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Oregon uncontested divorce guide

Uncontested divorce in Oregon, with calm structure and attorney review

If both spouses are ready to resolve the major terms, an uncontested divorce can keep the legal work focused: clear Oregon paperwork, thoughtful parenting terms when children are involved, and a filing path that does not create more conflict than the family already has.

Oregon calls divorce dissolution of marriage

$301 court filing fee for dissolution, annulment, or separation

Built for aligned spouses who can sign the same final judgment

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Designed by Oregon family-law attorneys

Decades of Oregon experience

Court-ready packets (attorney-reviewed)

Clear, fixed pricing

Secure & confidential intake

Current Oregon context

Divorce is common enough to need structure, and personal enough to deserve care.

The point of an uncontested process is not to minimize what happened. It is to keep the legal work organized when the two of you are ready to resolve the case without asking a judge to choose the terms for you.

12,015

Oregon divorces in 2024 final data

Oregon Health Authority's county-by-month table counts divorces occurring in Oregon.

OHA 2024 final data

11,655

Oregon divorces listed in 2025 preliminary data

Preliminary tables can change, but they are the state's most current posted count.

OHA 2025 preliminary data

2.8

Oregon divorce rate per 1,000 residents

CDC/NCHS state tables report provisional divorce rates and explain how states are counted.

CDC/NCHS state divorce table

$301

Oregon dissolution first-appearance filing fee

The 2026 OJD fee schedule lists dissolution, annulment, or separation under ORS 21.155.

OJD 2026 fee schedule
What Oregon asks you to settle

A divorce can be uncontested and still be carefully drafted.

In Oregon, the paperwork is doing several jobs at once. It starts the court case, protects confidential information, tells the court what both spouses agreed to, and turns those agreements into a judgment a judge can sign.

Fit and filing path

Oregon allows a divorce case to move faster when the spouses agree. If one spouse files a response and the disagreements do not settle, Oregon Law Help describes that as contested and headed toward court decision-making.

Oregon Law Help

Timing expectations

The Oregon Judicial Department says cases can finish in a month or less when parties agree, and many co-petition cases can be completed in one day; disagreement can stretch the case much longer.

OJD family-law FAQ

Court-ready terms

Uncontested still means complete: property, debts, support, parenting time, custody, filing steps, and follow-up duties need to fit together in the final judgment.

OJD divorce forms
When children are involved

The best uncontested cases protect the parenting relationship, not the marriage.

Children do not need parents to pretend divorce is easy. They need adults to lower the temperature where possible, keep promises concrete, and avoid making the child carry the conflict. Research from Arizona State University's REACH Institute describes parental conflict after separation as a risk factor for children's future mental-health stress.

ASU REACH child-conflict study

Why agreement can be kinder

Less time asking the court to settle avoidable disagreements means more energy for the parenting plan itself.

Clear exchange, holiday, school-break, and decision-making terms reduce the number of future moments where parents have to renegotiate under stress.

A calmer process helps parents keep adult conflict out of the child's daily routine when that is safe and realistic.

This is guidance, not pressure. If safety, coercion, hidden finances, or serious disagreement are present, a calmer process may mean getting more direct legal help, not forcing an agreement.

Why this workflow feels different

Why we beat generic court forms

Generic court formsare broad, confusing, and often internally inconsistent. They're designed to fit every situation, and as a result, they can create errors, delays, and unnecessary conflict.

Our system is Oregon-specific and attorney-authored. Every screen, question, and provision is curated for uncontested Oregon divorces, with logic that reflects how Oregon courts actually review your documents.

Purpose-built logic: You only see the questions that matter to your case.

Attorney-curated language: Provisions mirror how Oregon courts expect to see terms.

Conflict-proofing: Internal checks catch contradictions before you sign.

Court-ready output: Clean, consistent, and formatted for filing.

Designed to get it right the first time.

How it works

A simple, transparent process from start to finish.

Guided intake, attorney review, then a filing path that matches your Oregon county and case structure.

Step 1

Guided, dynamic intake

Answer clear, Oregon-specific questions in a flow that adapts to your situation. Our intake was designed and written by Oregon family-law attorneys, with attorney-built question logic and carefully managed AI, so you only answer what’s relevant to you.

Step 2

Attorney review & e-signature

An Oregon family-law attorney reviews for completeness and consistency. We route documents for secure e-signature.

Step 3

File your case

Choose DIY filing with county-specific instructions, or add Full-Service Filing & Shepherding. We file your case electronically with the court, confirm your spouse has accepted the papers, fix anything the court flags, and follow your case until a judge signs the final judgment.

Included in every package

What's included in every flat-fee package

The goal is a complete, internally consistent packet with a clear filing path, not a pile of disconnected forms.

Oregon-specific guided intake

Attorney-reviewed Petition, Confidential Information forms, Certificates, Stipulated General Judgment (the agreed final judgment both spouses sign), and Parenting Plan (if applicable)

E-signature routing and a single court-ready PDF packet

County-specific filing instructions (DIY path)

Email support for straightforward questions

Full-Service Filing & Shepherding add-on adds:

We file your case electronically with the court, confirm your spouse has accepted the papers, fix anything the court flags, and follow your case until a judge signs the final judgment.

Not included (available or referred as needed):

Contested issues or litigation, motions, or hearings

QDROs (the separate court order needed to split a 401(k) or pension) and complex retirement division beyond standard terms

Formal appraisals or business valuations

Translation services and process servers

Complex business or multi-property transactions

Children & custody

Children and parenting terms that work in real life

If there are children, our system helps you cover custody and parenting time in a practical, Oregon-specific way. We focus on what courts actually need to see: clear, consistent terms that reflect how your family functions day to day.

This service is for uncontested cases, which means both parents must agree on custody and on the final parenting plan.

Custody

Custody in Oregon means who has final decision-making authority over the children's medical care, education, and religious upbringing. It is not the same as parenting time.

Joint custody means you share those decisions and both must agree; sole custody means one parent decides. To finish an uncontested case, both parents have to agree on which one applies.

Custody and parenting time are separate: one parent can have sole custody while the two of you still split parenting time equally.

Parenting time

Practical schedules like week-on/week-off, 2-2-5-5, and other real-life routines.

Plain-English holiday and parenting-time terms with built-in safeguards to avoid contradictions or gaps.

Property & finances

Right-sized detail without turning your judgment into a spreadsheet

We collect only what Oregon courts need, in a structured but not overly granular way. The goal is clarity, not clutter: enough detail to be enforceable and understandable.

Property

Real property: homes, land, and rentals.
Titled property: vehicles, boats, trailers, and ATVs.
Business interests and meaningful personal property.

Financial accounts

Bank, brokerage, and HSA/529 accounts.
PayPal, Venmo, Cash App, and cryptocurrency when relevant.

Retirement

401(k), IRA, pensions, annuities, and trusts.

Debts

Lender, amount, account fragment, and responsible party, enough for clarity without exposing full numbers.

Spousal support

Transitional, maintenance, and compensatory support, with amount, duration, and Oregon factors laid out clearly.
Flat-fee packages

Flat-fee, attorney-backed pricing

Predictable by design, with a clear scope and no hourly surprises.

$1,995

Basic uncontested dissolution

Best for cooperative Oregon cases without minor children, real property, or retirement/deferred compensation division.

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Guided Oregon-specific intake
Attorney-reviewed court-ready packet
Secure e-signature routing
County-specific filing instructions
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Includes parenting plan builder

$2,495

Parenting uncontested dissolution

Adds parenting-plan and child-support-related drafting for uncontested Oregon cases involving children.

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Everything in Basic
Custom parenting-plan and holiday schedule builder
Child-support-related drafting and review
Court-ready packet with children's-case consistency check
Start your divorce
Expanded drafting

$2,800

Full uncontested dissolution

Expanded drafting for real property, retirement/deferred compensation, child issues if applicable, or settlement terms that need more care.

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Everything in the applicable lower tier
Real-property sale, transfer, refinance, or award terms
Retirement/deferred-compensation division notes
Expanded attorney review for more detailed settlement terms
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Add-ons and filing fees

Full-service court filing and service handling: $495One-hour attorney consultation: $395

We file your case electronically with the court, confirm your spouse has accepted the papers, fix anything the court flags, and follow your case until a judge signs the final judgment. Oregon court filing fees remain separate and are confirmed before filing.

Flat-fee pricing works best when both spouses are already aligned on the major terms.

Court filing fee (required, separate)

Oregon currently charges a $301 filing fee. We pass this through at cost; it is not part of our flat fee. Court fees may change; the pass-through adjusts automatically.

Filing together keeps it to one fee. When both spouses sign and file as a couple, an uncontested divorce needs just that single $301 court fee. In a contested divorce, each spouse usually pays their own court fee, and the spouse who files often pays a process server to deliver the papers too, so the court costs add up.

Flat-fee scope guardrails

When flat-fee pricing works best

Both parties will sign a stipulated judgment.

Your spouse formally accepts the papers (called accepting service) or they are delivered by other straightforward methods, with no complex or evasive service required.

No contested motions or hearings are required.

If the case becomes contested or needs work outside this scope, we pause, explain options, and quote before proceeding, so you retain control over cost and next steps.

Security & privacy

Built for sensitive family-law information

Sensitive identifiers stay compartmentalized, the AI sees only what it needs, and every packet still receives attorney review before signature and filing. Our AI runs on Microsoft Azure OpenAI under a contractual agreement that keeps your information private: it is not used to train AI models and is not shared with other customers. Read how we handle your data.

Confidential by design

Sensitive details like dates of birth and Social Security numbers are stored separately and encrypted.

Minimal exposure

Sensitive identifiers are redacted before any text reaches our AI.

Attorney oversight

Every packet is attorney-reviewed before e-signature and filing.

Oregon divorce FAQ

Questions people ask before they choose an uncontested path

The practical question is usually not whether divorce is easy. It is whether the case is aligned enough for clear, agreed Oregon documents.

Ready to see whether an uncontested Oregon workflow fits?

Start with the screener. If the case is a fit, the guided checkout and intake walk you through the fee agreement, Oregon-specific questions, attorney review, and the filing path.

Ready to start your uncontested Oregon divorce?

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