Child Support

The courts and the Child Support Program can change (modify) your child support order if there has been a significant change of circumstances since the order was issued. At least one of the following significant changes are required:

1. the parenting time agreement or order has changed;
2. the financial or household circumstances of one or both parents have changed;
3. one of the following benefits received by your child or on behalf of your child were not considered in the original order:
   • Social Security benefits
   • Veterans’ benefits
   • Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance benefits;
4. the needs of your child have changed;
5. the support order has been suspended due to the incarceration of the parent who pays child support and reestablished due to his/her release and qualifies for a review;
6. there is a need to add or change medical support provisions for your child;
7. the physical custody of your child has changed;
8. the order is being modified to add or remove a child; or
9. your child does not qualify as a “child attending school” and the order needs to be changed.¹

Even if there has not been a significant change of circumstances, the Child Support Program can also review your child support order every three years to see if it still meets the Oregon guidelines.²

¹ O.A.R. 137-055-3430
² O.R.S. § 25.287(b)