# ORS § 107.036: 107.036 Doctrines of fault and in pari delicto abolished

> Oregon · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T11_C107_S107.036

## Section

- **Citation:** ORS § 107.036
- **Heading:** 107.036 Doctrines of fault and in pari delicto abolished
- **Jurisdiction:** Oregon
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** OR Code / Title 11 / Chapter 107 / Section 107.036

## Text

(1) The doctrines of fault and of in pari delicto are abolished in suits for the annulment or dissolution of a marriage or for separation.

(2) The court shall not receive evidence of specific acts of misconduct, excepting where child custody is an issue and such evidence is relevant to that issue, or excepting at a hearing when the court finds such evidence necessary to prove irreconcilable differences.

(3) In dividing, awarding and distributing the real and personal property (or both) of the parties (or either of them) between the parties, or in making such property or any of it subject to a trust, and in fixing the amount and duration of the contribution one party is to make to the support of the other, the court shall not consider the fault, if any, of either of the parties in causing grounds for the annulment or dissolution of the marriage or for separation.

(4) Where satisfactory proof of grounds for the annulment or dissolution of a marriage or for separation has been made, the court shall render a judgment for the annulment or dissolution of the marriage or for separation. A judgment of separation shall state the duration of the separation. [1971 c.280 §10; 1973 c.502 §2; 2003 c.576 §105]

Source: Section 107.036 — Doctrines of fault and in pari delicto abolished; evidence and consideration of fault , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors107.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).

## Nearby sections

- [ORS § 107.005 107.005 Annulment of void marriage](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T11_C107_S107.005.md)
- [ORS § 107.015 107.015 Grounds for annulment or dissolution of marriage](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T11_C107_S107.015.md)
- [ORS § 107.025 107.025 Irreconcilable differences as grounds for dissolution or separation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T11_C107_S107.025.md)
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- [ORS § 107.055 107.055 Appearance by respondent](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T11_C107_S107.055.md)
- [ORS § 107.075 107.075 Residence requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T11_C107_S107.075.md)
- [ORS § 107.085 107.085 Petition](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T11_C107_S107.085.md)
- [ORS § 107.086 107.086 Where to file petition](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T11_C107_S107.086.md)
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- [ORS § 107.089 107.089 Documents parties must furnish to each other](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T11_C107_S107.089.md)
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- [ORS § 107.093 107.093 Restraining order](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T11_C107_S107.093.md)

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