Legal Question in Family Law in Oregon

Re: Child Support

The judge has no authority to order more than the law allows. ORS 107.108 allows the court to impose a parental obligation for a "child attending school" as that phrase is defined om tje statute.

A "child attending school" under ORS 107.108 means a child of the parties who:

(A) Is unmarried;

(B) Is 18 years of age or older and under 21 years of age;

(C) Is making satisfactory academic progress as defined by the school that the child attends; and

(D) Has a course load that is no less than one-half of the load that is determined by the school to constitute full-time enrollment.

Parties to an Oregon divorce can by contractual agreement between themselves agree to do more than what the judge can do, in which case their agreement is enforceable as a contract using contract law. But this is not enforcement of a court order; rather, it is enforcement of a contractual obligation.

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