ORS 105.240: Rights determinable; ascertainment of title where defendant defaults or sale is necessary.

The rights of the plaintiffs and defendants may be put in issue, tried and determined in the suit. If a defendant fails to answer, or if a sale of the property is necessary, the title shall be ascertained by proof to the satisfaction of the court before the judgment for partition or sale is given. [Amended by 2003 c.576 §361]