OR SB168

Expands intestate succession rules to allow parentage to be established either through legal establishment during the child's lifetime OR through written acknowledgment signed by the parent during the child's lifetime

Clarifies simple estate affidavit eligibility for estates with up to $75,000 in personal property and $200,000 in real property, specifying that property devised to a trust trustee does not count toward these thresholds

Allows wills not formally executed under standard requirements to be validated if signed by the decedent or by another person at the decedent's direction, provided clear and convincing evidence shows the decedent intended it as their will

Explicitly excludes electronic records, documents, and images from the definition of "writing" for will execution purposes

Adds ORCP 45 (subpoenas) to the list of Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure that apply to contested issues in probate proceedings