Alimony and Spousal Support in Oregon

Oregon calls alimony spousal support, and the court must name the type and make findings. There are three types: transitional support (to get education or training to re-enter or advance in the job market), compensatory support (when one spouse made a significant contribution to the other's education, training or earning capacity), and spousal maintenance (for a specified or indefinite period). Factors include the length of the marriage, ages and health, standard of living, relative income and earning capacity, job skills and work experience, financial needs and resources, tax consequences, and custodial and child support responsibilities. Unless the judgment says otherwise, support ends on the death of either party. There is no statutory formula.

Oregon divides property in a way that is "just and proper in all the circumstances" (equitable distribution). Retirement plans and pensions count as property, and homemaker contributions count toward acquiring marital assets. There is a rebuttable presumption that both spouses contributed equally to property acquired during the marriage, however it is titled. Property one spouse received during the marriage by gift, inheritance or similar transfer and kept separately the whole time is not subject to that presumption. Both spouses must fully disclose all assets.