Probate final accounting.
Oregon.
Mother died in 2021 without a will and had one bank account.
The house has been paid off for decades.
Two heirs, sisters. One who has resided at the residence for over 20 years and was a caretaker for the the now deceased.
The other sister is the PR and lives 40 miles away.
Neither of them have income.
The heir living at the estate was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer in 2022. As of mid 2025 she is in remmison. During that time she couldn't work due to her treatments being over 200 miles away and most times she would be gone weeks at a time.
Because of this situation, the heir who resides at the estate. Her son, his wife and two daughters had moved 40 miles to the estate to prevent foreclosure and waste of the estate.
The son moved in mid 2023 and has since then paid all: property tax, home insurance, Pacific power, all utilities, waste management, PO box, all home repairs and maintenance.
There has never been any talk about rent, back rent or fair market value. Or the possibility of selling the estate. Both sisters agree the house should stay as a family home.
The heir who is living there received the final accounting of the estates bank account.
There is no check numbers, over 30 "withdrawals" under the payee category. 4 "unknown" under payee category, under the explanation category there is a lot of ( likely house repairs), there is a withdrawal for new hot water heater for 160$ with no discription on where the purchase was made or check number. A few withdrawals for "handyman" or "handyman gas money" listed as well. A withdrawal for septic and leach lines inspection, with the payee being listed has "handyman".
There is also no attorney fees mentioned in the final accounting.
The final accounting continues in this fashion. Leaving a balance of under 30$ remaining.
The heirs son who resides at the house put in a statement of objection in.
In the statement of objection, he included: 3 years of bank statements showing he has all utilities, property tax, home insurance being auto payed from his personal bank account. Along with every home Depot or grovers purchase to for maintenance and repairs.
He also provided pictures with serial numbers and manufacturing dates of all said items the PR claimed to have bought new using the estates bank account.
Back story on the PR.
She has had no verifiable income in close to 10 years. Is in a messy divorce where she was court mandated to sell her own personal house and is behind 2 years on her own property tax.
The heir who is residing at the estate, had put in a request to see all vouchers from the PR attorney.
What will be the outcome from the upcoming hearing?