ORS 419B.127 Transfer to court of county of child or ward’s residence

A court, on its own motion or on the motion of a party made at any time prior to disposition, shall transfer a proceeding to the court of the county where a child resides if the proceeding was initiated in a court of a county other than the county where the child resides.

A court, on its own motion or on the motion of a party made at any time during the proceeding, may transfer a proceeding to

the court of the county where a child or ward resides if:

The residence of the child or ward changes during the proceeding; or

The ward has been adjudicated to be within the jurisdiction of the court under ORS 419B.100 (1)(b) or (c) and other proceedings involving the ward are pending in the county of the ward’s residence.

The clerk of a court transferring a proceeding under this section shall notify the court to which the proceeding is transferred.