Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 112.535 (2026)

Payment by insurance company, financial institution, trustee or obligor; no liability

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      112.535 Payment by insurance company, financial institution, trustee or obligor; no liability. Any insurance company making payment according to the terms of its policy, or any financial institution, trustee or other person performing an obligation to a slayer of a decedent or an abuser of a decedent is not subject to liability because of ORS 112.455 to 112.555 if the payment or performance is made without written notice by a claimant of a claim arising under those sections. Upon receipt of written notice the person to whom it is directed may withhold any disposition of the property pending determination of the duties of the person. [1969 c.591 §66; 1997 c.631 §403; 2005 c.270 §9; 2015 c.387 §24]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2010–2010 · leading case: D. N. v. United States, 625 F.3d 1222 (9th Cir. 2010).
D. N. v. United States, 625 F.3d 1222 (9th Cir. 2010). “See Or. Rev. Stat. § 112.535 . That D.N.’s mother used her status as the primary beneficiary of the plan for leverage in negotiat- ing a plea does not change the fact that she never received the money and was not entitled to it.”
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