In any proceeding brought under ORS § 107.095, 108.110 and 108.120, and in any contempt proceeding in any suit for marital annulment, dissolution or separation, the court may render a judgment awarding to a party, or directly to the party’s attorney, a sum of money determined to be reasonable as an attorney fee at trial and on appeal therein. When a district attorney initiates or prosecutes a proceeding pursuant to ORS § 33.015 to 33.155 for enforcement of a restraining order issued under ORS § 107.716, 107.718, 124.015 or 124.020 or for enforcement of a support order, the court may enter a judgment for a reasonable attorney fee to be paid by the respondent to the county in which the district attorney holds office. A judgment so entered is enforceable by the party or attorney in whose favor the judgment is given against property of the other party or against any property held jointly or in common between the parties. [1971 c.280 § 18; 1981 c.775 § 6; 1981 c.781 § 2; 1981 c.897 § 32; 1983 c.728 § 4; 1987 c.331 § 2; 1991 c.724 § 21; 1995 c.666 § 16; 1997 c.18 § 1; 2003 c.576 § 124]

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 107.445

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.

 

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