Ask for custody, parenting time and support as an unmarried parent
Family Matters
Oregon preparation and procedure guide
Source review: 2026-10-11

Scope: Shared Oregon or applicable federal procedure; confirm local requirements
Check legal parentage and court authority, then use the unmarried-parent petition or response process.

Who this route is for
Unmarried legal parents. The publisher says parentage must be established first and the packet is not for nonparents.

Timing and notices
If served, use the deadline in the summons and current response instructions. Petitioners must also meet service and local case-management requirements.

Prepare (conditional documents may have alternatives)
[ ] Parentage acknowledgment or court/agency order
[ ] Child residence history and related orders
[ ] Proposed parenting plan
[ ] Income, childcare and health-coverage information
[ ] Completed petition or response and companion forms
[ ] Service and safe contact information

How to proceed
1. Confirm that legal parentage has been established; if not, review the parentage-establishment route before using this packet.
2. Read the instructions about the child's residence and existing cases; obtain advice for out-of-state orders or recent interstate moves.
3. Choose the petition, response or agreed co-party packet that matches your role.
4. Prepare custody, parenting plan and support requests and the confidential information forms.
5. File in the proper court with the fee or waiver request and follow the packet's service and proof requirements.
6. Attend required court events and complete the judgment process; a support agency case alone does not establish your parenting plan.

Open current instructions: https://www.courts.oregon.gov/programs/family/forms/Pages/unmarried-parents.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 : Unmarried Parents : Forms : State of Oregon
https://www.courts.oregon.gov/programs/family/forms/Pages/unmarried-parents.aspx
Evidence type: publisher-html-snapshot
SHA-256: b50a4162155d6ca70dbbc18f430b9c52138ab0350671c43afcc49e44c1c33d61
unmarried-pdf
https://www.courts.oregon.gov/forms/Documents/Petition%20for%20Unmarried%20Parents%20%28Packet%29.pdf
Evidence type: publisher-pdf
SHA-256: 819823c7c115b16f4d957e236ae15d9c8fd59f2657b4d102559b045db7348102

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
Confirm that legal parentage has been established; if not, review the parentage-establishment route before using this packet.

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/unmarried-parents.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.