ORS 110.560
Duties of support enforcement agency

  • reasonable efforts required for registration of orders

(1)

A support enforcement agency of this state, upon request, shall provide services to a petitioner in a proceeding under this chapter.

(2)

A support enforcement agency of this state that is providing services to the petitioner shall:

(a)

Take all steps necessary to enable an appropriate tribunal of this state, another state or a foreign country to obtain jurisdiction over the respondent;

(b)

Request an appropriate tribunal to set a date, time and place for a hearing;

(c)

Make a reasonable effort to obtain all relevant information, including information as to income and property of the parties;

(d)

Within seven days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, after receipt of notice in a record from an initiating, responding or registering tribunal, send a copy of the notice to the petitioner;

(e)

Within seven days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, after receipt of communication in a record from the respondent or the respondent’s attorney, send a copy of the communication to the petitioner; and

(f)

Notify the petitioner if jurisdiction over the respondent cannot be obtained.

(3)

A support enforcement agency of this state that requests registration of a child support order in this state for enforcement or for modification shall make reasonable efforts:

(a)

To ensure that the order to be registered is the controlling order; or

(b)

If two or more child support orders exist and the identity of the controlling order has not been determined, to ensure that a request for such a determination is made in a tribunal having jurisdiction to do so.

(4)

A support enforcement agency of this state that requests registration and enforcement of a support order, arrears or judgment stated in a foreign currency shall convert the amounts stated in the foreign currency into the equivalent amounts in dollars under the applicable official or market exchange rate as publicly reported.

(5)

A support enforcement agency of this state shall issue or request a tribunal of this state to issue a child support order and an income withholding order that redirect payment of current support, arrears and interest if requested to do so by a support enforcement agency of another state pursuant to ORS 110.591 (Receipt and disbursement of payments).

(6)

This chapter does not create or negate a relationship of attorney and client or other fiduciary relationship between a support enforcement agency or the attorney for the agency and the individual being assisted by the agency. [2015 c.298 §24]

Source: Section 110.560 — Duties of support enforcement agency; reasonable efforts required for registration of orders, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors110.­html.

110.500
Short title
110.503
Definitions
110.504
Tribunal of state
110.505
Remedies cumulative
110.510
Application to certain support proceedings
110.518
Bases for jurisdiction over nonresident
110.520
Continuation of personal jurisdiction
110.522
Initiating and responding tribunals
110.524
Simultaneous proceedings in another state
110.527
Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction
110.530
Tribunal of state as initiating or responding tribunal
110.533
Recognition of controlling child support order
110.536
Multiple child support orders for two or more obligees
110.537
Credit for payments
110.539
Certain procedures in proceeding involving nonresident
110.540
Spousal support proceedings
110.542
Proceedings under this chapter
110.545
Action by minor parent
110.548
Application of law of this state
110.549
Duties of initiating tribunal
110.551
Duties and powers of responding tribunal
110.557
Inappropriate tribunal
110.560
Duties of support enforcement agency
110.563
Duty of Attorney General
110.566
Private counsel
110.569
Duties of Attorney General’s office as state information agency
110.572
Pleadings and accompanying documents
110.575
Nondisclosure of identifying information in exceptional circumstances
110.578
Costs and fees
110.579
Limited immunity of petitioner
110.581
Nonparentage as defense
110.584
Special rules of evidence and procedure
110.587
Communication between tribunals
110.590
Assistance with discovery
110.591
Receipt and disbursement of payments
110.592
Authority to issue support order
110.593
Determination of parentage
110.594
Income withholding order issued in another state
110.595
Employer’s compliance with income withholding order of another state
110.597
Employer’s compliance with multiple income withholding orders
110.598
Immunity from civil liability
110.600
Penalties for noncompliance
110.601
Contest by obligor
110.602
Administrative enforcement of order
110.605
Registration of order for enforcement
110.607
Procedure to register order for enforcement
110.608
Effect of registration for enforcement
110.611
Choice of law
110.614
Notice of registration of order
110.617
Procedure to contest validity or enforcement of registered order
110.620
Contest of registration or enforcement
110.623
Effect of confirmation of order
110.626
Registration of order for modification
110.629
Effect of registration of order for modification
110.632
Modification of child support order of another state
110.635
Enforcement and recognition of order modified by another state
110.636
Jurisdiction to modify order of another state when individual parties reside in this state
110.637
Notice to issuing tribunal of modification of order
110.639
Jurisdiction to modify foreign child support order
110.641
Procedure to modify foreign child support order
110.645
Definitions
110.647
Applicability
110.649
Designated agency
110.650
Proceedings available under Convention
110.653
Direct request for recognition and enforcement of order
110.655
Registration of Convention support order
110.657
Contest of registered Convention support order
110.660
Recognition and enforcement of registered Convention support order
110.662
Partial recognition and enforcement of Convention support order
110.665
Recognition and enforcement of registered foreign support agreement
110.667
Modification of Convention support order
110.668
Personal information
110.669
Language of filed record
110.670
Grounds for rendition
110.673
Conditions of rendition
110.675
Uniformity of application and construction
110.677
Severability clause
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