedent under this section. [2005 c.741 §2; 2015 c.387 §4; 2019 c.461 §4] Source: Section 112.047 — Forfeiture of parent’s share by reason of termination of parental rights or desertion or neglect , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors112.­html (accessed May 26, 2025). ## Nearby sections - [ORS § 112.015 112.015 Net intestate estate](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T12_C112_S112.015.md) - [ORS § 112.025 112.025 Share of surviving spouse if decedent leaves descendants](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T12_C112_S112.025.md) - [ORS § 112.035 112.035 Share of surviving spouse if decedent leaves no descendant](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T12_C112_S112.035.md) - [ORS § 112.045 112.045 Share of others than surviving spouse](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T12_C112_S112.045.md) - [ORS § 112.047 112.047 Forfeiture of parent’s share by reason of termination of parental rights or desertion or neglect](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T12_C112_S112.047.md) - [ORS § 112.049 112.049 Petition for forfeiture of parent’s share](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T12_C112_S112.049.md) - [ORS § 112.055 112.055 Escheat](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T12_C112_S112.055.md) - [ORS § 112.058 112.058 Preferences and presumptions in escheat proceedings](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T12_C112_S112.058.md) - [ORS § 112.065 112.065 Passage by representation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T12_C112_S112.065.md) - [ORS § 112.077 112.077 Time of determining relationships](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T12_C112_S112.077.md) - [ORS § 112.095 112.095 Persons of the half blood](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T12_C112_S112.095.md) - [ORS § 112.105 112.105 Succession where parents not married](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T12_C112_S112.105.md) - [ORS § 112.115 112.115 Persons related to decedent through two lines](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T12_C112_S112.115.md) - [ORS § 112.135 112.135 When gift is an advancement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T12_C112_S112.135.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T12_C112_S112.047. 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