Start an Oregon divorce or domestic-partnership dissolution
Family Matters
Oregon preparation and procedure guide
Source review: 2026-10-11

Scope: Shared Oregon or applicable federal procedure; confirm local requirements
Choose the correct dissolution packet, prepare the filing and service, and follow through to a judgment.

Who this route is for
A spouse or registered domestic partner seeking dissolution in Oregon. Packet choice depends on children and circumstances; residency and court authority must be checked.

Timing and notices
Use the packet's service and case-management requirements and every court notice. Dissolution is effective when the judge signs the judgment, not merely when papers are filed.

Prepare (conditional documents may have alternatives)
[ ] Marriage or partnership details
[ ] Information about children and existing related orders if any
[ ] Asset, debt, income and support records
[ ] Completed packet and confidential information forms
[ ] Fee payment or waiver/deferral application
[ ] Service information for the other party

How to proceed
1. Read the current petitioner instructions and choose the packet matching your children and partnership situation; ask a facilitator about local procedure.
2. Check residency, venue and any interstate or other limitations before filing.
3. Complete the petition and companion forms, keeping confidential information in the designated forms; seek advice about retirement, property or support provisions.
4. File the packet with the proper court and pay the filing fee or request waiver or deferral.
5. Arrange service or acceptance of service using the packet instructions and file the required proof.
6. Follow the agreement, default or hearing route that actually applies and complete the judgment documents; filing a petition alone does not finish the divorce.

Open current instructions: https://www.courts.oregon.gov/programs/family/forms/Pages/divorce.aspx

Limits: Statewide instructions must be used with the filing court's local rules. Court staff and facilitators provide procedural help, not legal advice. Interstate cases, safety concerns and complicated property or support issues need individualized review.

Publisher sources
Oregon Judicial Department : Divorce : Forms : State of Oregon
https://www.courts.oregon.gov/programs/family/forms/Pages/divorce.aspx
Evidence type: publisher-html-snapshot
SHA-256: b50fe62a30d050c7d2fc2cbd2daf551ec67a305d03ec44a2aa040eb75e97b8b1
divorce-petition-pdf
https://www.courts.oregon.gov/forms/Documents/Dissolution%20Petitioners%20without%20Children%20%28Packet%29.pdf
Evidence type: publisher-pdf
SHA-256: 9a6cc2c3bcdd778edcd2992af6d4555fd8d14bfed7d1d5d9beb0401bc6437bb1
Oregon Judicial Department : Family Law Program : Family Law : State of Oregon
https://www.courts.oregon.gov/programs/family/Pages/default.aspx
Evidence type: publisher-html-snapshot
SHA-256: f612e6bea46b4c335bb0c30761b92443641d545e226e0b92ce2ea863da651ced

This site helps you prepare. It does not submit filings, calculate personal deadlines, decide eligibility or replace professional review. A complaint or help request does not pause another case or deadline.

Start here
Read the current petitioner instructions and choose the packet matching your children and partnership situation; ask a facilitator about local procedure.

Where and how to submit
Read the linked publisher instructions to confirm the receiving office, accepted submission method and current forms. This page has not separately verified those details. A county filter does not decide the correct court or filing location.
https://www.courts.oregon.gov/programs/family/forms/Pages/divorce.aspx

What will it cost?
Fees and fee-waiver eligibility have not been separately verified for this route. Check the current provider instructions. For a court filing, ask the court about its fee-waiver or deferral forms.

After submission
Keep a copy of what you send and its confirmation or receipt. Ask the receiving office how to track it, when to expect a response and how it will request missing information. These follow-up details have not been separately verified for this route.

Corrections, denials and appeals
Read any returned filing, correction request or denial notice promptly. Ask the responsible office for the correction, review or appeal instructions and the deadline that applies to your notice. This guide does not verify a route-specific appeal process.

Language, disability and offline help
Ask the receiving office about language assistance, disability accommodations and an alternative to online submission. Available options have not been separately verified for this route.