GroundRules
ORS 109.390: Authority of Department of Human Services or child-caring agency in adoption proceedings.
Where this section sits in the code
- 03 - Landlord-Tenant, Domestic Relations, Probate
- 11. Domestic Relations
- Chapter 109 — Parent and Child Rights and Relationships
When the Department of Human Services or an approved child-caring agency has the right to consent to the adoption of a child, the department or agency may:
(1) If it deems the action necessary or proper, become a party to any proceeding for the adoption of the child.
(2) Appear in court where a proceeding for the adoption of the child is pending.
(3) Give or withhold consent in loco parentis to the adoption of the child only in accordance with ORS 109.325.
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