(1) In a proceeding under this chapter, a petitioner seeking to establish a support order, to determine parentage of a child or to register and modify a support order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign country must file a petition. Unless otherwise ordered under ORS § 110.575, the petition or accompanying documents must provide, so far as known, the name, residential address and Social Security numbers of the obligor and the obligee or the parent and alleged parent and the name, sex, residential address, Social Security number and date of birth of each child for whose benefit support is sought or whose parentage is to be determined. Unless filed at the time of registration, the petition must be accompanied by a copy of any support order known to have been issued by another tribunal. The petition may include any other information that may assist in locating or identifying the respondent.

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 110.572

  • 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. See Oregon Statutes 110.503
  • Foreign country: means a country, or a political subdivision of a country, other than the United States, that authorizes the issuance of support orders and:

    (a) That has been declared under the law of the United States to be a foreign reciprocating country;

    (b) That has established a reciprocal arrangement for child support with this state as provided in ORS § 110. See Oregon Statutes 110.503

  • Law: includes decisional and statutory law and rules and regulations having the force of law. See Oregon Statutes 110.503
  • Obligor: means an individual, or the estate of a decedent, that:

    (a) Owes or is alleged to owe a duty of support;

    (b) Is alleged but has not been adjudicated to be a parent of a child;

    (c) Is liable under a support order; or

    (d) Is a debtor in a proceeding under ORS § 110. See Oregon Statutes 110.503

  • Register: means to file in a tribunal of this state a support order or judgment determining parentage of a child issued in another state or a foreign country. See Oregon Statutes 110.503
  • State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, any territory or insular possession under the jurisdiction of the United States or an Indian nation or tribe. See Oregon Statutes 110.503
  • Support enforcement agency: means a public official, governmental entity or private agency authorized to:

    (a) Seek enforcement of support orders or laws relating to the duty of support;

    (b) Seek establishment or modification of child support;

    (c) Request determination of parentage of a child;

    (d) Attempt to locate obligors or their assets; or

    (e) Request determination of the controlling child support order. See Oregon Statutes 110.503

  • Support order: means a judgment, decree, order, decision or directive, whether temporary, final or subject to modification, issued in a state or foreign country for the benefit of a child, a spouse or a former spouse, that provides for monetary support, health care, arrearages, retroactive support or reimbursement for financial assistance provided to an individual obligee in place of child support. See Oregon Statutes 110.503
  • Tribunal: means a court, administrative agency or quasi-judicial entity authorized to establish, enforce or modify support orders or to determine parentage of a child. See Oregon Statutes 110.503

(2) The petition must specify the relief sought. The petition and accompanying documents must conform substantially with the requirements imposed by the forms mandated by federal law for use in cases filed by a support enforcement agency. [2015 c.298 § 28]

 

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