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Senate Passes SB 97 to Boost Access to Family Law Mediation; Raises Optional Fee
Summary
Senate Bill 97, which increases an optional county fee for mediation and creates reporting to identify funding gaps, passed the Senate and was declared to have received a constitutional majority.
The Oregon Senate passed Senate Bill 97, a judiciary-sponsored measure aimed at expanding access to family law mediation for parents in child custody, parenting time and visitation disputes.
Senator James Ivory Manning Jr., presenting the bill, said SB 97 ‘‘is about helping children and family’’ by improving mediation access. The bill would require counties and courts to report mediation account balances and spending to create statewide…
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