Title 109 · ORS Chapter 109

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Citation: ORS 109.313

Section: 109.313

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����� 109.285 Petition for adoption; required contents, requests and exhibits in adoption petitions; confidentiality. (1) A petition for adoption of a minor child must be signed by the petitioner and, unless stated in the petition why the information or statement is omitted, must contain the following:

����� (a) The full name of the petitioner;

����� (b) The state and length of residency in the state of the petitioner and information sufficient to establish that the residency requirement of ORS 109.276 (2) has been met;

����� (c) The current marital or domestic partnership status of the petitioner;

����� (d) An explanatory statement as to why the petitioner is of sufficient ability to bring up the minor child and furnish suitable nurture and education sufficient for judgment to be entered under ORS 109.350;

����� (e) Information sufficient for the court to establish that the petitioner has complied with the jurisdictional and venue requirements of ORS 109.276 (4) and (5);

����� (f) The full name, gender and date and place of birth of the minor child;

����� (g) The marital or domestic partnership status of the biological mother at the time of conception, at the date of birth and during the 300 days prior to the date of birth of the minor child;

����� (h)(A) A declaration under penalty of perjury and documentation, as described by the Department of Human Services by rule, of the petitioner�s efforts described in ORS 419B.636 (2) to determine whether there is reason to know that the child is an Indian child;

����� (B) A statement that the petitioner has reason to know that the child is an Indian child or does not have reason to know that the child is an Indian child; and

����� (C) If the petitioner has reason to know that the child is an Indian child:

����� (i) A declaration under penalty of perjury and documentation, as described by the department by rule, showing that the proposed adoptive placement complies with the requirements under ORS 419B.654 (2); or

����� (ii) A statement that the petitioner is moving the court under ORS 419B.654 (3) for a finding, by clear and convincing evidence, that good cause exists for alternative adoptive placement and a statement describing the details supporting the petitioner�s assertion that good cause exists for the alternative placement, as described in ORS 419B.654 (4);

����� (i) The name and relationship to the minor child of any person who has executed a written release or surrender of parental rights or of rights of guardianship of the minor child as provided by ORS 418.270 and the date of the release or surrender;

����� (j) The name and relationship to the minor child of any person who has given written consent as required under ORS 109.301 or 109.302, and the date the consent was given;

����� (k) The name and relationship to the minor child of any person or entity for whom the written consent requirement under ORS 109.301 or 109.302 is waived or not required as provided in ORS 109.322, 109.323, 109.324, 109.325, 109.326 and 109.327 or whose written consent may be substituted for the written consent requirement under ORS 109.301 or 109.302 as provided in ORS 109.322, 109.323, 109.324,