§ 419B.800 Applicability of ORS 419B.800 to 419B.929
§ 419B.803 Jurisdiction
§ 419B.806 Consolidation; when required; procedures
§ 419B.809 Petition; contents; form; dismissal
§ 419B.812 Issuance of summons; time for hearing on petition
§ 419B.815 Summons for proceeding to establish jurisdiction under ORS 419B.100; contents; failure to appear
§ 419B.816 Notice to person contesting petition to establish jurisdiction
§ 419B.818 Form of summons under ORS 419B.815
§ 419B.819 Summons for proceeding to establish permanent guardianship or terminate parental rights; contents; failure to appear
§ 419B.820 Notice to parent contesting petition to establish permanent guardianship or terminate parental rights
§ 419B.822 Form of summons under ORS 419B.819
§ 419B.823 Service of summons generally
§ 419B.824 Methods of serving summons
§ 419B.827 Responsibility for costs of service of summons and travel expenses of party summoned
§ 419B.830 Return of summons
§ 419B.833 Proof of service of summons or mailing
§ 419B.836 Effect of error in summons or service of summons
§ 419B.839 Required and discretionary summons
§ 419B.842 When arrest warrant authorized
§ 419B.845 Restraining order when child abuse alleged
§ 419B.846 Service of restraining order
§ 419B.848 Process generally
§ 419B.851 Service of process; filing; proof of service
§ 419B.854 Computing statutory time periods
§ 419B.857 Pleadings; construction
§ 419B.860 Motions
§ 419B.863 Pleadings; captions
§ 419B.866 Signing pleadings required; effect of signing or not signing
§ 419B.869 Responding to pleadings; time limit
§ 419B.872 Amendment of pleadings
§ 419B.875 Parties to proceedings; rights of limited participation; status of grandparents; interpreters
§ 419B.876 Visitation or other contact between grandparent and ward; findings; order; appeal
§ 419B.878 Judicial inquiry and finding regarding whether child is Indian child
§ 419B.881 Disclosure; scope; when required; exceptions; breach of duty to disclose
§ 419B.884 Depositions; procedure
§ 419B.887 Objections at depositions; effect of failure to make timely objection; errors and irregularities in transcript preparation
§ 419B.890 Dismissal of petition at end of petitioners case; settlement conference
§ 419B.893 Subpoenas generally
§ 419B.896 Subpoena for production of books, papers, documents and other tangible things
§ 419B.899 Issuance of subpoena
§ 419B.902 Service of subpoena
§ 419B.905 Subpoena of incarcerated witness
§ 419B.908 Witness fees; payment
§ 419B.911 Failure to obey subpoena
§ 419B.914 Proceeding when person entitled to service is not summoned and is not before court
§ 419B.918 Manner of appearance
§ 419B.920 New hearings
§ 419B.923 Modifying or setting aside order or judgment
§ 419B.926 Stay of order or judgment pending appeal
§ 419B.929 Enforcement of certain orders and judgments
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Terms Used In Oregon Statutes > Chapter 419B > Juvenile Court Dependency Procedure

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • 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.
  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Clerk of court: An officer appointed by the court to work with the chief judge in overseeing the court's administration, especially to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court and to maintain court records.
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Gender identity: means an individual's gender-related identity, appearance, expression or behavior, regardless of whether the identity, appearance, expression or behavior differs from that associated with the gender assigned to the individual at birth. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • judicial department: means the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, the Oregon Tax Court, the circuit courts and all administrative divisions of those courts, whether denominated as boards, commissions, committees or departments or by any other designation. See Oregon Statutes 174.113
  • 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.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • 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.
  • Sexual orientation: means an individual's actual or perceived heterosexuality, homosexuality or bisexuality. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • United States: includes territories, outlying possessions and the District of Columbia. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
  • Violate: includes failure to comply. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.