[WSBAPT] Cost of Oregon Probate

[Laura Latta]

This is very helpful. Thank you!


*Laura LattaLaw Office of Laura Latta PLLC*

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Kirkland, WA 98033



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On Wed, Jun 28, 2023 at 8:02 AM Joshua McKarcher <josh at mckarcherlaw.com>
wrote:

> Laura,
>
> About 4 years ago, my client paid $5,000 for a smaller firm not in a big
> city to do a true single-asset estate (re)probating a Washington will. No
> disputes, no court appearances beyond the basic required, if any. “Minimum
> required everything” to sell a single-family residence.
>
> To my understanding, Oregon requires a full probate like Washington
> effectively does. No simplified procedure to authorize a foreign PR to
> convey a single parcel of real estate like Idaho has.
>
> Best, Josh
>
> Joshua D. McKarcher
> McKarcher Law PLLC
> 537 6th Street
> Clarkston, WA 99403
> (509) 758-3345
> (509) 758-3314 (fax)
> josh at mckarcherlaw.com
> www.mckarcherlaw.com
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> *From:* wsbapt-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com <
> wsbapt-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com> on behalf of Philip N. Jones <
> pjones at duffykekel.com>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 28, 2023 4:57:37 AM
> *To:* WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt at lists.wsbarppt.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [WSBAPT] Cost of Oregon Probate
>
> Very difficult, if not impossible, to say.  A firm with high hourly rates
> and multiple people assigned to the estate would be expensive, while an
> attorney with a very good paralegal would be inexpensive.  And whether the
> estate is relatively straightforward is in the eye of the beholder.
> Estates that are initially described as simple one-asset estates are
> usually not.
> Phil Jones
>
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> *From:* wsbapt-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com <
> wsbapt-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com> on behalf of Laura Latta <
> laura at lauralatta.com>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, June 27, 2023 5:13:34 PM
> *To:* WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt at lists.wsbarppt.com>
> *Subject:* [WSBAPT] Cost of Oregon Probate
>
> Listmates,
> Does anyone have a sense of the cost and time for a relatively
> straightforward Oregon probate? I know some states are
> notoriously difficult and expensive, but I don't have a sense of the
> process in our neighboring state. Any feedback, even a ballpark, is useful.
> Warmly,
> Laura
>
>
> *Laura Latta Law Office of Laura Latta PLLC*
>
> she/her
>
> Phone (206) 841-2344
>
> www.LauraLatta.com <http://www.lauralatta.com/>
>
> 4010 Lake Washington Blvd. NE Ste. 202
>
> Kirkland, WA 98033
>
>
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