ORS 3.434
Adoption of coordination plan for services

  • local family law advisory committees
  • plan contents

(1)

No later than January 1, 1999, the presiding judge of each judicial district shall adopt a plan to coordinate the provision of services to families involved in domestic relations or other family court proceedings.

(2)

The presiding judge of the judicial district shall establish a local family law advisory committee for the judicial district. The committee will prepare the plan required by subsection (1) of this section. The membership of the local advisory committee must reflect the diversity of the judicial district and must include, in addition to the presiding judge or a judge designated by the presiding judge, the trial court administrator and business, social service, community and government representatives who must be knowledgeable in family and family law issues. In judicial districts composed of more than one county, the presiding judge may establish a local advisory committee in each county or establish one or more committees to serve multiple counties.

(3)

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(a)

At a minimum, the local family law advisory committee shall address the following in the plan:

(A)

Mandates for mediation of child custody or parenting time disputes, requiring each party to attend either a group or private mediation orientation session;

(B)

Methods of coordinating cases when the same child or family is involved in multiple cases; and

(C)

The need for, and provision of, conciliation services, mediation services, child custody evaluations, parent education and visitation services.

(b)

The local advisory committee may include other elements in the plan, including but not limited to:

(A)

The need for, and provision of, services relating to prevention and early intervention; and

(B)

The use of settlement options such as mediation, conciliation, arbitration and settlement conferences.

(c)

The local advisory committee shall include in the plan a list of mediators qualified to provide mediation in cases involving spousal support and division of property issues. Once the list is developed, the judicial district shall maintain the list.

(4)

The local family law advisory committee shall present the plan to the county governing body of each county within the judicial district and to the presiding judge of the judicial district for their approval. The local advisory committee shall send copies of the plan to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and those members of the Oregon House of Representatives and the Oregon Senate who represent the areas within the judicial district.

(5)

The local family law advisory committee may assist in implementing, monitoring and revising the plan. The local advisory committee, working in conjunction with legal service providers, may coordinate access to family law resources, including family law facilitation and other services. [1997 c.801 §135; 1999 c.1081 §8; 2007 c.71 §3]

Source: Section 3.434 — Adoption of coordination plan for services; local family law advisory committees; plan contents, 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
Drug court programs
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