Links
Resources
Family Court Services provides the following list of written materials that may be helpful to our clients. The following resources are available free of charge, one copy per person, by coming into our offices.
- Guide for a Successful Marriage, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
- Understanding Your Child’s Needs: Information for Never Married Parents, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
- Child Support, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
- Mediation Services in Clackamas County
- Legal Links: Tel Law, Oregon State Bar Association
- Guide for Stepparents, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
- Is Mediation for Us?, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
- Parents Are Forever, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
- Joint Custody, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
- Dissolution of Marriage, Oregon State Bar Association
- A Relationship that Lasts Forever: Parent Access, Child Visitation, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
- Twenty Questions Divorcing Parents Ask About Their Children,
Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
Links
Children and Youth
- Clackamas County Juvenile Department
- Sandcastles Program
Curriculum we used for our pilot project on Children’s Divorce Education.
Child Support Resources
- Oregon Department
of Justice, Division of Child Support
Information, resources, directory of services, and child support calculator.
Clackamas County Court Information
- Circuit Court Calendar
- Clackamas
County Circuit Court, 5th Judicial District
Clackamas County Courthouse
807 Main Street, Room #104
Oregon City, OR 97045-1883 - Judge and Trial Court Administrator Locator
Classes
- Parents Beyond Conflict: Parents Learning to Resolve Conflict
and Solve Problems
A Seminar for Clackamas County Circuit Court
Class Location: Clacakamas County Courthouse, 2nd floor, Jury Room
Seminar Leaders: Judith Swinney, Attorney and Mediator; Mark Harwood, MS, CDAC
Class length: 6 two-hour sessions.
Referral by court or attorney
Tuition: $175 per participant; stepparents and significant others are half price $87.50
To Register: Phone 503-972-5683 Mon-Fri 8:00am – 5:00pm
Counseling and Therapy Resources
Domestic Violence Resources
- Clackamas Womens’
Services
Crisis Line, emergency shelter, counseling, children’s services, transitional housing, and other resources. - The
Safety-Focused Parenting Plan Guide
A guide for creating parenting plans when safety is an issue, published by the Oregon Judicial Department.
Family Court Programs and Services across the state
- Lane County Family
Mediation Program
Provides family mediation on custody and parenting time issues, and a parent education program. - Washington County Conciliation Services
Legal Resources
- Clackamas County Bar Association
- Clackamas County Law Library
- Legal Aid Services of Oregon - Oregon City Office
421 High Street, Suite 110
Oregon City
503-655-2518
Provides advice and limited representation to low-income persons living or with cases pending in Clackamas County in certain areas including family law; priorities include domestic violence restraining orders, stalking orders, child support and custody, and divorce. Also provides a free booklet, "Family Law in Oregon." - Oregon Judicial Department
Contains information, downloadable forms for filing, Parenting Plan Guides, and child support calculators. - Oregon Law Help
Free Legal Information for Low-Income Oregonians, from Legal Services of Oregon. Offers information on a variety of topics including marriage and living together, annulment and separation, paternity, divorce, child custody, parenting time, child support and other family law resources. - Oregon
State Bar Association
800-452-7636- Lawyer Referral Service – provides names of attorneys who specialize in the area of law you request
- Modest Means Program – provides names of attorneys who will charge a reduced fee for those who qualify through an application process
- The OSB also offers a ½ hour one-time only consultation with an attorney.
- St. Andrew Legal Clinic
Offers legal assistance on a sliding fee scale.- Oregon City Office
421 High Street, Suite 210
Oregon City 97045
503-557-9800 - Portland Office
503-281-1500
- Oregon City Office
Mediation Services (other than Family Court)
- Clackamas
County Community Dispute Resolution Center
Provides community mediation on issues such as landlord/tenant, animal control, neighbor to neighbor disputes, and others. Also provides mediation, training and facilitation on workplace issues such as discrimination, diversity, performance issues, and ADA - Victim-Offender
Mediation Program
Provides voluntary, confidential mediation between juvenile offenders and victims of crime.
Professional Organizations of Family Court professionals, Mediators and
Counselors
- Association for Conflict Resolution
- Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
- National Association for Community Mediation
- National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
- Oregon Mediation Association
Recursos en Espanol
- Información
Legal Gratis Sobre la Ley en Oregon
Informacion y recursos sobre matrimonio y conviviendo, anulación y separación, paternidad, divorcio, custodia de niños, visitas, llevandose a los Niños, mantenimiento económico para el niño y seguro, y recursos de la ley familiar. - Oregon Judicial Department – en Espanol
Supervised Visitation Services
- Community Partners
Sarah Grey, 503-502-8944 - Family Matters Northwest
Portland, OR
Leah Baer, MA 503-230-1301 and Melissa Schuler, MA 503-230-1302 - Morrison Child and Family
Services
Portland, OR
Judy Kuntz 503-256-3040 - Supervised Visitation Network
- Quality Parent/Child Visitation Services
Vancouver, WA
Dan Anglin and Linda Anglin, 360-607-9286
