Legal Question in Family Law in Oregon

Re: Father moved to Florida

If neither parent nor the child any longer reside in WA, and if you and the child have resided in Oregon for at least six months, Oregon is now the child�s �home state� for purposes of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA). Which means that Oregon is now the state that has jurisdictional authority to render orders and rulings, and make decisions (including revisions) in the parenting time and custody arrangements.

So what you need to do is to obtain a court-certified copy of the WA judgment and cause it to be registered with the Oregon circuit court. And you would then file a motion with the Oregon court asking the Oregon court to modify the WA court�s parenting plan so as to make it more to your liking.

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