ORS 107.710: Petition to circuit court for relief; burden of proof.

(1) Any person who has been the victim of abuse within the preceding 180 days may petition the circuit court for relief under ORS 107.700 to 107.735, if the person is in imminent danger of further abuse from the abuser. The person may seek relief by filing a petition with the circuit court alleging that the person is in imminent danger of abuse from the respondent, that the person has been the victim of abuse committed by the respondent within the 180 days preceding the filing of the petition and particularly describing the nature of the abuse and the dates thereof. The abuse must have occurred not more than 180 days before the filing of the petition. The petition must include allegations made under oath or affirmation or a declaration under penalty of perjury. The circuit court shall have jurisdiction over all proceedings under ORS 107.700 to 107.735. (2) The petitioner has the burden of proving a claim under ORS 107.700 to 107.735 by a preponderance of the evidence. (3) A person’s right to relief under ORS 107.700 to 107.735 shall not be affected by the fact that the person left the residence or household to avoid abuse. (4) A petition filed under ORS 107.700 to 107.735 shall disclose the existence of any custody, Family Abuse Prevention Act or Elderly Persons and Persons With Disabilities Abuse Prevention Act proceedings, or any marital annulment, dissolution or separation proceedings, or any proceeding to adjudicate parentage of a child of the parties, pending between the parties, and the existence of any other custody order affecting the children of the parties. (5) When the petitioner requests custody of any child, the petition shall comply with ORS 109.767 and disclose: (a) The child’s present residence and the length of time the child has resided at the residence; (b) The county and state where the child resided for the five years immediately prior to the filing of the petition; (c) The name and address of the party or other responsible person with whom the child is presently residing; (d) The name and current address of any party or other responsible person with whom the child resided for the five years immediately prior to the filing of the petition; (e) Whether the party participated as a party, witness or in any other capacity, in any other litigation concerning the custody of the child in this or any other state; (f) Whether the party has information of any custody proceeding concerning the child pending in a court of this or any other state; and (g) Whether the party knows of any person not a party to the proceedings who has physical custody of the child or claims to have custody, parenting time or visitation rights with respect to the child. (6) For purposes of computing the 180-day period in this section and ORS 107.718, any time during which the respondent is incarcerated or has a principal residence more than 100 miles from the principal residence of the petitioner shall not be counted as part of the 180-day period. [1977 c.845 §6; 1981 c.780 §2; 1985 c.629 §2; 1987 c.805 §2; 1993 c.375 §1; 1995 c.637 §3; 1995 c.666 §19; 1997 c.707 §14; 1999 c.617 §4; 1999 c.649 §50; 1999 c.738 §7; 1999 c.1052 §13; 2003 c.264 §7; 2015 c.121 §13; 2025 c.592 §116]