Divorce in Oregon

1. Waiting period

   Not yet verified

   We list a rule only once we can quote it from Oregon’s statute or court rules.

2. Residency requirement

   6 months

   For a dissolution on irreconcilable-differences grounds, at least one spouse must live in or be domiciled in Oregon when the case starts and continuously for six months before.^[1]

   ORS 107.075(2) · checked October 26, 2026

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   “at least one party must be a resident of or be domiciled in this state at the time the suit is commenced and continuously for a period of six months prior thereto.”

3. No-fault divorce

   Yes, no-fault only

   Oregon grants dissolution when irreconcilable differences have caused the irremediable breakdown of the marriage, and the statute abolishes the doctrine of fault in dissolution cases.^[1]

   ORS 107.025(1); ORS 107.036(1) · checked October 26, 2026

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   “A judgment for the dissolution of a marriage or a permanent or unlimited separation may be rendered when irreconcilable differences between the parties have caused the irremediable breakdown of the marriage.”

   “The doctrines of fault and of in pari delicto are abolished in suits for the annulment or dissolution of a marriage or for separation.”

4. Property division

   Equitable distribution

   The court divides the spouses' property as is just and proper in all the circumstances, with a rebuttable presumption that both contributed equally to property acquired during the marriage.^[1]

   Community property in Oregon: the statute quoted →

   ORS 107.105(1)(f) · checked October 26, 2026

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   “For the division or other disposition between the parties of the real or personal property, or both, of either or both of the parties as may be just and proper in all the circumstances.”

   “there is a rebuttable presumption that both parties have contributed equally to the acquisition of property during the marriage, whether such property is jointly or separately held.”

5. Court mediation for custody

   Orientation required; mediation offered

   Every Oregon judicial district must hold a mediation orientation for parties in disputed custody or parenting-time cases, require attendance before the court decides those issues (except listed emergency matters or good cause), and provide mediation; the court may refer contested custody issues to mediation.^[1]

   ORS 107.755(1); ORS 107.765(1) · checked October 26, 2026

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   “require parties in all cases described in paragraph (a) of this subsection to attend a mediation orientation session prior to any judicial determination of the issues.”

   “the court may, when appropriate, refer the matter for mediation of the contested issues prior to or concurrent with the setting of the matter for hearing.”

6. Court mediation fees

   Not yet verified

   Start with this official source.

7. Filing fee

   $301

   Oregon circuit courts collect a $301 filing fee to start a dissolution, annulment or separation case, and the same fee for the first appearance (answer).^[2]

   ORS 21.155 · checked October 26, 2026

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   “A circuit court shall collect a filing fee of $301 when a complaint or other document is filed for the purpose of commencing one of the following proceedings and when an answer or other first appearance is filed in the proceeding: (1) Proceedings for dissolution of marriage, annulment of marriage or separation.”

8. Alimony

   Court decides from listed factors

   Oregon courts may order spousal support in an amount and for a period that is just and equitable, and must designate one or more categories: transitional (for education or job training), compensatory (for one spouse’s contribution to the other’s career or earning capacity), or spousal maintenance. Each category has its own statutory factor list; no formula or cap is set.

   Alimony in Oregon, with the statute quoted →

9. Divorce rate

   2.8 per 1,000 residents (2024)

   Oregon’s courts granted 2.8 divorces per 1,000 residents in 2024, down from 4.8 in 2000; the U.S. rate was 2.3. In the Census Bureau’s 2024 survey, 8.5 of every 1,000 women 15 and older in Oregon divorced in the past year (±1.2; U.S. 6.9), a different measure.^[4][5]

   Divorce rates by state, with sources → · CDC/NCHS NVSS; Census ACS · checked October 27, 2026

Estimate your divorce cost in Oregon: mediation vs. court →

How child support is calculated in Oregon →

Mediators per 100,000: MediationList listings from official court and government rosters in Oregon (131) ÷ population (4,272,371, U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 county population estimates (July 1, 2024)) × 100,000, the same figure as mediator statistics.^[3]