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
• Deborah Dowdle, Parent, Lived Experience Representative
• Kelly Evans, Attorney, Harris Velázquez Gibbens
• Tabitha Fish, Parent, Lived Experience Representative
• 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, Dwyer Williams Cherkoss Attorneys, P.C.
• 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
• Natalie Otero, Court Facilitator, Columbia County Circuit Court
• 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)
• Shanon Sporseen, Policy Analyst, Oregon Department of Human Services Self-Sufficiency Programs – TANF 
• Amanda Thorpe, Attorney, Cauble & Whittington LLP 
• Mistydawn Viles, Parent, Lived Experience Representative
• Ceri Villa, Policy Analyst, Oregon Department of Human Services Self-Sufficiency Programs – TANF
• Monica Whitaker, Presiding Administrative Law Judge, Office of Administrative Hearings

Meetings

Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Next Meeting: Wednesday, January 15

2025 Meeting Schedule 

Meetings occur on third Wednesday of each month.

Resources

• Guidelines Advisory Committee Meeting Protocols
• Center for Policy Research Report
• Policy Paper: Healthcare 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
  

Reports

• 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) »
  • 45 CFR Chapter III (300 series) – Public Welfare – Office of Child Support Services »
    • 45 CFR 301 – State Plan Approval and Grant Procedures »
    • 45 CFR 302 – State Plan Requirements »
    • 45 CFR 303 – Standards for Program Operations »
• United States Code – U.S. Code, at Cornell University’s Legal information Institute »
  • Title 42 – Social Security Act »
    • Subchapter IV, Part D – Child Support and Establishment of Paternity »
• Social Security Act maintained by the United States Social Security Administration »
  • Title IV – Welfare; see Part D for child support »

Contact

ChildSupportGuidelinesQuestions@doj.oregon.gov