Chapter 210 Oregon Laws 2003

AN ACT

HB 2332

Relating to support enforcement; amending ORS 25.030 and 25.130.

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

SECTION 1. ORS 25.030 is amended to read:

25.030. (1) Support orders in respect of obligees not subject to ORS 25.020 may provide for payment under the order[:]

[(1)] to a checking or savings account [pursuant to ORS 25.130] or by electronic transfer to an account maintained by an escrow agent, licensed under ORS 696.511, for distribution to the obligee, if the obligor and obligee have so elected or if the court in its discretion believes that payment to a checking or savings account or payment by electronic transfer to an account maintained by a licensed escrow agent will be in the best interest of the parties[; or].

[(2) Directly to the obligee by deposit into the obligee’s bank account.]

(2) Subsection (1) of this section applies only if an election has been made as provided in ORS 25.130.

SECTION 2. ORS 25.130 is amended to read:

25.130. (1) The parties may elect to make support payments as provided in ORS 25.030 unless the provisions of ORS 25.020 (1) apply. The election terminates when the provisions of ORS 25.020 (1) apply subsequent to the election.

(2) The election [shall] must be in writing and filed with the court that entered the support order. The election must be signed by both the obligor and the obligee and must specify the amount of the support payment, the date payment is due, the court order number and:

(a) The account number of the checking or savings account that is to be used; or

(b) The name of an escrow agent, licensed under ORS 696.511, to whom, and the account number into which, the payments are to be electronically transferred.

(3) Notice of termination of the bank or escrow agent option and payment requirements pursuant to ORS 25.020 or 25.030 shall be sent by the Department of Justice to the obligor’s and to the obligee’s last-known address.

Approved by the Governor June 4, 2003

Filed in the office of Secretary of State June 5, 2003

Effective date January 1, 2004

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