Fleenor v. Williamson

Appellant Daryl Fleenor (Daryl) 1 appeals from a probate court order denying his petition to set aside an unqualified disclaimer executed pursuant to Oregon’s Uniform Disclaimer of Transfers by Will, Intestacy or Appointment Act (Uniform Disclaimer Act), ORS 112.650 etseq. Daryl assigns error to the probate court’s conclusion that it had “no authority” either to set aside or reform the disclaimer based on Daryl’s unilateral mistake of law regarding the disclaimer’s effect. We affirm.

The facts are undisputed. Daryl and Gary Fleenor are brothers. In 1978, their mother, Rachel, executed a will…