Oregon Code § 112.475·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Jointly owned property.
(1) If a slayer of a decedent and the decedent, or an abuser of a decedent and
the decedent, owned property as tenants by the entirety or with a right of
survivorship, upon the death of the decedent, there exist two undivided equal
interests in the property. One share passes to and is vested in the heirs or
devisees of the decedent, and the other share passes to and is vested in the
slayer or abuser.
(2) If a slayer
of a decedent, the decedent and one or more other persons owned property with a
right of survivorship, or if an abuser of a decedent, the decedent and one or
more other persons owned property with a right of survivorship, upon the death
of the decedent, the interest of the slayer or abuser remains as an undivided
interest in the slayer or abuser for the lifetime of the slayer or abuser and
subject to that interest, the property passes to and is vested in the other
surviving owner or owners. [1969 c.591 §60; 2005 c.270 §3; 2015 c.387 §23]