Every few years, the Oregon Child Support Program reviews the Oregon Child Support Guidelines. These guidelines are how we calculate child support orders and are based on state and federal law. Our top priority is for the guidelines to produce fair and equitable child support orders for Oregon families. The purpose of Oregon Child Support Guidelines Advisory Committee is to review and recommend changes to the Oregon Child Support Guidelines to better serve Oregon families.
Committee Membership
- Dawn Marquardt, Chair, Deputy Director, Oregon Child Support Program
- Erin Biencourt, Attorney, Corey, Byler & Rew, L.L.P.
- Donna Brann, Presiding Administrative Law Judge, Office of Administrative Hearings
- Kelly Evans, Attorney, Harris Velázquez Gibbens
- Luciana Fontanini, Policy Analyst, Oregon Child Support Program
- Jeremy Gibons, Deputy District Attorney, Clackamas County DA Family Support Office, Oregon Child Support Program
- Heath Hattaway, Attorney, Baxter Law, LLC
- Martin Herbest, Division of Child Support Branch Manager, Oregon Child Support Program
- Christine Hill, Child Support Analyst, Oregon Judicial Department – Juvenile & Family Court Programs
- Trena Klohe, Attorney, Oregon Law Center
- Sabrina Owen, Oregon District Attorneys Association Child Support Liaison, Oregon Child Support Program
- Keith Raines, Senior Judge, Oregon Judicial Department
- Mike Ritchey, Program General Counsel, Oregon Child Support Program
- David Rivera-Vernazza, Parent, Lived Experience Representative
- Marisa Salinas, Parent, Lived Experience Representative
- Linda Scher, Mediator (Retired)
- Amanda Thorpe, Attorney, Cauble & Whittington LLP
- Monica Whitaker, Presiding Administrative Law Judge, Office of Administrative Hearings
Meetings
Next Meeting: Wednesday, November 19
Time: 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
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Materials:
- Public Meeting Notice and Agenda (Coming soon)
- Meeting Protocols
- Meeting Archive
2025 Meeting Schedule
Meetings occur on the third Wednesday of each month.
- January 15
- February 19
- March 19
- April 16
- May 21
- June 18
- July 16
- September 17
- October 15
- November 19
Resources
- Guidelines Advisory Committee Meeting Protocols
- Center for Policy Research Report
- Policy Paper: Health Care Coverage
- Policy Paper: Income
- Policy Paper: Parenting Time Credit
- Oregon Revised Statutes – Formula for Determining Amount of Child Support – 25.070 to 25.290
- Oregon Revised Statutes – Medical Support – 25.321 to 25.343
- Child Support Guideline Rules 137-050
- Child Support Guidelines Archive
- US Bureau of Labor Statistics – Average weekly hours & overtime of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls
Reports
- Case Data Report for the Child Support Guidelines Project
- Oregon Child Support Guideline: Economic Data on Cost of Raising Children, Scale Update, and Other Issues Report from Center for Policy Research
Federal Laws and Rules
- Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) »
- United States Code – U.S. Code, at Cornell University’s Legal information Institute »
- Social Security Act maintained by the United States Social Security Administration »
Contact
ChildSupportGuidelinesQuestions@doj.oregon.gov
Meeting Archive
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Meeting cancelled
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
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Wednesday, August 20, 2025
Meeting cancelled
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
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Wednesday, June 18, 2025
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Wednesday, May 21, 2025
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Wednesday, April 16, 2025
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Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Materials:
- Meeting Minutes
- Public Meeting Notice and Agenda
- Meeting Recording
- Case Data Report for the Child Support Guidelines Project
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
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Wednesday, January 15, 2025
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Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Materials:
- Meeting Minutes
- Public Meeting Notice and Agenda
- Meeting Recording
- Center for Policy Research Report
- Policy Paper: Health Care Coverage
- Policy Paper: Income
- Policy Paper: Parenting Time Credit
- Meeting Protocols