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SLR 12.005 — MATTERS SUBJECT TO ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR)

Gilliam, Hood River, Sherman, Wasco, Wheeler County Supplementary Local Rules (2026) · physical PDF page 13–14 · 2026

SLR 12.005 MATTERS SUBJECT TO ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR)

(1) The Seventh Judicial District has a mandatory Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
program pursuant to ORS Chapter 107 for matters involving disputes over child custody and
parenting time, and pursuant to UTCR Chapter 13 and ORS Chapter 36 for other matters,
except those excluded under section 12.005(3) of this rule.

(2) Except as outlined in paragraph 12.005(3) of this rule, all parties in all cases are required
to participate in ADR when the case is at issue, unless the case is excused from compliance
by the court under 12.005(4) of this rule. Litigants may satisfy this requirement by participating
in a judicial settlement conference, mediation or arbitration. “At issue” means that the case is
ready to be set for trial or, if a party seeks to modify the parenting time or custody provisions
of a dissolution of marriage judgment or a judgment establishing paternity, when the case is
ready to be set for hearing.

(3) The following cases are excluded from the ADR requirement:  FEDs; Probate; Small
Claims; Adoptions;  Filiation proceedings when the only question is paternity; Support
Enforcement matters; Motions to modify child support orders; Juvenile Delinquency and
Dependency cases; Criminal cases; Family Abuse Prevention Act restraining orders, issued
under ORS 107.700 to 107.732; Elder Abuse Prevention Act restraining orders, issued under
ORS 124.005 to ORS 124.040; Temporary Restraining Orders and Preliminary Injunctions
under ORCP 79; Expedited Parenting Time Enforcement matters under ORS 107.434;
Challenges to Ballot Title Measures; Guardianships; Domestic Relations matters where the
parties do not have minor children.

(4) A party may request that a case not exempt under 12.005(3) of this rule be excused from
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Seventh Judicial District  Hood River, Wasco, Gilliam,
Effective February 1, 2026  Sherman & Wheeler Counties
compliance with this rule.  The motion must be substantially in the form of the Motion to be
Excused from Compliance with SLR 12.005 found on the websites listed in SLR 1.171 and
submitted to the judge to whom the case has been assigned or, if the case has not been
assigned to a judge, to the presiding judge.  If good cause exists, the judge may excuse the
case from compliance with this rule.

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