Or. Rev. Stat. § 110.500
Short title
This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 110 — Uniform Interstate Family Support Act
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Provisions
Or. Rev. Stat. § 110.503
Definitions
As used in this chapter: (1) “Child” means an individual, whether over or under the age of majority, who is or is alleged to be owed a duty of support by the individual’s parent or who is or is alleged to be the beneficiary of a support order directed to the parent. (2) “Child support order” means a support order for a…
Or. Rev. Stat. § 110.504
Tribunal of state
(1) The tribunals of this state are the circuit court, the administrator as defined in ORS 25.010, the Department of Justice or an administrative law judge of the Employment Department, as appropriate. (2) The Division of Child Support of the Department of Justice is the support enforcement agency of this state.
Or. Rev. Stat. § 110.505
Remedies cumulative; limitations
(1) Remedies provided by this chapter are cumulative and do not affect the availability of remedies under other law or the recognition of a foreign support order on the basis of comity. (2) This chapter does not: (a) Provide the exclusive method of establishing or enforcing a support order under the law of this state;…
Or. Rev. Stat. § 110.510
Application to certain support proceedings
(1) A tribunal of this state shall apply ORS 110.500 to 110.641 and, as applicable, ORS 110.645 to 110.669 to a support proceeding involving: (a) A foreign support order; (b) A foreign tribunal; or (c) An obligee, obligor or child residing in a foreign country. (2) A tribunal of this state that is requested to recogniz…
Or. Rev. Stat. § 110.518
Bases for jurisdiction over nonresident; limitations
(1) In a proceeding to establish or enforce a support order or to determine parentage of a child, a tribunal of this state may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident individual or the individual’s guardian or conservator if: (a) The individual is personally served with notice within this state; (b) The indiv…
Or. Rev. Stat. § 110.520
Continuation of personal jurisdiction
Personal jurisdiction acquired by a tribunal of this state in a proceeding under this chapter or other law of this state relating to a support order continues as long as a tribunal of this state has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify its order or continuing jurisdiction to enforce its order as provided by ORS…
Or. Rev. Stat. § 110.522
Initiating and responding tribunals
Under this chapter, a tribunal of this state may serve as an initiating tribunal to forward proceedings to a tribunal of another state, and as a responding tribunal for proceedings initiated in another state or a foreign country.
Or. Rev. Stat. § 110.524
Simultaneous proceedings in another state
(1) A tribunal of this state may exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is filed after a pleading is filed in another state or a foreign country only if: (a) The petition or comparable pleading in this state is filed before the expiration of the time allowed in the oth…
Or. Rev. Stat. § 110.527
Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction
(1) A tribunal of this state that has issued a child support order consistent with the law of this state has and shall exercise continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify its child support order if the order is the controlling order and: (a) At the time of the filing of a request for modification, this state is the r…
Or. Rev. Stat. § 110.530
Tribunal of state as initiating or responding tribunal
(1) A tribunal of this state that has issued a child support order consistent with the law of this state may serve as an initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to enforce: (a) The order if the order is the controlling order and has not been modified by a tribunal of another state that assumed jurisd…
Or. Rev. Stat. § 110.533
Recognition of controlling child support order
(1) If a proceeding is brought under this chapter and only one tribunal has issued a child support order, the order of that tribunal controls and must be recognized. (2) If a proceeding is brought under this chapter and two or more child support orders have been issued by tribunals of this state, another state or a for…
Or. Rev. Stat. § 110.536
Multiple child support orders for two or more obligees
In responding to registrations or petitions for enforcement of two or more child support orders in effect at the same time with regard to the same obligor and different individual obligees, at least one of which was issued by a tribunal of another state or a foreign country, a tribunal of this state shall enforce those…
Or. Rev. Stat. § 110.537
Credit for payments
A tribunal of this state shall credit amounts collected for a particular period pursuant to any child support order against the amounts owed for the same period under any other child support order for support of the same child issued by a tribunal of this state, another state or a foreign country.
Or. Rev. Stat. § 110.539
Certain procedures in proceeding involving nonresident
A tribunal of this state exercising personal jurisdiction over a nonresident in a proceeding under this chapter, under other law of this state relating to a support order or recognizing a foreign support order may receive evidence from outside this state pursuant to ORS 110.584, communicate with a tribunal outside this…
Or. Rev. Stat. § 110.540
Spousal support proceedings
(1) A tribunal of this state issuing a spousal support order consistent with the law of this state has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify the spousal support order throughout the existence of the support obligation. (2) A tribunal of this state may not modify a spousal support order issued by a tribunal of an…
Or. Rev. Stat. § 110.542
Proceedings under this chapter
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, ORS 110.542 to 110.591 apply to all proceedings under this chapter. (2) An individual petitioner or a support enforcement agency may initiate a proceeding authorized under this chapter by filing a petition in an initiating tribunal for forwarding to a responding tribuna…
Or. Rev. Stat. § 110.545
Action by minor parent
A minor parent, or a guardian or other legal representative of a minor parent, may maintain a proceeding on behalf of or for the benefit of the minor’s child.
Or. Rev. Stat. § 110.548
Application of law of this state
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a responding tribunal of this state shall: (1) Apply the procedural and substantive law generally applicable to similar proceedings originating in this state and may exercise all powers and provide all remedies available in those proceedings; and (2) Determine the duty of s…
Or. Rev. Stat. § 110.549
Duties of initiating tribunal
(1) Upon the filing of a petition authorized by this chapter, an initiating tribunal of this state shall forward the petition and its accompanying documents: (a) To the responding tribunal or appropriate support enforcement agency in the responding state; or (b) If the identity of the responding tribunal is unknown, to…
Or. Rev. Stat. § 110.551
Duties and powers of responding tribunal
(1) When a responding tribunal of this state receives a petition or comparable pleading from an initiating tribunal or directly pursuant to ORS 110.542 (2), the responding tribunal shall cause the petition or pleading to be filed and notify the petitioner where and when it was filed. (2) A responding tribunal of this s…
Or. Rev. Stat. § 110.557
Inappropriate tribunal
If a petition or comparable pleading is received by an inappropriate tribunal of this state, the tribunal shall forward the pleading and accompanying documents to an appropriate tribunal of this state or another state and notify the petitioner where and when the pleading was sent.
Or. Rev. Stat. § 110.560
Duties of support enforcement agency; reasonable efforts required for registration of orders
(1) A support enforcement agency of this state, upon request, shall provide services to a petitioner in a proceeding under this chapter. (2) A support enforcement agency of this state that is providing services to the petitioner shall: (a) Take all steps necessary to enable an appropriate tribunal of this state, anothe…
Or. Rev. Stat. § 110.563
Duty of Attorney General; reciprocal arrangement with foreign country
(1) If the Attorney General determines that the support enforcement agency is neglecting or refusing to provide services to an individual, the Attorney General may order the agency to perform its duties under this chapter or may provide those services directly to the individual. (2) The Attorney General may determine t…
Or. Rev. Stat. § 110.566
Private counsel
An individual may employ private counsel to represent the individual in proceedings authorized by this chapter.
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