Use This County Probate Reference Before You File
This page is built for the detailed county-level checks that generic probate guides usually miss: local filing fees, probate court contact details, administrative orders, e-filing rules, and hearing logistics for Clackamas County.
Local Fee Schedule
Review county-specific probate filing charges before you estimate total case cost.
Court Rules and Orders
Check the local rules, judge procedures, and administrative orders that can change how a case moves.
Clerk and Filing Logistics
Confirm where to file, whether e-filing is allowed, and how hearings or notices are handled locally.
Clackamas County probate court Guide
Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for the County of Clackamas, Fifth Judicial District · probate court information · Updated August 2026
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Filing & Fees
Fee Schedule Signals
Source ↗Probate Filing Fees
| Filing Type | Fee |
|---|---|
Small Estate Affidavit For estates under threshold (no court filing needed) | $124 |
Note: OREGON'S PROBATE FILING FEE IS BANDED BY THE VALUE OF THE ESTATE AND IS THE SAME IN EVERY COUNTY. There is no single number, and publishing one is a live error. The petition for appointment of a personal representative costs $278 where the estate is worth less than $50,000, $591 from $50,000 to under $1 million, $882 from $1 million to under $10 million, and $1,176 at $10 million or more (ORS 21.170(1)(a) to (d)). Each annual or final accounting costs $35, $298, $591 or $1,176 on the same four bands (ORS 21.170(2)), so an estate that stays open for several years pays an accounting fee more than once. An appearance in a probate proceeding pays the $281 standard filing fee (ORS 21.135(1), applied by ORS 21.170(4)). Filing a SIMPLE ESTATE AFFIDAVIT costs $124 under ORS 21.145, which ORS 114.515(5) applies to the affidavit, and by the express closing clause of that subsection an AMENDED simple estate affidavit is free. ORS 21.170(5) says in terms that this schedule also applies to the six county courts that exercise probate jurisdiction, so no Oregon county charges a different probate filing fee. Every figure was read at the 2025-edition statute on 2026-08-25 and corroborated row by row against the Oregon Judicial Department circuit court fee schedule effective 2026-01-01, which prints its own ORS authority beside each amount.
Document Fees
E-Filing & Filing Methods
Source ↗Records portal
Check live court-record information when available. Search results may not include every probate record.
Timelines & Proceedings
Deadlines & Creditor Claims
Key Deadlines
- Will Deposit
- 30 days
- Creditor Claims
- 4 months
- Known Creditor Notice
- 45 days
Creditor Claims
- Period Starts
- the date of publication of the notice to interested persons
- Statute
- ORS 115.005(2)(a); ORS 113.155
Related Proceedings
Property Recording
Source ↗Recording Fees
- Additional Pages
- $5.00
Sources for this page (20)
The facts above come from these official sources. Verify current details with the office before filing.
- webportal.courts.oregon.govhttps://webportal.courts.oregon.gov/portal/
- courts.oregon.govhttps://www.courts.oregon.gov/Documents/2026_CircuitFeeSchedule_public_eff-2026-01-01.pdf
- courts.oregon.govhttps://www.courts.oregon.gov/Pages/fees.aspx
- courts.oregon.govhttps://www.courts.oregon.gov/courts/clackamas/Pages/default.aspx
- courts.oregon.govhttps://www.courts.oregon.gov/courts/clackamas/go/Pages/court-hours.aspx
- courts.oregon.govhttps://www.courts.oregon.gov/courts/clackamas/go/Pages/rules.aspx
- courts.oregon.govhttps://www.courts.oregon.gov/courts/clackamas/programs-services/Pages/probate.aspx
- courts.oregon.govhttps://www.courts.oregon.gov/courts/clackamas/records/Pages/default.aspx
- courts.oregon.govhttps://www.courts.oregon.gov/forms/Documents/ProbateSimpleEstate.pdf
- courts.oregon.govhttps://www.courts.oregon.gov/forms/Pages/default.aspx
- courts.oregon.govhttps://www.courts.oregon.gov/programs/utcr/Pages/currentrules.aspx
- courts.oregon.govhttps://www.courts.oregon.gov/rules/Documents/CJO_2023-016%20Establishing%20Fees%20Charged.pdf
- courts.oregon.govhttps://www.courts.oregon.gov/services/online/Pages/efile.aspx
- courts.oregon.govhttps://www.courts.oregon.gov/services/online/Pages/records-calendars.aspx
- oregonlegislature.govhttps://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors021.html
- oregonlegislature.govhttps://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors111.html
- oregonlegislature.govhttps://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors112.html
- oregonlegislature.govhttps://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors113.html
- oregonlegislature.govhttps://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors114.html
- oregonlegislature.govhttps://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors115.html