Rule SLR 12.005 - MATTERS SUBJECT TO ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR)(1) The Seventh Judicial District has a mandatory Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) program pursuant to ORS Chapter 107 for matters involving disputes over child custody and parenting time, and pursuant to UTCR Chapter 13 and ORS Chapter 36 for other matters, except those excluded under section 12.005(3) of this rule.(2) Except as outlined in paragraph 12.005(3) of this rule, all parties in all cases are required to participate in ADR when the case is at issue, unless the case is excused from compliance by the court under 12.005(4) of this rule. Litigants may satisfy this requirement by participating in a judicial settlement conference, mediation or arbitration. "At issue" means that the case is ready to be set for trial or, if a party seeks to modify the parenting time or custody provisions of a dissolution of marriage judgment or a judgment establishing paternity, when the case is ready to be set for hearing.(3) The following cases are excluded from the ADR requirement: FEDs; Probate; Small Claims; Adoptions; Filiation proceedings when the only question is paternity; Support Enforcement matters; Motions to modify child support orders; Juvenile Delinquency and Dependency cases; Criminal cases; Family Abuse Prevention Act restraining orders, issued under ORS 107.700 to 107.732; Elder Abuse Prevention Act restraining orders, issued under ORS 124.005 to ORS 124.040; Temporary Restraining Orders and Preliminary Injunctions under ORCP 79; Expedited Parenting Time Enforcement matters under ORS 107.434; Challenges to Ballot Title Measures; Guardianships; Domestic Relations matters where the parties do not have minor children.(4) A party may request that a case not exempt under 12.005(3) of this rule be excused from compliance with this rule. The motion must be substantially in the form of the Motion to be Excused from Compliance with SLR 12.005 found on the websites listed in SLR 1.171 and submitted to the judge to whom the case has been assigned or, if the case has not been assigned to a judge, to the presiding judge. If good cause exists, the judge may excuse the case from compliance with this rule.Wheeler Supp. L. R. SLR 12.005
Amended effective 2/1/2024.