Oregon Statutes 107.510 – Definitions for ORS 107.510 to 107.610
As used in ORS § 107.510 to 107.610:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 107.510
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
(1) ‘Conciliation jurisdiction‘ means domestic relations conciliation jurisdiction and authority exercised under ORS § 107.510 to 107.610 by a circuit court in any controversy existing between spouses which may, unless a reconciliation or a settlement of the controversy is effected, result in the dissolution or annulment of the marriage or in disruption of the household.
(2) ‘Conciliation services’ means domestic relations counseling and related services obtained by a circuit court exercising conciliation jurisdiction and used by the court in exercising that jurisdiction.
(3) ‘Domestic relations suit’ means suit for dissolution of the marriage contract, annulment of the marriage or separation.
(4) ‘Separation’ means separation from bed and board and separate maintenance. [1963 c.434 § 1; 1971 c.280 § 24; 1973 c.502 § 13; 1999 c.59 § 21; 2001 c.104 § 33]