Oregon Adoption Laws Page1

Adoption Laws in Oregon Page1

Adopting Parties

• Followings may place a child for adoption:
  Statute: - § 109.309
  • Parents
  • A child's relatives or other
  • A licensed child-placing agency

• Followings may adopt a child :
  Statute: - § 109.309
  • Any Oregon resident.

Putative Fathers

Oregon State does not have a Putative Father Registry.

• What are the registry requirements to receive notice?
  Statute: - § 109.096
  • The putative father needs to file notice before the custody of a person for adoption purpose.
  • Before paternity establishment, notice of adoption proceedings will be entitled to the putative father, iff petitioner knows that:
    • The child resided with him at any time since the birth of child (child is under the age of 60 days), when the proceeding is started.
    • He always tried to give a support of the child during the period since the birth of child (if the child is less than one year old), when the proceedings is started.
    • He should file with the Center for Health Statistics of the Health Division of the Department of Human Services.

• Registry Information :
  Statute: - § 109.225(1)
  • A notice which is sent to the CHS, DHS shall include:
    • Child's full name and address
    • If the child is not yet born, then probable birth date and place
    • Information about child's alleged parents such as names and addresses

• Paternity Revocation (of claim):
  Statute: - § 109.070(2)

  A voluntary acknowledgment of paternity party may cancel the acknowledgment:

  • Within the sixty days after filing.
  • In situation like any fraud, mistakes or duress.
  • A person can not rescind the voluntary acknowledgment after the one year, unless the genetic testing results exclude him as a possible father of child.

• Registry Information Access :
  Statute: - § 109.225(2)
  • Registry information may access the person whose name is in the notice.
  • Any legal person or agency.
  • Parties to adoption.