Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 109 § 109.289 — Separate record of the case; sealing of adoption records; inspection, copying

Separate record of the case; sealing of adoption records; inspection, copying and disclosure; fees. (1) The clerk or court administrator of any court having jurisdiction over adoption proceedings shall keep a separate record of the case for each adoption proceeding filed with the court. Adoption proceedings shall not be entered upon the general records of the court. (2) The clerk, court administrator and any other person having custody of the records, papers and files in the court’s record of an adoption case shall cause the records, papers and files, both prior to entry of judgment and after entry of judgment of adoption, to be sealed. The clerk, court administrator and any other person having custody of the records, papers and files shall not unseal or allow inspection or copying of or disclose any information in the records, papers and files to any person or entity, except as provided in this section or pursuant to ORS 109.266 to 109.410 or 109.425 to 109.507. (3) Prior to entry of judgment in an adoption proceeding, and after entry of judgment in an adoption proceeding but prior to the minor child who is the subject of the adoption proceeding attaining 18 years of age, the following may inspect and copy sealed records, papers and files that are maintained in the court’s record of an adoption case without a court order: (a) Presiding judges and judges of the court operating under the Judicial Department, and court staff or other persons operating under the direction of the presiding judges or judges; (b) Petitioners and their attorneys of record; (c) The Department of Human Services; and (d) If the minor child is an Indian child, the Indian child’s tribe and the United States Secretary of the Interior. (4) After entry of judgment in an adoption proceeding and after the minor child who is the subject of the adoption proceeding has attained 18 years of age, the following may inspect and copy sealed records, papers and files that are maintained in the court’s record of the adoption case without a court order: (a) Judges of the court operating under the Judicial Department and court staff or other persons operating under the direction of the judges; (b) The person who was the minor child in the adoption proceeding, except that the person who was the minor child in the adoption proceeding may not inspect or copy the home study approved under ORS 109.276 (7) except pursuant to a court order and with good cause; (c) Petitioners and their attorneys of record; (d) The Department of Human Services; and (e) If the minor child was an Indian child, the Indian child’s tribe and the United States Secretary of the Interior. (5)(a) After entry of judgment in an adoption proceeding and after the minor child who is the subject of the adoption proceeding has attained 18 years of age, an individual whose consent for the adoption is required under ORS 109.301 or