OAR 137-055-1040: "Party Status" in Court and Administrative Proceedings

Edition: Current OARD snapshotEffective: 2025-12-23Last verified: 2026-09-07

(1) In any proceeding to establish, modify or enforce a parentage or support obligation initiated by the administrator (as defined in OAR 137-055-1020), the administrator represents only the interests of the state. (2) In any action taken under ORS 25.080, the State of Oregon, the obligor, and the obligee are parties. (3) In any action taken under ORS 25.080, for purposes of Oregon Administrative Rules, chapter 137, division 55, a child attending school as defined in ORS 107.108 and OAR 137-055-5110, is a necessary party to all legal proceedings.

Official history and status

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 25.080 & 180.345

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 25.080

History: DOJ 12-2025, minor correction filed 12/23/2025, effective 12/23/2025 DOJ 1-2006, f & cert. ef. 1-3-06 DOJ 10-2003, f. 9-29-03, cert. ef. 10-1-03, Renumbered from 461-200-1040 DOJ 6-2003(Temp), f. 6-25-03, cert. ef. 7-1-03 thru 12-28-03, Renumbered from 461-200-1040 AFS 32-2000, f. 11-29-00, cert. ef. 12-1-00, Renumbered from 461-195-0065 AFS 18-1994, f. 8-25-94, cert. ef. 9-1-94 AFS 3-1994, f. & cert. ef. 2-1-94 AFS 23-1992, f. 8-14-92, cert. ef. 9-1-92

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