2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Chapter 003 - Circuit Courts Generally
Section 3.428 - Family law facilitation programs.


(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, 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.
(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]

Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

Volume : 01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure

Chapter 003 - Circuit Courts Generally

Section 3.012 - Judicial districts.

Section 3.014 - Special provisions for fourth judicial district (Multnomah County).

Section 3.041 - Qualifications of circuit judges; residence.

Section 3.075 - Powers of judges to act in joint or separate session; testing process.

Section 3.130 - Transfer of judicial jurisdiction of certain county courts to circuit courts.

Section 3.136 - Jurisdiction over violations of Portland charter and ordinances; disposition of moneys; hearings officers.

Section 3.185 - Habeas corpus hearings by Circuit Court for Marion County.

Section 3.220 - Rules; procedure when judges disagree.

Section 3.250 - Definitions for ORS 3.250 to 3.280.

Section 3.255 - Policy and intent.

Section 3.260 - Juvenile jurisdiction vested in circuit courts; authority for transfer of jurisdiction over family-related matters to circuit courts.

Section 3.265 - Limits on transfer of juvenile jurisdiction.

Section 3.270 - Transfer of juvenile jurisdiction and jurisdiction over family-related matters to circuit courts.

Section 3.275 - Procedure for transfer of jurisdiction over certain family-related matters.

Section 3.280 - Court services for circuit courts.

Section 3.300 - Establishment and termination of panel for disposition of civil actions in circuit court; eligibility for panel; limitation on powers.

Section 3.305 - Request for referral of action to reference judge; selection of reference judge; revocation of referral.

Section 3.311 - Delivery of order to reference judge; notice of time and place of trial; procedure; witnesses.

Section 3.315 - Proposed report of reference judge; objections; final report; filings with clerk; entry of report as judgment of court.

Section 3.321 - Compensation of reference judge; payment procedure.

Section 3.405 - Application to establish family court department; assignment of judges; authority of judges.

Section 3.408 - Matters assignable to family court department.

Section 3.425 - Family law education programs.

Section 3.428 - Family law facilitation programs.

Section 3.430 - Family court advocate programs; goals; duties.

Section 3.434 - Adoption of coordination plan for services; local family law advisory committees; plan contents.

Section 3.436 - Appointment of statewide family law advisory committee.

Section 3.438 - Duties of State Court Administrator.

Section 3.445 - Court facilitation program for court proceedings other than family law proceedings.

Section 3.450 - Drug court programs; fees; records.