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Legal Forms and Documents
Oregon - Dissolution (Divorce) for Petitioners With Children
[Full Packet] Dissolution of Marriage/Registered Domestic Partnership, cases with children; process for Petitioners
Oregon - Dissolution (Divorce) for Respondants With Children
[Full Packet] Response to Dissolution, cases with children
Oregon - Petition for Legal Separation With Children
[Full Packet] Petition for Legal Separation With Children
Oregon - Response for Legal Separation With Children
[Full Packet] Response for Legal Separation With Children
Oregon - Unmarried Parents: Custody, Parenting Time, Child Support Process for Petitioners
After paternity ("fatherhood") has been legally established, an unmarried parent may use this to ask the court to establish custody, parenting time and child support. Either parent may initiate a case. Unmarried parents have the same rights and responsibilities regarding custody and support of their children that married or divorced parents have. This form is not appropriate for use by anyone other than the parents of the children.
Oregon - Unmarried Parents: Response for Custody, Parenting Time, Child Support Process
A respondent is the person who answers the other parent's Petition to establish custody and parenting time under the statute for unmarried parents (ORS 109.103) and to establish child support. If you were served with such a petition and if you do not agree with ALL requests in the petition, you need to decide whether to file a "response." The response is a document that allows you to list your objections and to make requests. If you agree with everything in the petition, you may not have to file a response. Keep in mind that this court proceeding will determine who has sole or joint custody of, and to establish parenting time with, the child[ren].
Modification - Motion Requesting Modification
Requesting a CHANGE of custody, parenting time and/or child support. The forms may be used by parents with Judgments of Dissolution, Judgments of Separation, and unmarried parents who have obtained a Judgment regarding custody, parenting time and/or child support. If both parents agree to all the changes, the Instruction form has information about how to file "stipulated" modifications using these forms.
Modification - Response to a Modification Request
If the other parent asks the court to change the custody, parenting time and/or child support provisions in a judgment, and you do not agree with ALL the requested changes, you must "respond" in WRITING by the deadline specified in the "Order to Show Cause" served upon you, typically 30 days. A response allows you to object to the changes and state facts telling the court the reasons you disagree. Some courts may also require a personal appearance in court on a scheduled hearing date which will be listed on the "Order to Show Cause" that is served on you.
Modification - Motion Requesting Modification Due to Military Deployment
Requesting a CHANGE of custody, parenting time, and/or child support due to military deployment of a parent. This is for use whether or not there is agreement between the parents on the change. Forms may be used by parents with judgments of dissolution, judgments of separation, and unmarried parents who have obtained a judgment regarding custody, parenting time, and/or child support.
Enforcement - Parenting Plan Enforcement (Oregon and Out-of-State Orders)
If a judge signed a court order or judgment that establishes parenting time and if the order is currently valid and is being violated by the other parent, you may request enforcement of this order or judgment. Most local courts have created their own enforcement forms which may be found at "Parenting Plan Enforcement".
If your court does not have local forms, you may use the forms in this packet. Check with your local court first. The forms may be used whether you were the petitioner or the respondent in the original case (dissolution, separation or unmarried parent petition) provided you believe the parenting plan is being violated by the other parent. If you are seeking to enforce an out-of-state parenting time plan or order, you may also need to complete the forms in the packet for Registration of out-of-state Custody and Parenting Time Judgments.
Enforcement - Enforcement of Custody (Oregon and Out-of-State Orders/Judgements)
If a judge previously signed a court order or judgment granting you custody, and if the order or judgment is still current and valid, but the other parent is now withholding custody, you may use this form. This form allows you to request that the judge sign an order of assistance. If the judge signs it, a law enforcement agency in the county where the child is located will be directed to pick up the child and deliver the child to you.
If you are seeking to enforce an out-of-state custody order/judgment, you may also need to complete the forms in the packet for Registration of out-of-state Custody and Parenting Time Judgments. Oregon law prevents this procedure from being used when parenting time is being violated but custody is not really being withheld. ORS 107.437(5). If parenting time is being violated, use your local court's enforcement forms which may be found at "Parenting Plan Enforcement", or the Instructions and Forms in this packet. If you have any doubt about the right to custody, you may wish to seek legal advice.
Enforcement - Registration of Out-of-State Custody and Parenting Time Judgements
This form applies when you want to enforce either a parenting time or custody order or judgment that was entered in another state. If the out-of state order or judgment is still in effect (not changed or vacated), you may use this form to have the order or judgment "registered" and "confirmed" in an Oregon court. In most cases, you will want to complete this process before using the other forms to request enforcement.
Enforcement - Contempt
This form can be used when a party has failed to comply with (obey) an order or judgment of the court. The form is for “remedial” sanctions only; it does not include a request to put the other party in jail for violating an order. This is also NOT to be used to enforce child support awards or custody or parenting time orders. If you have child support enforcement issues, contact the Oregon Division of Child Support. If you have custody or parenting time enforcement issues, see the other enforcement packets on the web page below.
Temporary Orders - Pre-Judgement Status Quo Order Application
Use this form to keept the current schedule and daily routine of the child[ren] from changing until custody or parenting time has been determined.
Temporary Orders - Post-Judgement Status Quo Order Application
Use this form in a modification proceeding to keep the current schedule and daily routine of the child[ren] from changing AFTER a dissolution, separation or custody/parenting time judgment has been signed by a judge.
Temporary Orders - Status Quo; Request for Hearing
Status Quo; Request for Hearing
Temporary Orders - Pre-Judgement Temporary Custody Order - Immediate Danger
The process in this form is authorized by ORS 107.097(3)(a) for certain cases involving child custody issues where the child/ren is/are in “immediate danger.” A petition for divorce, separation, custody or parenting time must have already been filed, or must be filed at the same time as the forms in this packet are filed. These forms cannot be used in a case to modify (change) an existing judgment establishing custody (See the packet for Post-Judgment Temporary Custody Order below).
Temporary Orders - Post-Judgement Temporary Custody Order - Immediate Danger
The process in this form is authorized by ORS 107.139 for certain cases involving child custody issues where the child/ren is/are in “immediate danger.” A court order or judgment for custody or parenting time must already exist. A motion for a permanent modification of custody must be filed or pending at the time this application is made.