Requires the court in a parenting time proceeding to order that the child who is the subject of the proceeding receive mental health therapy if the child is at least 5 years old but less than 18 years old.

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Requires the court in a parenting time proceeding to order that the child who is the subject of the proceeding receive mental health therapy if the child is at least 5 years old but less than 18 years old.

Digest: The Act requires the court to order that a child who is at least five years old and the subject of a parenting time proceeding receive mental health care.

What This Bill Does

• Digest: The Act requires the court to order that a child who is at least five years old and the subject of a parenting time proceeding receive mental health care.
• (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7).
• Requires the court in a parenting time proceeding to order that the child who is the subject of the proceeding receive mental health therapy if the child is at least 5 years old but less than 18 years old.
• Relating to: Relating to mental health therapy for children in family law proceedings.

Limits and Unknowns

• This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act requires the court to order that a child who is at least five years old and the subject of a parenting time proceeding receive mental health care. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7).
Requires the court in a parenting time proceeding to order that the child who is the subject of the proceeding receive mental health therapy if the child is at least 5 years old but less than 18 years old.
Relating to: Relating to mental health therapy for children in family law proceedings.
Current location: In Senate Committee

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 1106
Sponsored by Senator BONHAM (at the request of Jason Gearhart)
SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject
to consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor’s brief statement of the essential features of the
measure as introduced. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability
standards.
Digest: The Act requires the court to order that a child who is at least five years old and the
subject of a parenting time proceeding receive mental health care. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7).
Requires the court in a parenting time proceeding to order that the child who is the subject of
the proceeding receive mental health therapy if the child is at least 5 years old but less than 18
years old.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to mental health therapy for children in family law proceedings.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
In any proceeding to establish or modify a judgment providing for parenting
time with a child who is at least 5 years of age and less than 18 years of age, the court shall
order the parties to ensure that the child receive mental health therapy. If the proceeding
involves parenting time with a child under five years of age, the court may, at the court’s
discretion, require the parties to ensure that the child receive mental health therapy.
NOTE: Matter in boldfaced type in an amended section is new; matter [ italic and bracketed] is existing law to be omitted.
New sections are in boldfaced type.
LC 4351