(1)(a) Parties to proceedings in the juvenile court under ORS § 419B.100 and 419B.500 are:

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(A) The child or ward;

(B) The parents or guardian of the child or ward;

(C) A putative father of the child or ward who has demonstrated a direct and significant commitment to the child or ward by assuming, or attempting to assume, responsibilities normally associated with parenthood, including but not limited to:

(i) Residing with the child or ward;

(ii) Contributing to the financial support of the child or ward; or

(iii) Establishing psychological ties with the child or ward;

(D) The state;

(E) The juvenile department;

(F) A court appointed special advocate, if appointed;

(G) The Department of Human Services or other child-caring agency if the department has taken the child or ward into protective custody or if the department or agency has temporary custody of the child or ward; and

(H) If the child or ward is an Indian child:

(i) The Indian child’s tribe; and

(ii) The Indian child’s Indian custodian.

(b) An intervenor who is granted intervention under ORS § 419B.116 is a party to a proceeding under ORS § 419B.100. An intervenor under this paragraph is not a party to a proceeding under ORS § 419B.500.

(c) If an Indian child is a member of or is eligible for membership in more than one tribe, the court may, in its discretion, permit a tribe, in addition to the Indian child’s tribe, to participate in a proceeding under this chapter involving the Indian child in an advisory capacity or as a party.

(2) The rights of the parties include, but are not limited to:

(a) The right to notice of the proceeding and copies of the petitions, answers, motions and other papers;

(b) The right to appear with counsel and, except for intervenors under subsection (1)(b) of this section, to have counsel appointed as otherwise provided by law;

(c) The right to call witnesses, cross-examine witnesses and participate in hearings;

(d) The right of appeal; and

(e) The right to request a hearing.

(3) A putative father who satisfies the criteria set out in subsection (1)(a)(C) of this section shall be treated as a parent, as that term is used in this chapter and ORS chapters 419A and 419C, until the court confirms his parentage or finds that he is not the legal or biological parent of the child or ward.

(4) If no appeal from the judgment or order is pending, a putative father whom a court of competent jurisdiction has found not to be the child or ward’s legal or biological parent or who has filed a petition for filiation that was dismissed is not a party under subsection (1) of this section.

(5)(a) A person granted rights of limited participation under ORS § 419B.116 is not a party to a proceeding under ORS § 419B.100 or 419B.500 but has only those rights specified in the order granting rights of limited participation.

(b) Persons moving for or granted rights of limited participation are not entitled to appointed counsel but may appear with retained counsel.

(6) If a foster parent, preadoptive parent or relative is currently providing care for a child or ward, the Department of Human Services shall give the foster parent, preadoptive parent or relative notice of a proceeding concerning the child or ward. A foster parent, preadoptive parent or relative providing care for a child or ward has the right to be heard at the proceeding. Except when allowed to intervene, the foster parent, preadoptive parent or relative providing care for the child or ward is not considered a party to the juvenile court proceeding solely because of notice and the right to be heard at the proceeding.

(7)(a) The Department of Human Services shall make diligent efforts to identify and obtain contact information for the grandparents of a child or ward committed to the department’s custody. Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, when the department knows the identity of and has contact information for a grandparent, the department shall give the grandparent notice of a hearing concerning the child or ward. Upon a showing of good cause, the court may relieve the department of its responsibility to provide notice under this paragraph.

(b) If a grandparent of a child or ward is present at a hearing concerning the child or ward, and the court informs the grandparent of the date and time of a future hearing, the department is not required to give notice of the future hearing to the grandparent.

(c) If a grandparent is present at a hearing concerning a child or ward, the court shall give the grandparent an opportunity to be heard.

(d) The court’s orders or judgments entered in proceedings under ORS § 419B.185, 419B.310, 419B.325, 419B.449, 419B.476 and 419B.500 must include findings of the court as to whether the grandparent had notice of the hearing, attended the hearing and had an opportunity to be heard.

(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, a grandparent is not a party to the juvenile court proceeding unless the grandparent has been granted rights of intervention under ORS § 419B.116.

(f) As used in this subsection, ‘grandparent’ means the legal parent of the child’s or ward’s legal parent, regardless of whether the parental rights of the child’s or ward’s legal parent have been terminated under ORS § 419B.500 to 419B.524.

(8) Interpreters for parties and persons granted rights of limited participation shall be appointed in the manner specified by ORS § 45.275 and 45.285. [Formerly 419B.115; 2003 c.231 1,2; 2003 c.396 93a,94a; 2005 c.160 § 4; 2005 c.450 § 8; 2007 c.454 § 11; 2007 c.611 § 9; 2013 c.436 § 1; 2015 c.216 § 1; 2017 c.651 § 44; 2020 s.s.1 c.14 § 28; 2021 c.398 § 13; 2023 c.267 § 8]