Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 107 § 107.138 — Temporary status quo order regarding child custody
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 107 ·
Oregon Code § 107.138·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Temporary status quo order regarding child custody.
(1)(a) A court, upon the motion of
a party, may enter a temporary status quo order to either party in a proceeding
to modify a judgment that awards custody of a child after:
(A) Notifying the
other party; and
(B) Giving the
other party an opportunity to contest issuance of the order.
(b) The motion
for a temporary status quo order must be supported by an affidavit or a
declaration under penalty of perjury in the form required by ORCP 1 E, setting
forth with specificity the information required by ORS 109.767 and the person
with whom the child has lived during the preceding year and the childs current
schedule, daily routine and usual place of residence.
(c) Notice to the
party against whom the motion for the order is sought must be served at least
21 days before the date set for the hearing. The issue at the hearing is
limited to a determination of the status quo at the time the motion for the
order was filed.
(2) A temporary
status quo order restrains and enjoins each parent from:
(a) Changing the
childs usual place of residence;
(b) Interfering
with the present placement and daily schedule of the child;
(c) Hiding or
secreting the child from the other parent;
(d) Interfering
with the other parents usual contact and parenting time with the child;
(e) Leaving the
state with the child without the written permission of the other parent or the
permission of the court; or
(f) In any manner
disturbing the current schedule and daily routine of the child until the motion
for modification has been granted or denied.
(3) For purposes
of this section:
(a) Childs
usual place of residence means the place where the child is living at the time
the motion for the temporary order is filed and has lived continuously for a
period of three consecutive months, excluding any periods of time during which
the noncustodial parent did exercise, or would otherwise have exercised,
parenting time.
(b) Parents
usual contact and parenting time, present placement and daily schedule of the
child and current schedule and daily routine of the child mean the contact,
parenting time, placement, schedule and routine at the time the motion for the
temporary order is filed. [1995 c.792 §2; 1997 c.136 §2; 1997 c.386 §1; 1997
c.707 §§10,10a; 1999 c.649 §47; 2015 c.121 §5]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 107.138
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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