ORS 107.510

Known as the Family Abuse Prevention Act

The act spans §§ 107–107 (155 sections).

Applied in 9 court decisions — leading case Ellis v. Ellis (1982)

Most recently applied in In Re the Marriage of Boldt (January 2008)

1963 c.434 §1; 1971 c.280 §24; 1973 c.502 §13; 1999 c.59 §21; 2001 c.104 §33

How often courts cite this section

citing decisions per year

Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.

As used in ORS 107.510 to 107.610:

(1) “Conciliation jurisdiction” means domestic relations conciliation jurisdiction and authority exercised under ORS 107.510 to 107.610 by a circuit court in any controversy existing between spouses which may, unless a reconciliation or a settlement of the controversy is effected, result in the dissolution or annulment of the marriage or in disruption of the household.

(2) “Conciliation services” means domestic relations counseling and related services obtained by a circuit court exercising conciliation jurisdiction and used by the court in exercising that jurisdiction.

(3) “Domestic relations suit” means suit for dissolution of the marriage contract, annulment of the marriage or separation.

(4) “Separation” means separation from bed and board and separate maintenance.

Official source: Oregon State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Oregon statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.