ORS 3.428
Family law facilitation programs


(1)

A family law facilitation program may be established by the judges of the family court department of a circuit court. If there is no family court department for the court, a family law facilitation program may be established for a circuit court by the presiding judge for the judicial district. A family law facilitation program shall be designed to assist litigants in domestic relations or other family court proceedings described in ORS 3.408 (Matters assignable to family court department). The program shall be developed in consultation with the local family law advisory committee established for the judicial district under ORS 3.434 (Adoption of coordination plan for services). The program shall operate under the supervision of the family court department or, if there is no family court department, under the supervision of the presiding judge for the judicial district. Services under the program shall be provided by court personnel in facilities under the supervision and control of the family court department or, if there is no family court department, under the supervision and control of the presiding judge for the judicial district. The program may provide:

(a)

Educational materials.

(b)

Court forms.

(c)

Assistance in completing forms.

(d)

Information about court procedures.

(e)

Referrals to agencies and resources that provide legal and other services to parents or children.

(2)

All materials, forms, instructions and referral lists provided through the program must be approved by the family court department or, if there is no family court department, by the presiding judge for the judicial district.

(3)

Except for those fees authorized for forms under ORS 21.245 (Form fees), services provided through the program shall be provided without charge.

(4)

An employee or other person providing services to litigants through a family law facilitation program as provided in this section is not engaged in the practice of law in this state for the purposes of ORS 9.160 (Bar membership required to practice law).

(5)

Except as provided in subsection (6) of this section, an employee or other person who assisted litigants through a family law facilitation program may not, for a period of one year after leaving the program, charge or collect any fee from a litigant for services relating to a matter that was the subject of assistance under the program.

(6)

The prohibition of subsection (5) of this section does not apply to persons admitted to the practice of law in this state. [1999 c.1095 §1; 2009 c.218 §5]

Source: Section 3.428 — Family law facilitation programs, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors003.­html.

3.012
Judicial districts
3.013
State as single judicial district
3.014
Special provisions for fourth judicial district (Multnomah County)
3.016
Special provisions for sixth judicial district (Morrow and Umatilla Counties)
3.030
Election of circuit judges
3.041
Qualifications of circuit judges
3.050
Circuit judges to be members of bar
3.060
Salary of judges
3.070
Powers of judges in chambers
3.075
Powers of judges to act in joint or separate session
3.130
Transfer of judicial jurisdiction of certain county courts to circuit courts
3.132
Concurrent jurisdiction with justice and municipal courts
3.134
Application of state statutes to municipal ordinance
3.136
Jurisdiction over violations of Portland charter and ordinances
3.185
Habeas corpus hearings by Circuit Court for Marion County
3.220
Rules
3.225
Establishing specialized subject-matter departments
3.250
Definitions for ORS 3.250 to 3.280
3.255
Policy and intent
3.260
Juvenile jurisdiction vested in circuit courts
3.265
Limits on transfer of juvenile jurisdiction
3.270
Transfer of juvenile jurisdiction and jurisdiction over family-related matters to circuit courts
3.275
Procedure for transfer of jurisdiction over certain family-related matters
3.280
Court services for circuit courts
3.300
Establishment and termination of panel for disposition of civil actions in circuit court
3.305
Request for referral of action to reference judge
3.311
Delivery of order to reference judge
3.315
Proposed report of reference judge
3.321
Compensation of reference judge
3.405
Application to establish family court department
3.408
Matters assignable to family court department
3.412
Chief family court judge
3.414
Assignment of matters relating to same child
3.417
Coordination of services
3.420
Abolishment of family court department
3.423
Family court department rules
3.425
Family law education programs
3.428
Family law facilitation programs
3.430
Family court advocate programs
3.432
Judicial education program on establishment and management of family court departments
3.434
Adoption of coordination plan for services
3.436
Appointment of statewide family law advisory committee
3.438
Duties of State Court Administrator
3.440
Family Law Account
3.445
Court facilitation program for court proceedings other than family law proceedings
3.450
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