{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-33.440","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 33.440","heading":"Application by minor child; court conference.","body":"When a minor child applies for a change of name under ORS 33.410, the court may, upon its own motion, confer with the child and may exclude from the conference the parents and other persons if the court finds that such action would be in the best interests of the child. However, the court shall permit an attorney for the child to attend the conference, and the conference shall be reported. [1983 c.369 §5]\nCHANGE OF SEX","path":["01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure","3. Remedies and Special Actions and Proceedings","Chapter 33 — Special Proceedings and Procedures"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors033.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:10Z","sha256":"ab57706fa3eb41d6933f7d1f0dfc7568c8fea3c2bd04e386db27e9447d18b50d","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-33.430","next":"us-or/ors-33.460"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}