{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-125.020","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 125.020","heading":"Venue for protective proceedings.","body":"(1) Except as provided in this section, a protective proceeding must be commenced in the county where the respondent resides or is present.\n      (2) If the respondent resides in an institution by reason of an order of a court, the proceeding may be commenced in the county where that court sits.\n      (3) If the respondent does not reside in this state and is not present in this state, a conservatorship proceeding may be commenced in any county where property of the respondent is located.\n      (4) The court may transfer a protective proceeding at any time to another court if the transfer is in the best interests of the respondent or protected person.","path":["03 - Landlord-Tenant, Domestic Relations, Probate","13. Protective Proceedings; Powers of Attorney; Trusts","Chapter 125 — Protective Proceedings"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors125.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:11Z","sha256":"3766ff97c1edc72da8d0ab2a187263fa11d9e198a6fac4e8c3b3e023a770dd99","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-125.015","next":"us-or/ors-125.025"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}