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Or. Rev. Stat. § 107.149 (2026)

Policy regarding parents and their children

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      107.149 Policy regarding parents and their children. It is the policy of this state to assure minor children of frequent and continuing contact with parents who have shown the ability to act in the best interest of the child and to encourage parents to share in the rights and responsibilities of raising their children after the parents have separated or dissolved their marriage. [1987 c.795 §2]

 

      107.150 [Subsection (5) enacted as 1953 c.491 §1; 1959 c.228 §1; subsection (6) enacted as 1965 c.603 §7; subsection (7) enacted as 1965 c.386 §4; repealed by 1971 c.280 §28]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 14 cases, 1991–2013 · leading case: Matter of Marriage of Hamilton-Waller, 123 P.3d 310 (Or. Ct. App. 2005).
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Matter of Marriage of Hamilton-Waller, 123 P.3d 310 (Or. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 2× “See ORS 107.149 (recognizing state policy of maintaining contact with both parents after dissolution).”
Cole v. Wyatt, 116 P.3d 919 (Or. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 2× “The trial court found that the allegations of abuse made in the 1993 proceedings were “credible.” Implicit in the trial court’s findings is a finding that J’s testimony recanting her earlier allegations of abuse was not credible and that father’s denial that he was abusive…”
Matter of Marriage of Compton, 33 P.3d 369 (Or. Ct. App. 2001). “However, the realities of living halfway around the world from one another necessitate a change in the parenting structure.”
Matter of Marriage of Greene, 812 P.2d 11 (Or. Ct. App. 1991). “1 ORS 107.149 provides: “It is the policy of this state to assure minor children of frequent and continuing contact with parents who have shown the ability to act in the best interest of the child and to encourage parents to share in the rights and responsibilities of raising…”
Matter of Marriage of Sundberg, 946 P.2d 296 (Or. Ct. App. 1997). “Kilpatrick and Kilpatrick, 38 Or App 159, 161 , 589 P2d 1153 (1979); see also ORS 107.149. In this case, father has shown that he is psychologically prepared to be a noncustodial parent and that he has taken steps to ensure that he is also practically prepared.”
In re the Marriage of Kempke, 949 P.2d 1239 (Or. Ct. App. 1997). “” ORS 107.149. Consistent with that policy, we have held that “support obligations are for the benefit of the dependent child, not the parent.”
In Re the Marriage of Herinckx, 218 P.3d 137 (Or. Ct. App. 2009). “101(1); see also ORS 107.149 (same). In determining the child’s best interests, we avoid “isolating any one of the relevant factors referred to in [ORS 107.”
In re the Marriage of Kingsbury, 917 P.2d 1055 (Or. Ct. App. 1996). “” In the domestic relations setting, although both parents are encouraged to share in the “rights and responsibilities of raising their children," ORS 107.149, the authority of the noncustodial parent to determine treatment is circumscribed by the right of the custodial parent.”
T. S. R. v. J. B. C., 308 P.3d 244 (Or. Ct. App. 2013). “101 and ORS 107.149). In addition to presenting evidence that he had completed parenting classes and that his narcissistic personality disorder was “in remission,” father presented testimony from friends and family members that father was currently a capable, involved, and…”
In re the Marriage of Epler, 309 P.3d 1133 (Or. Ct. App. 2013). “101 (noting state policy to “[a]ssure minor children of frequent and continuing contact with parents who have shown the ability to act in the *482 best interests of the child” and to “[e]ncourage such parents to share in the rights and responsibilities of raising their…”
In re the Marriage of Littlefield, 133 Wash. 2d 39 (Wash. 1997). “KA) (presumption in favor of joint custody); Or. Rev. Stat. § 107.149 ; Va. Code § 20-124.”
In Re Marriage of Littlefield, 940 P.2d 1362 (Wash. 1997). “1 (A) (presumption in favor of joint custody); Or.Rev. Stat. § 107.149; Va.Code § 20-124.”
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