# ORS § 112.049: 112.049 Petition for forfeiture of parent’s share

> Oregon · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T12_C112_S112.049

## Section

- **Citation:** ORS § 112.049
- **Heading:** 112.049 Petition for forfeiture of parent’s share
- **Jurisdiction:** Oregon
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** OR Code / Title 12 / Chapter 112 / Section 112.049

## Text

(1) A petition may be filed in probate proceedings to assert that the intestate share of a parent of a decedent is subject to forfeiture under ORS 112.047 (Forfeiture of parent’s share by reason of termination of parental rights or desertion or neglect) . A petition may be filed under this section only by a person who would be benefited by a forfeiture of the parent’s share.

(2) A petition under this section must be filed not later than:

(a) Four months after the date of delivery or mailing of the information described in ORS 113.145 (Information to devisees, heirs, interested persons, Department of Human Services and Oregon Health Authority) if that information was required to be delivered or mailed to the person on whose behalf the petition is filed; or

(b) If the person on whose behalf the petition is filed was not required to be named as an interested person in the petition for appointment of a personal representative:

(A) Four months after the date of publication of notice to interested persons; or

(B) If notice to interested persons was not published, one year after the decedent’s date of death.

(3) The petitioner has the burden of proving the facts alleged in a petition filed under this section by:

(a) If the petitioner is a child or sibling of the decedent, a preponderance of evidence; or

(b) If the petitioner is not a child or sibling of the decedent, clear and convincing evidence. [2005 c.741 §3; 2019 c.461 §5; 2023 c.18 §4]

Note: Section 11, chapter 18, Oregon Laws 2023, provides:

Sec. 11. The amendments to statutes by sections 1 to 10 of this 2023 Act apply to probate proceedings commenced on or after the effective date of this 2023 Act [January 1, 2024]. [2023 c.18 §11]

Source: Section 112.049 — Petition for forfeiture of parent’s share , 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)

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