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An Oregon small estate affidavit is a document that can be used to claim property from a deceased person's estate, so long as the estate meets certain criteria. The person completing the affidavit is known as an ?affiant?, and the deceased person is known as the ?decedent?.

No, in Oregon, you do not need to notarize your will to make it legal. However, Oregon allows you to make your will "self-proving" and you'll need to go to a notary if you want to do that. A self-proving will speeds up probate because the court can accept the will without contacting the witnesses who signed it.

Oral or ?nuncupative? wills aren't valid under Oregon law. Handwritten or ?holographic? wills aren't recognized in Oregon.

Some states require wills to be notarized; some don't. In Oregon, wills are not required to be notarized. To finalize a will, you need only to sign and date the will before two witnesses. Some online will-making sites will include a space for notarization, even if your particular state does not require it.

Wills are also valid if they comply with the Uniform International Wills Act, which Oregon has adopted. Oral or ?nuncupative? wills aren't valid under Oregon law. Handwritten or ?holographic? wills aren't recognized in Oregon.

The general requirements for a valid Will are usually as follows: (a) the document must be written (meaning typed or printed), (b) signed by the person making the Will (usually called the ?testator? or ?testatrix?, and (c) signed by two witnesses who were present to witness the execution of the document by the maker ...