SLR 10-9.145: Court Visitors

(1) Visitor compensation will be set by Presiding Judge Order. (2) A court visitor for any alleged incapacitated person (ORS 125.005, 125.150 et seq) is a designee of the court. The petitioner shall serve the visitor with all applications, proposed orders and correspondence. The petitioner is responsible for the payment of the visitor’s fees in the amount established by the Presiding Judge by General Order. Any request Page 14 of 22 for fees in excess of this amount, or for extraordinary expenses, must be submitted to the Presiding Judge for consideration. The visitor’s fee shall be paid to the court at the time the order appointing visitor is submitted for approval. The fee will be disbursed to the visitor when the visitor’s report is received. (3) When objection hearings are scheduled to last two hours or longer, each party shall provide advance written notice to the Court, and a courtesy copy to the Court Visitor, if they will need the visitor for the entire proceeding. In the event the parties do not need the visitor for the entire proceeding, the court may designate a time certain for the visitor to appear no later than two (2) days before the hearing.