Rule 12.120 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS FINANCIAL MEDIATION TRAINING(1) Domestic relations financial mediation training shall include at least 40 hours of training or education that covers the topics relevant to the financial issues the mediator will be mediating, including: (a) Legal and financial issues in separation, divorce, and family reorganization in Oregon, including property division, asset valuation, public benefits law, domestic relations income tax law, child and spousal support, and joint and several liability for family debt;(b) Basics of corporate and partnership law, retirement interests, personal bankruptcy, ethics (including unauthorized practice of law), drafting, and legal process (including disclosure problems); and(c) The needs of self-represented parties, the desirability of review by independent attorneys, recognizing the finality of a judgment, and methods to carry out the parties' agreement.(2) Of the training required in subsection (1) of this section: (a) Twenty-four of the hours must be in an integrated training (a training designed as a single cohesive curriculum that may be delivered over time);(b) Six hours must be in three role plays in financial mediation with trainer feedback to the trainee; and(c) Fifteen hours must be in training accredited by the Oregon State Bar.Or. Uni. Trial. Ct. R. 12.120
Adopted June 10, 2022, effective 8/1/2022; amended June 11, 2024, effective 8/1/2024.