Oregon Legal Resource Navigator
Oregon guides for every legal category
Understand the route. Prepare your documents. Follow the publisher’s next steps.
Practical next steps across Oregon
123 source-linked guides across all 15 categories. Shared Oregon and applicable federal routes appear in all 36 county filters. County selection helps you reach local courts and legal-help intake; it does not establish venue, eligibility or service availability.
Check the current instructions and your own notice. Filing a complaint, contacting a provider or asking for help does not automatically stop another deadline or proceeding.
Oregon: 123 matching guides
Choose a guide to read the full steps and print or download a preparation checklist.
Get review of a firing or suspected retaliation
Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries · Shared Oregon or applicable federal route
Separate a generally permitted at-will termination from a possible contract, discrimination or retaliation issue and seek the right review.
Start here: Read the at-will explanation and identify whether a contract or specific legal protection may apply.
Where and how to proceed: prepare, file and follow up
Start here: Read the at-will explanation and identify whether a contract or specific legal protection may apply.
1. Is this for me?
People fired or laid off from Oregon employment. A perceived unfair firing alone does not establish an unlawful termination.
Service area: Oregon or applicable federal route; confirm venue and agency jurisdiction.
2. What should I prepare?
Some documents may be conditional. Ask about alternatives. Checkmarks are temporary and are not saved or sent.
3. Where and how do I 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.
- Read the at-will explanation and identify whether a contract or specific legal protection may apply.
- Create a dated timeline of the firing and any relevant protected activity, discrimination, leave or injury.
- Use BOLI's discrimination and complaint instructions if the facts may involve a law it enforces.
- For contract or other legal questions, request an employment-law referral through the State Bar and provide your location and brief issue description.
- Contact a referred lawyer promptly and ask which agency, court or grievance deadline applies; address final wages separately.
Timing: Act promptly and ask BOLI or a lawyer which filing period applies to your claim. Wage, retaliation, discrimination, federal and court deadlines are not interchangeable. Check current intake and investigation limitations.
4. What will it cost?
Details to confirm with the provider
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.
5. What happens after I submit?
Details to confirm with the provider
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.
6. What if something goes wrong?
Details to confirm with the provider
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.
The site cannot decide whether a termination was unlawful. BOLI jurisdiction is limited; contracts and union procedures may require different routes. State Bar referral lawyers charge for services and availability varies.
Open full guide and printable checklist
Sources and review date
Guidance reviewed 2026-10-11. Read the current publisher instructions before acting.
BOLI : Employment at will : For Employers : State of Oregon · publisher html snapshot
Captured evidence SHA-256: 3ed19163b3fa9f137c9e4152d2f1925ea0f57790e4618486cefb4cbea085c2b9
BOLI : Discrimination at Work : For Workers : State of Oregon · publisher html snapshot
Captured evidence SHA-256: cc03ccf9cc36de003fd34c8f1b5cdadbe10ac6489eed6788995a9f68d3d405c8
BOLI : BOLI investigations : For Employers : State of Oregon · publisher html snapshot
Captured evidence SHA-256: 329b343581b7a42a09c40c171b095ef313692b9aed333f9f1113abb0e23f3154
Programs to Help you Find the Right Lawyer · publisher html snapshot
Captured evidence SHA-256: b68ecc486547a1a496603fce468607380c16316ae5a06d93e617182b300f81eb
Report an Oregon workplace safety hazard
Oregon Occupational Safety and Health · Shared Oregon or applicable federal route
Use the safety complaint form or the field office for the worksite county.
Start here: Identify the hazard, exact worksite and county, and the workers or activities affected.
Where and how to proceed: prepare, file and follow up
Start here: Identify the hazard, exact worksite and county, and the workers or activities affected.
1. Is this for me?
Employees or concerned customers reporting hazards at an Oregon worksite. Federal or other jurisdiction exceptions may require referral.
Service area: Oregon or applicable federal route; confirm venue and agency jurisdiction.
2. What should I prepare?
Some documents may be conditional. Ask about alternatives. Checkmarks are temporary and are not saved or sent.
3. Where and how do I 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.
- Identify the hazard, exact worksite and county, and the workers or activities affected.
- Where appropriate, report the issue to a supervisor, manager or safety committee as the agency recommends.
- Use the English or Spanish online complaint link, or select the worksite county for the correct field-office phone number.
- Provide concrete facts and available supporting records and keep a copy of your report.
- Use the separate BOLI route for wage or discrimination issues; contact the worker ombuds office if you need help identifying the correct process.
Timing: Report an ongoing hazard promptly. Retaliation complaints have separate filing requirements; ask the appropriate agency immediately rather than waiting for a safety inspection.
4. What will it cost?
Details to confirm with the provider
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.
5. What happens after I submit?
Details to confirm with the provider
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.
6. What if something goes wrong?
Details to confirm with the provider
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.
A safety complaint is not a workers' compensation claim or a general discrimination complaint. Jurisdiction and response are determined by the agency.
Open full guide and printable checklist
Sources and review date
Guidance reviewed 2026-10-11. Read the current publisher instructions before acting.
Oregon Occupational Safety and Health : File a complaint : Workers : State of Oregon · publisher html snapshot
Captured evidence SHA-256: 5f190bbe7ab251f7f9528ed407998f451652756754d2f431a0b7d4cb35a2511c
Report missed meal or rest breaks
Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries · Shared Oregon or applicable federal route
Compare actual shifts with BOLI break rules and preserve information for a working-conditions complaint.
Start here: Use the publisher's chart for your actual shift length and read the exceptions that apply to your work.
Where and how to proceed: prepare, file and follow up
Start here: Use the publisher's chart for your actual shift length and read the exceptions that apply to your work.
1. Is this for me?
Oregon employees whose work may be covered by meal and rest-break protections. Shift length, age, industry and exemptions matter.
Service area: Oregon or applicable federal route; confirm venue and agency jurisdiction.
2. What should I prepare?
Some documents may be conditional. Ask about alternatives. Checkmarks are temporary and are not saved or sent.
3. Where and how do I 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.
- Use the publisher's chart for your actual shift length and read the exceptions that apply to your work.
- Record which breaks were missed, shortened or interrupted and whether you kept working during an unpaid meal.
- Preserve time records, schedules and related requests or employer instructions.
- Use BOLI's current complaint center for a break or working-conditions concern; describe any unpaid work separately.
- Keep submission records and respond to intake requests; seek advice if retaliation occurs.
Timing: Act promptly and ask BOLI or a lawyer which filing period applies to your claim. Wage, retaliation, discrimination, federal and court deadlines are not interchangeable. Check current intake and investigation limitations.
4. What will it cost?
Details to confirm with the provider
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.
5. What happens after I submit?
Details to confirm with the provider
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.
6. What if something goes wrong?
Details to confirm with the provider
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.
This is an Oregon complaint route, not a promise of investigation, recovery or representation. Coverage, exemptions and available remedies depend on the facts. An agency inquiry does not replace a court filing.
Open full guide and printable checklist
Sources and review date
Guidance reviewed 2026-10-11. Read the current publisher instructions before acting.
BOLI : Meals and breaks : For Workers : State of Oregon · publisher html snapshot
Captured evidence SHA-256: 13c62bc4c89f3f970b5f798cf2197d3a6db3bdf3c0a223d69f3b9d5977e7b008
BOLI : Wage Claim : For Workers : State of Oregon · publisher html snapshot
Captured evidence SHA-256: ab09aa06f2d45a3f0ec06876d1b7fbad004adadd0336005e8cf8d8d2787c91be
BOLI : Your Rights at Work : For Workers : State of Oregon · publisher html snapshot
Captured evidence SHA-256: 738af682e30cd10676faa11918c254d1f02bdc18ad3a13bd950f8caf7f45d0af
Report workplace discrimination or harassment
Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries · Shared Oregon or applicable federal route
Prepare facts connecting workplace harm to protected status or activity and complete the formal complaint process.
Start here: Read BOLI's protected classes and activities and record the specific workplace action and why you believe it is connected.
Where and how to proceed: prepare, file and follow up
Start here: Describe the workplace harm, dates, employer, witnesses and connection to a protected characteristic or activity. Use the employment-discrimination intake rather than the wage-claim route when that matches the issue.
1. Is this for me?
Workers alleging unlawful discrimination or retaliation related to Oregon employment. Employer size and the particular protection may affect coverage.
Service area: Oregon or applicable federal route; confirm venue and agency jurisdiction.
2. What should I prepare?
Some documents may be conditional. Ask about alternatives. Checkmarks are temporary and are not saved or sent.
3. Where and how do I submit?
Start the questionnaire through BOLI's Complaint Resolution Center at https://complaints.boli.oregon.gov/home/landing. If BOLI accepts jurisdiction and drafts a complaint, review, sign and return it through the instructions BOLI provides. Filing occurs when BOLI receives the signed complaint, not when you submit the questionnaire.
- Read BOLI's protected classes and activities and record the specific workplace action and why you believe it is connected.
- Organize contemporaneous messages, witnesses and any internal complaint without submitting unrelated private medical information.
- Use the current Complaint Resolution Center to submit the requested discrimination intake information.
- Respond to intake questions; if a formal complaint is prepared, review, sign and return it as instructed.
- Confirm the signed complaint was received and seek legal advice about any separate federal or court filing.
Timing: Contact BOLI or a lawyer promptly. State and federal filing periods differ and protections have exceptions; do not treat an intake questionnaire as a filed signed complaint.
4. What will it cost?
Details to confirm with the provider
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.
5. What happens after I submit?
Keep intake and signed-complaint records, participate in the interview, and provide requested evidence. Read any dismissal, determination or other notice promptly for your specific options and deadlines.
6. What if something goes wrong?
Contact crd.email@boli.oregon.gov or 971-245-3844 about the complaint process. If BOLI finds no covered violation, intake may close for lack of jurisdiction. Ask promptly about separate EEOC or court options; do not assume intake preserves those deadlines.
Language, disability and offline help
BOLI lists TTY Relay 711. Ask BOLI at 971-245-3844 for assistance using the intake process.
This is an Oregon complaint route, not a promise of investigation, recovery or representation. Coverage, exemptions and available remedies depend on the facts. An agency inquiry does not replace a court filing.
Sources for the added submission and follow-up details
Reviewed 2026-10-11. Read current publisher instructions before acting.
Retained evidence SHA-256: 53daa7b1d6cbd2503c7d1a3478ef4c1609dfde74d0c0a17e3b2d3798d01f30c1
BOLI Complaint Resolution Center
Retained evidence SHA-256: cf87d4d6354516c1ec35d1f91c12f152f98ba82583e3c60924b386305528c0a2
BOLI investigations: civil-rights intake and signed complaints
Retained evidence SHA-256: 6ca3e0cd24c40dfa7d5d5b55bc9b3c477b0a2e2857a65dc352af8d28d3a0f894
Open full guide and printable checklist
Sources and review date
Guidance reviewed 2026-10-11. Read the current publisher instructions before acting.
BOLI : Discrimination at Work : For Workers : State of Oregon · publisher html snapshot
Captured evidence SHA-256: cc03ccf9cc36de003fd34c8f1b5cdadbe10ac6489eed6788995a9f68d3d405c8
BOLI : BOLI investigations : For Employers : State of Oregon · publisher html snapshot
Captured evidence SHA-256: 329b343581b7a42a09c40c171b095ef313692b9aed333f9f1113abb0e23f3154
BOLI : Your Rights at Work : For Workers : State of Oregon · publisher html snapshot
Captured evidence SHA-256: 738af682e30cd10676faa11918c254d1f02bdc18ad3a13bd950f8caf7f45d0af
Request a missing or late final paycheck
Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries · Shared Oregon or applicable federal route
Use the correct final-pay rule for a firing, layoff, resignation or other separation before escalating unpaid wages.
Start here: Record whether you were discharged, laid off, quit or agreed to end employment, and when notice was given.
Where and how to proceed: prepare, file and follow up
Start here: Record whether you were discharged, laid off, quit or agreed to end employment, and when notice was given.
1. Is this for me?
Oregon workers leaving a job. Final-pay rules depend on how employment ended, notice given and any applicable exception.
Service area: Oregon or applicable federal route; confirm venue and agency jurisdiction.
2. What should I prepare?
Some documents may be conditional. Ask about alternatives. Checkmarks are temporary and are not saved or sent.
3. Where and how do I 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.
- Record whether you were discharged, laid off, quit or agreed to end employment, and when notice was given.
- Read the matching final-pay rule on BOLI's Paychecks page; do not use a resignation deadline for a firing.
- Compare the final statement with hours and earnings records and ask the employer in writing to pay missing wages.
- Preserve the request and any response; use BOLI's wage intake if the issue remains.
- Ask BOLI or a lawyer about court routes and possible penalties instead of calculating a guaranteed award yourself.
Timing: BOLI describes different deadlines for discharge, resignation with or without notice, and special employment. Check the exact triggering event and current exception before relying on a date.
4. What will it cost?
Details to confirm with the provider
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.
5. What happens after I submit?
Details to confirm with the provider
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.
6. What if something goes wrong?
Details to confirm with the provider
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.
This is an Oregon complaint route, not a promise of investigation, recovery or representation. Coverage, exemptions and available remedies depend on the facts. An agency inquiry does not replace a court filing.
Open full guide and printable checklist
Sources and review date
Guidance reviewed 2026-10-11. Read the current publisher instructions before acting.
BOLI : Paychecks : For Workers : State of Oregon · publisher html snapshot
Captured evidence SHA-256: 6d55d65154a4d4da4541f97a93b924ca74d3d218672671f77a985497a97aafec
BOLI : Wage Claim : For Workers : State of Oregon · publisher html snapshot
Captured evidence SHA-256: ab09aa06f2d45a3f0ec06876d1b7fbad004adadd0336005e8cf8d8d2787c91be
BOLI : Your Rights at Work : For Workers : State of Oregon · publisher html snapshot
Captured evidence SHA-256: 738af682e30cd10676faa11918c254d1f02bdc18ad3a13bd950f8caf7f45d0af
Request protected sick time or report a denial
Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries · Shared Oregon or applicable federal route
Check covered reasons, available time and notice rules, then document a denial or retaliation concern.
Start here: Read BOLI's covered reasons, accrual or front-loading rules, waiting period and applicable exclusions.
Where and how to proceed: prepare, file and follow up
Start here: Read BOLI's covered reasons, accrual or front-loading rules, waiting period and applicable exclusions.
1. Is this for me?
Employees working in Oregon who may be covered by sick-time law. Paid status depends on employer size or Portland presence, and exclusions apply.
Service area: Oregon or applicable federal route; confirm venue and agency jurisdiction.
2. What should I prepare?
Some documents may be conditional. Ask about alternatives. Checkmarks are temporary and are not saved or sent.
3. Where and how do I 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.
- Read BOLI's covered reasons, accrual or front-loading rules, waiting period and applicable exclusions.
- Check your reported sick-time balance and the employer's lawful notice procedure.
- Request time through the employer's process and preserve the request and response; avoid unnecessary health details.
- If time is wrongly denied, unpaid or penalized, gather the relevant balance, schedule and discipline records.
- Use BOLI's complaint center or help contact to ask about sick-time enforcement and any separate protected leave program.
Timing: Act promptly and ask BOLI or a lawyer which filing period applies to your claim. Wage, retaliation, discrimination, federal and court deadlines are not interchangeable. Check current intake and investigation limitations.
4. What will it cost?
Details to confirm with the provider
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.
5. What happens after I submit?
Details to confirm with the provider
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.
6. What if something goes wrong?
Details to confirm with the provider
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.
This is an Oregon complaint route, not a promise of investigation, recovery or representation. Coverage, exemptions and available remedies depend on the facts. An agency inquiry does not replace a court filing. Sick time, OFLA and Paid Leave Oregon have different requirements; this guide does not substitute one program for another.
Open full guide and printable checklist
Sources and review date
Guidance reviewed 2026-10-11. Read the current publisher instructions before acting.
BOLI : Sick time : For Workers : State of Oregon · publisher html snapshot
Captured evidence SHA-256: 1ae51dfa6ade6d2b5025a18898036512b7737c6da4140c036b3d931b1b339c73
BOLI : Wage Claim : For Workers : State of Oregon · publisher html snapshot
Captured evidence SHA-256: ab09aa06f2d45a3f0ec06876d1b7fbad004adadd0336005e8cf8d8d2787c91be
BOLI : Your Rights at Work : For Workers : State of Oregon · publisher html snapshot
Captured evidence SHA-256: 738af682e30cd10676faa11918c254d1f02bdc18ad3a13bd950f8caf7f45d0af
Apply for a Family Abuse Prevention Act restraining order
Oregon Judicial Department · Shared Oregon or applicable federal route
Check FAPA requirements, use a safe contact address, file the application and follow hearing and service steps.
Start here: Read the eligibility requirements in the current FAPA application instructions; seek an advocate or legal advice if you are unsure or unsafe.
Where and how to proceed: prepare, file and follow up
Start here: Read the eligibility requirements in the current FAPA application instructions; seek an advocate or legal advice if you are unsure or unsafe.
1. Is this for me?
People meeting the FAPA age, relationship, qualifying abuse and ongoing-danger requirements. Other protective orders may apply when FAPA does not.
Service area: Oregon or applicable federal route; confirm venue and agency jurisdiction.
2. What should I prepare?
Some documents may be conditional. Ask about alternatives. Checkmarks are temporary and are not saved or sent.
3. Where and how do I 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.
- Read the eligibility requirements in the current FAPA application instructions; seek an advocate or legal advice if you are unsure or unsafe.
- Check the local circuit court's filing and hearing procedure in the county where either party lives.
- Complete the petition, proposed order and confidential forms; use a safe contact address and phone where you reliably receive notices.
- File the application and attend the initial hearing as directed; filing a FAPA application has no court filing fee.
- If granted, work with the court or sheriff on service; you cannot serve the order yourself.
- Keep a copy and monitor for a contested or exceptional-circumstances hearing; attend every scheduled hearing and ask the court about safety arrangements.
Timing: Qualifying abuse generally must be within 180 days, excluding specified periods of jail or distance described in the packet, and ongoing imminent danger is required. Contested hearings can be scheduled quickly; use current notices.
4. What will it cost?
Details to confirm with the provider
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.
5. What happens after I submit?
Details to confirm with the provider
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.
6. What if something goes wrong?
Details to confirm with the provider
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.
A restraining order cannot guarantee safety or substitute for permanent custody orders. Public contact fields can reveal information. The publisher quick-escape feature does not erase browsing history. Use a safer device or advocate when appropriate.
Open full guide and printable checklist
Sources and review date
Guidance reviewed 2026-10-11. Read the current publisher instructions before acting.
Oregon Judicial Department : Family Abuse Prevention Act (FAPA) Restraining Orders : Protective Orders : State of Oregon · publisher html snapshot
Captured evidence SHA-256: d2e1668f8afda745b23a50279d1cc09a736e18d84b65016ebd2d11dfc92205b4
fapa-pdf · publisher pdf
Captured evidence SHA-256: 99def722099338a2ea393cdd6d5115c0bb2a9287db5a1e2690a1b0a203584d5c
Ask about temporary orders during a family case
Oregon Judicial Department · Shared Oregon or applicable federal route
Choose pre-judgment or post-judgment instructions and identify the appropriate temporary-order process.
Start here: Identify whether a General Judgment already exists and read the matching pre- or post-judgment overview.
Where and how to proceed: prepare, file and follow up
Start here: Identify whether a General Judgment already exists and read the matching pre- or post-judgment overview.
1. Is this for me?
A party in a dissolution, separation or custody/support case seeking permitted temporary relief. Immediate-danger orders have a narrow emergency purpose.
Service area: Oregon or applicable federal route; confirm venue and agency jurisdiction.
2. What should I prepare?
Some documents may be conditional. Ask about alternatives. Checkmarks are temporary and are not saved or sent.
3. Where and how do I 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.
- Identify whether a General Judgment already exists and read the matching pre- or post-judgment overview.
- Review the differences among immediate danger, status quo and other temporary relief; get legal advice for a complicated or dangerous situation.
- Ask the court how the selected type of motion is handled locally and complete the required facts and forms.
- File with the required underlying petition or modification papers when the instructions require them and follow notice and service requirements.
- If responding, use the hearing-request instructions unless a hearing is already set, and attend the scheduled hearing.
- Keep the resulting order and follow its terms until the court changes it or the applicable final judgment ends it.
Timing: Local hearing and notice procedures vary. Immediate-danger orders are for near-term physical danger, not every parenting disagreement. Use the current motion packet and court notices.
4. What will it cost?
Details to confirm with the provider
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.
5. What happens after I submit?
Details to confirm with the provider
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.
6. What if something goes wrong?
Details to confirm with the provider
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.
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.
Open full guide and printable checklist
Sources and review date
Guidance reviewed 2026-10-11. Read the current publisher instructions before acting.
Oregon Judicial Department : Temporary Orders : Forms : State of Oregon · publisher html snapshot
Captured evidence SHA-256: b3eefc13d150b5ada41a7c8c9f26ad17c2d3c90e892c8fd6fc11b6355413d1c1
temp-overview · publisher pdf
Captured evidence SHA-256: ec66e68654f148a09ee3748fa46b2268079d54b0a057f50b57542408d4b07268
Ask for custody, parenting time and support as an unmarried parent
Oregon Judicial Department · Shared Oregon or applicable federal route
Check legal parentage and court authority, then use the unmarried-parent petition or response process.
Start here: Confirm that legal parentage has been established; if not, review the parentage-establishment route before using this packet.
Where and how to proceed: prepare, file and follow up
Start here: Confirm that legal parentage has been established; if not, review the parentage-establishment route before using this packet.
1. Is this for me?
Unmarried legal parents. The publisher says parentage must be established first and the packet is not for nonparents.
Service area: Oregon or applicable federal route; confirm venue and agency jurisdiction.
2. What should I prepare?
Some documents may be conditional. Ask about alternatives. Checkmarks are temporary and are not saved or sent.
3. Where and how do I 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.
- Confirm that legal parentage has been established; if not, review the parentage-establishment route before using this packet.
- Read the instructions about the child's residence and existing cases; obtain advice for out-of-state orders or recent interstate moves.
- Choose the petition, response or agreed co-party packet that matches your role.
- Prepare custody, parenting plan and support requests and the confidential information forms.
- File in the proper court with the fee or waiver request and follow the packet's service and proof requirements.
- Attend required court events and complete the judgment process; a support agency case alone does not establish your parenting plan.
Timing: If served, use the deadline in the summons and current response instructions. Petitioners must also meet service and local case-management requirements.
4. What will it cost?
Details to confirm with the provider
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.
5. What happens after I submit?
Details to confirm with the provider
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.
6. What if something goes wrong?
Details to confirm with the provider
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.
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.
Open full guide and printable checklist
Sources and review date
Guidance reviewed 2026-10-11. Read the current publisher instructions before acting.
Oregon Judicial Department : Unmarried Parents : Forms : State of Oregon · publisher html snapshot
Captured evidence SHA-256: b50a4162155d6ca70dbbc18f430b9c52138ab0350671c43afcc49e44c1c33d61
unmarried-pdf · publisher pdf
Captured evidence SHA-256: 819823c7c115b16f4d957e236ae15d9c8fd59f2657b4d102559b045db7348102
Ask the court to enforce a parenting-time order
Oregon Judicial Department · Shared Oregon or applicable federal route
Use the local court's parenting-time enforcement forms with the existing plan and documented violations.
Start here: Read the existing order to identify the specific parenting-time provision and record each alleged violation.
Where and how to proceed: prepare, file and follow up
Start here: Read the existing order to identify the specific parenting-time provision and record each alleged violation.
1. Is this for me?
A party with a currently valid court parenting-time order that the other parent is allegedly violating. Out-of-state orders and custody enforcement may need different steps.
Service area: Oregon or applicable federal route; confirm venue and agency jurisdiction.
2. What should I prepare?
Some documents may be conditional. Ask about alternatives. Checkmarks are temporary and are not saved or sent.
3. Where and how do I 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.
- Read the existing order to identify the specific parenting-time provision and record each alleged violation.
- Use the OJD county directory to find the filing court's enforcement forms and local procedure.
- Complete the motion and supporting declaration and attach the current plan or order.
- File the required papers and make sure the motion, declaration and Order to Show Cause are served on the other parties.
- Check any mediation requirement or ask about a supported waiver request, then attend the scheduled hearing.
- Keep the judge's resulting order; the court may find no violation or choose a remedy different from the one requested.
Timing: OJD describes an expedited process with a hearing set within 45 days after the motion is filed. Confirm scheduling, service and mediation requirements with the court.
4. What will it cost?
Details to confirm with the provider
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.
5. What happens after I submit?
Details to confirm with the provider
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.
6. What if something goes wrong?
Details to confirm with the provider
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.
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. The statewide county directory includes older contact details; use the linked current court site to confirm contacts.
Open full guide and printable checklist
Sources and review date
Guidance reviewed 2026-10-11. Read the current publisher instructions before acting.
Oregon Judicial Department : Parenting Plan Enforcement : Children & Families : State of Oregon · publisher html snapshot
Captured evidence SHA-256: 4cd3aca74e97d96a0de383e68720103d0a35b25a449b4003d42b4ee99078a9c1
Oregon Judicial Department : Enforcement : Forms : State of Oregon · publisher html snapshot
Captured evidence SHA-256: efa9fd2ffe8bbcaa62d87b2e76010f0794b64f87060880aee48e86ac1934fe87
Choose local help
Confirm the correct court, agency and service area. Each directory includes source dates and limitations.