{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-109.390","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 109.390","heading":"Authority of Department of Human Services or child-caring agency in adoption proceedings.","body":"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:\n      (1) If it deems the action necessary or proper, become a party to any proceeding for the adoption of the child.\n      (2) Appear in court where a proceeding for the adoption of the child is pending.\n      (3) Give or withhold consent in loco parentis to the adoption of the child only in accordance with ORS 109.325.","path":["03 - Landlord-Tenant, Domestic Relations, Probate","11. Domestic Relations","Chapter 109 — Parent and Child Rights and Relationships"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors109.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:11Z","sha256":"fc9edfdcb5bb0da29b533be93efbbf5ae7b4762af04514febd3c555cf292eb31","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-109.385","next":"us-or/ors-109.400"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}