# ORS § 30.070: 30.070 Settlement

> Oregon · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T3_C30_S30.070

## Section

- **Citation:** ORS § 30.070
- **Heading:** 30.070 Settlement
- **Jurisdiction:** Oregon
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** OR Code / Title 3 / Chapter 30 / Section 30.070

## Text

The personal representative of the decedent, with the approval of the court of appointment, shall have full power to compromise and settle any claim of the class described in ORS 30.030 (Distribution of damages) , whether the claim is reduced to judgment or not, and to execute such releases and other instruments as may be necessary to satisfy and discharge the claim. The party paying any such claim or judgment, whether in full or in part, or in an amount agreed upon in compromise, shall not be required to see that the amount paid is applied or apportioned as provided in ORS 30.030 (Distribution of damages) to 30.060 (Appeal from order of distribution or apportionment) , but shall be fully discharged from all liability on payment to the personal representative.

Source: Section 30.070 — Settlement; discharge of claim , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors030.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).

## Nearby sections

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