Oregon's Adoption Laws
Oregon
Statute: § 419B.035
Records Confidential: Yes
Persons with access to records
• CPS/State Agencies
• Agencies From Other States
• Courts/Judges
• Law Enforcement
• Attorneys General/Prosecutors
• Attorneys, GAL's
• Physicians
• Researchers
• Review Teams
Persons without access to records
• Grand Juries
• Reporters of Abuse
• Employers
• Parents/Guardians
• Coroners
• Treatment Providers
• Subject of Reports
• Public/Any Person
Other Court Appointed Special
Advocates Child Care Division
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The consent may be signed after the birth of the child, once the birth mother is out of the effect of drugs, fatigue or emotional stress.
Pre-consents are not allowed in the state of Oregon. Revocation Time Frame in OregonThe consent is irrevocable upon signing.
Oregon
Who May Adopt
Statute: § 109.309
Any person as long as at least one party in
the proceeding is a resident of Oregon
Who May Be Adopted
Statute: § 109.309
• A minor
child
• An adult
Who May Place a Child for Adoption
Statute: § 109.309
• A parent
• A relative
or other person
• A licensed
adoption agency
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Oregon
Birth Parent Expenses Allowed Statute: § 109.311(1)
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• Legal costs
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• Medical expenses
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• Living and travel expenses
Birth Parent Expenses Not Allowed Statute: § 109.311
No charges,
except those reported in the disclosure statement, may be paid.
Allowable Payments for Arranging Adoption Statute: §
109.311(3)
No person shall
charge a fee for locating a child for adoption or an adoptive family other than
a licensed agency.
Allowable Payments for Relinquishing Child
Not addressed
in statutes reviewed
Allowable Fees Charged by Department/Agency Statute: §§
109.309(8)(c); 109.311(3)
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• A licensed adoption agency may
charge reasonable fees for services provided.
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• The department may charge a fee
for investigating a proposed nonagency adoption, and preparing the home study
placement report.
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• The fee must be reasonable and
necessary.
Accounting of Expenses Required by Court Statute: § 109.311(1)
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• Each petition shall be
accompanied by a written disclosure statement itemizing all expenditures paid or
estimated to be paid.
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• The form of the disclosure
statement shall be determined by the department.
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Oregon
Agency or Person Gathering Information
or Preparing Report Statute: § 109.304
- • Department of Human Services
- • Licensed adoption agency
Contents of Report About Person to be
Adopted Statute: § 109.342
- • Medical history from birth to time of placement
- • Any diseases, disabilities, or birth defects
- • Records of any medical examinations
Contents of Report About Birth Parents
Statute: § 109.342
- • Medical report
- • Physical characteristics
- • Gynecologic and obstetric report of mother
- • Record of potential inheritable genetic traits
and other useful information biological parents are willing to provide
Contents of Report About Adoptive
Parents Statute: §§ 109.304; 109.309
- • Suitability
- • Home meets minimum standards
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