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Or. Rev. Stat. § 419B.400 (2026)

Authority to order support; collection

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      419B.400 Authority to order support; collection. (1) The court may, after a hearing on the matter, require the parents or other person legally obligated to support a child alleged to be within the jurisdiction of the court under ORS 419B.100 or a ward to pay toward the child or ward’s support such amounts at such intervals as the court may direct, even though the child or ward is over 18 years of age as long as the child or ward is a child attending school, as defined in ORS 107.108.

      (2) At least 21 days before the hearing, the court shall notify the Administrator of the Division of Child Support of the Department of Justice, or the branch office providing support services to the county where the hearing will be held, of the hearing. Before the hearing the administrator shall inform the court, to the extent known:

      (a) Whether there is pending in this state or any other jurisdiction any type of support proceeding involving the child or ward, including a proceeding brought under ORS 25.287, 25.501 to 25.556, 107.085, 107.135, 107.431, 108.110, 109.100, 109.103, 109.158 or 125.025 or ORS chapter 110; and

      (b) Whether there exists in this state or any other jurisdiction a support order, as defined in ORS 110.503, involving the child or ward.

      (3) The Judicial Department and the Department of Justice may enter into an agreement regarding how the courts give the notice required under subsection (2) of this section to the Department of Justice and how the Department of Justice gives the information described in subsection (2)(a) and (b) to the courts.

      (4) The court, in determining the amount to be paid, shall use the scale and formula provided for in ORS 25.275 and 25.280. Unless otherwise ordered, the amounts so required to be paid shall be paid to the Department of Justice or the county clerk, whichever is appropriate, for transmission to the person, institution or agency having legal custody of the child or ward. [1993 c.33 §121; 1997 c.704 §§46,60; 2003 c.116 §16; 2003 c.396 §70a; 2015 c.298 §101; 2021 c.597 §72]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2001–2022 · leading case: Dept. of Human Servs. v. F. J. M., 370 Or. 434 (Or. 2022).
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Dept. of Human Servs. v. F. J. M., 370 Or. 434 (Or. 2022). “198(1) (pay the administrative costs of determining ability to pay for legal services and the costs of legal and other services related to the provision of appointed counsel to represent the child or ward); ORS 419B.400(1) (pay costs of support); ORS 419B.”
Mathews & Mathews, 255 P.3d 607 (Or. Ct. App. 2011). “:i: * * “(g) The provisions of this subsection apply to any support obligation established by a support order under this chapter or ORS chapter 107, 108, 109,110 or 416 or ORS 419B.400 or 419C.590.” 2 Legislative amendments to ORS 19.”
Towry v. Kiser, 55 P.3d 509 (Or. Ct. App. 2002). “125) and juvenile dependency and delinquency proceedings (ORS 419B.400 and ORS 419C.590). ORS 109.121(4) provides, in part, that “[w]hen the petition has been filed under subsection (l)(b) of this section, the court may conduct the hearing on the petition as part of the…”
In re the Marriage of McGinley, 19 P.3d 954 (Or. Ct. App. 2001). “ORS 419B.400 {authorizes juvenile court that has assumed jurisdiction of a child to order parents to provide support for child, including a child attending school).”
Matter of Marriage of Mcginley, 19 P.3d 954 (Or. Ct. App. 2001). “ORS 419B.400 (authorizes juvenile court that has assumed jurisdiction of a child to order parents to provide support for child, including a child attending school).”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 419B.400(1) — 1 case
Dept. of Human Servs. v. F. J. M., 370 Or. 434 (Or. 2022). “198(1) (pay the administrative costs of determining ability to pay for legal services and the costs of legal and other services related to the provision of appointed counsel to represent the child or ward); ORS 419B.400(1) (pay costs of support); ORS 419B.”
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