SLR 5-9.078: INDIGENT PARTIES

(1) In accordance with ORS 125.170(3), indigent parties may seek deferral or waiver of visitor fees by applying at the time of filing the Petition. Applications are available at the Court Help Desk in the Public Service Center on the first floor of the Clackamas County Circuit Court. The fee deferral/waiver application, declaration, and order must be submitted to the Clackamas County Circuit Court, Collections Unit, in accordance with SLR 2.025. Page 26 of 37 (2) Any party who obtains a deferral or waiver of visitor fees as provided in ORS 125.170(3) must immediately provide the visitor with a supplemental copy of the court order granting the waiver or deferral. (3) In the event funds are available under ORS 125.170(3) and a fee deferral or waiver has been granted by the court, the visitor shall be reimbursed after completion of visitor duties and a submission of a request for payment to the Trial Court Administrator for Clackamas County Circuit Court. (4) The visitor must submit a copy of the order deferring or waiving fees of the indigent party with the request for payment, which must be in the form of a certificate and include the following: (a) Case identifying information; and (b) Total hours of service the visitor provided.