Oregon · Through 2025 Edition

ORS 125.010: Protective proceedings.

(1) Any person who is interested in the affairs or welfare of a respondent may file a petition for the appointment of a fiduciary or entry of other protective order.
      (2) A protective proceeding is commenced by the filing of a petition in a court with jurisdiction over protective proceedings.
      (3) The court may appoint any of the following fiduciaries in a protective proceeding:
      (a) A guardian, with the powers and duties specified in this chapter.
      (b) A conservator, with the powers and duties specified in this chapter.
      (c) A temporary fiduciary, with the powers and duties specified in this chapter.
      (d) Any other fiduciary necessary to implement a protective order under ORS 125.650.
      (4) In addition to appointing a fiduciary, or in lieu of appointing a fiduciary, the court may enter any other protective order in a protective proceeding in the manner provided by ORS 125.650.
      (5) The court may make a determination described in ORS 127.550 with regard to an advance directive in a protective proceeding in which a guardian or temporary guardian has been appointed for the principal, or in which the petition seeks the appointment of a guardian or a temporary guardian for the principal.

Where this section sits in the code

03 - Landlord-Tenant, Domestic Relations, Probate
13. Protective Proceedings; Powers of Attorney; Trusts
Chapter 125 — Protective Proceedings

(1) Any person who is interested in the affairs or welfare of a respondent may file a petition for the appointment of a fiduciary or entry of other protective order.

(2) A protective proceeding is commenced by the filing of a petition in a court with jurisdiction over protective proceedings.

(3) The court may appoint any of the following fiduciaries in a protective proceeding:

(a) A guardian, with the powers and duties specified in this chapter.

(b) A conservator, with the powers and duties specified in this chapter.

(d) Any other fiduciary necessary to implement a protective order under ORS 125.650.

(4) In addition to appointing a fiduciary, or in lieu of appointing a fiduciary, the court may enter any other protective order in a protective proceeding in the manner provided by ORS 125.650.

(5) The court may make a determination described in ORS 127.550 with regard to an advance directive in a protective proceeding in which a guardian or temporary guardian has been appointed for the principal, or in which the petition seeks the appointment of a guardian or a temporary guardian for the principal.

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