Start an Oregon divorce or domestic-partnership dissolution
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What this source covers
Choose the correct dissolution packet, prepare the filing and service, and follow through to a judgment.
How to use it
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.
Prepare: 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.
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.
Open current instructions: https://www.courts.oregon.gov/programs/family/forms/Pages/divorce.aspx
Limits and questions to verify
Statewide instructions must be used with the filing court's local rules.
Source: Oregon Judicial Department : Divorce : Forms : State of Oregon · https://www.courts.oregon.gov/programs/family/forms/Pages/divorce.aspx
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What this source covers
Choose the correct dissolution packet, prepare the filing and service, and follow through to a judgment.
How to use it
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.
Prepare: 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.
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.
Open current instructions: https://www.courts.oregon.gov/programs/family/forms/Pages/divorce.aspx
Limits and questions to verify
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.
Procedure-navigation guidance reviewed 2026-10-11 against retained primary publisher evidence. Captured HTML/PDF and labeled web-tool extracts retain their own evidence types and hashes. Source review does not validate legal currentness, personal deadlines, eligibility, service availability or a complete filing packet.
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