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Or. Rev. Stat. § 419B.823 (2026)

Service of summons generally

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      419B.823 Service of summons generally. The summons must be served, either inside or outside of the state, in a manner reasonably calculated under all the circumstances to apprise the person served of the existence and pendency of the juvenile proceeding and to afford the person a reasonable opportunity to appear. Service of summons may be made, subject to the restrictions and requirements of ORS 419B.824, by the following methods:

      (1) Personal service of the summons and petition upon the person to be served;

      (2) Substituted service by leaving a copy of the summons and petition at a person’s dwelling house or usual place of abode;

      (3) Office service by leaving the summons and petition with a person who is apparently in charge of an office;

      (4) Service by mail; or

      (5) Alternative service as ordered by the court under ORS 419B.824 (5). [Formerly 419B.821]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2015–2024 · leading case: Dep't of Human Servs. v. K. L., 355 P.3d 926 (Or. Ct. App. 2015).
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Dep't of Human Servs. v. K. L., 355 P.3d 926 (Or. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 21× “DHS responds that parents were properly served under ORS 419B.823, positing that service of summons is adequate under that statute if it meets the requirements of the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.”
Dept. of Human Servs. v. M. P., 537 P.3d 593 (Or. Ct. App. 2023). “305(1) (timing of hearing); ORS 419B.823 (summons). While this process is working its way through the court system, the court may issue a restraining order to protect the child in the home if there is probable cause to believe abuse occurred and that the person to be restrained…”
Dep't of Human Servs. v. K. G. A. B., 374 P.3d 1014 (Deschutes Cty. Cir. Ct., O.R. 2016). · cites it 3× “ORS 419B.823; ORS 419B.824(5). Even when the court authorizes “alternative” service, the court may order service “by publication,” only “[o]n written motion and affidavit that service cannot be made” by one of the other, specified methods of alternative service—including mailing…”
Dept. of Human Servs. v. G. G., 335 Or. App. 168 (Or. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 2× “ORS 419B.823 sets forth the types of service available to DHS in juvenile dependency cases, and ORS 419B.”
Dept. of Human Servs. v. J. C. G., 492 P.3d 1288 (Or. Ct. App. 2021). “2 In the trial court, DHS relied on ORS 419B.823 as authority for service by publication.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 419B.823(1) — 1 case
Dep't of Human Servs. v. K. L., 355 P.3d 926 (Or. Ct. App. 2015). “DHS responds that parents were properly served under ORS 419B.823, positing that service of summons is adequate under that statute if it meets the requirements of the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 419B.823(5) — 1 case
Dep't of Human Servs. v. K. L., 355 P.3d 926 (Or. Ct. App. 2015). “DHS responds that parents were properly served under ORS 419B.823, positing that service of summons is adequate under that statute if it meets the requirements of the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.”
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