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We get quite a few patrons looking for small estate affidavit forms to use in the Washington County Circuit Court. Patrons often remark that other circuit courts have small estate forms available online, thinking our court will also offer the forms. However, our probate department does not offer small estate forms, but does have great instructions on their website for filing a small estate. Plus, the court will honor any statutorily compliant form. The law changes frequently, and it takes time and money to keep legal forms up to date. So individual circuit courts decide which supplemental forms they will offer, outside of the standard Oregon Judicial Department forms. If you are looking for small estate resources, here are a few places you can find small-estate affidavit forms and information:
1) Check with the applicable circuit court’s website for forms and/or information on filing a small-estate affidavit. Our circuit court does provides information on filing an Affidavit of Claiming Successor, including the related statutes. The following circuit courts offer the small estate forms online: Marion, Deschutes, Jackson, Linn, and Clackamas.
2) A common referral for frequently-used forms is the Stevens-Ness Law Publishing Company. They sell Oregon-specific small-estate affidavit forms for both testate and intestate estates (in paper and electronic formats).
The Oregon Small Claims Court book is out – yay!
You can order a print copy or Kindle eBook from Amazon:
Haas, Janay. “Using Small Claims Court in Oregon
One requirement for becoming a private investigator in the state of Oregon is passing a Proficiency Exam issued by the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST). But how does one prepare and study for this test? On the DPSST Private Security/Investigator division’s website, an FAQ page explains the ins and outs of PI licensing. Under the PI exam section, it says:
“The proficiency exam is…an open book exam and all resource materials will be provided for you. You will be provided copies of Oregon Revised Statute (ORS 703.401-703.995) and Oregon Administrative Rule (OAR 259 Division 61) which are relevant to the exam. You are not allowed to use any of your own materials during the exam. You have up to three opportunities to pass this exam with a minimum of 86%.
The exam also covers statutes that PI’s need to be aware of while conducting investigations in Oregon. Feel free to research the following statutes prior to your exam date. (ORS Chapter 9, 40, 135 and 161-167)
We often hear about the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) in the arena of civil court cases such as divorce, evictions, foreclosures, and default judgments. However, the SCRA offers other consumer protections to deployed and disabled veterans. The Oregon Department of Justice’s Veteran Resources website offers information on consumer protections offered by the SCRA in Oregon including:
Last Friday, May 31st, the Oregon Supreme Court ruled on a DUII case involving “sleep driving” (State of Oregon v. James Robert Newman). In an unexpected move, the Court reversed the drunk driving conviction of a Portland man who claimed he was “sleep driving” when he was arrested. Newman admitted to drinking on the evening in question, but did not admit to voluntarily driving; as his arrest occurred after he had a friend drive him home and retired for the evening.
According to the May 31, 2013 Supreme Court media release, the Court held that a “defendant must commit a voluntary act with respect to the driving element of DUII to be convicted of that offense,” and thus the trial court erred in not allowing the defendant to introduce evidence that he was “sleep driving.” The Supreme Court ruled that the statute on requirements for criminal liability (ORS 191.095(1)) applies to DUII. ORS 191.095(1) reads: “The minimal requirement for criminal liability is the performance by a person of conduct which includes a voluntary act or the omission to perform an act which the person is capable of performing.” In constructing its opinion, the Court found legislative intent to “exclude from the definition of voluntary acts any acts that are taken when a person is sleeping” (p. 12).
The June 1 Oregonian article on the case notes the unanimous decision is sending “shock waves” through the state’s prosecutorial community. The article indicates the Court’s ruling shows prosecutors must now prove DUII defendants were voluntarily driving when they were arrested. The article also mentions the Oregon Department of Justice may try to work with legislators before the end of the current session to ensure involuntary driving doesn’t remain as a DUII defense.
Oregon Legal Research Blog