Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 109.145 (2026)

Court may proceed despite failure to appear; evidence required

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109.145 Court may proceed despite failure to appear; evidence required. If a respondent fails to answer or fails to appear at trial, the court shall have the power to proceed accordingly. In such case, the court may adjudicate the respondent’s parentage or nonparentage of the child and may impose such obligations on the respondent as it deems reasonable. In all such cases corroborating evidence in addition to the testimony of the parent or expectant parent shall be required to establish parentage and the court may, in its discretion, order such investigation or the production of such evidence as it deems appropriate to establish a proper basis for relief. The testimony of the parent or expectant parent and the corroborating evidence may be presented by affidavit. [1969 c.619 §4; 1975 c.640 §14; 1983 c.762 §4; 2017 c.651 §23; 2025 c.592 §32]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases, 1983–1999 · leading case: State, Dept. of Human Resources v. Trost, 983 P.2d 549 (Or. Ct. App. 1999).

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State, Dept. of Human Resources v. Trost, 983 P.2d 549 (Or. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 8× “The provisions of ORS 109.145 to 109.230 apply to proceedings certified to the court by the administrator pursuant to this section.”

State Ex Rel. Adult & Fam. Servs. Div. v. Bradley, 666 P.2d 249 (Or. 1983). “13 ORS 109.145 requires corroborating evidence of paternity in addition to the mother’s testimony.”

Matter of Marriage of Crocker, 971 P.2d 469 (Or. Ct. App. 1998). “108 had taken effect on October 4,1997, the court based its conclusion that the statute was unconstitutional on the 1995 version of the statute. The 1997 amendments to ORS 107.”

State ex rel. Adult & Fam. Servs. Div. v. Tuttle, 744 P.2d 990 (Or. 1987). “ORS 109.145 requires corroborating evidence of paternity in addition to the mother’s testimony.”

State ex rel. Dep't of Human Resources v. Lewelling, 964 P.2d 1104 (Or. Ct. App. 1998). “430(4) (1989), the provisions of ORS 109.145 et seq. applies to proceedings certified to circuit court.”

State ex rel. Adult & Fam. Servs. Div. v. Barney, 723 P.2d 372 (Or. Ct. App. 1986). · cites it 3× “See ORS 109.145; ORS 109.155. The record is silent as to why the trial court did not order an investigation or the production of any other evidence that may have been available to establish a proper basis for relief.”

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