# ORS § 30.025: 30.025 Placement of damages in lawyer trust account or other account before distribution

> Oregon · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T3_C30_S30.025

## Section

- **Citation:** ORS § 30.025
- **Heading:** 30.025 Placement of damages in lawyer trust account or other account before distribution
- **Jurisdiction:** Oregon
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** OR Code / Title 3 / Chapter 30 / Section 30.025

## Text

When damages for wrongful death are accepted or recovered in an action filed under ORS 30.020 (Action for wrongful death) , the damages must be placed in the lawyer trust account for an attorney representing the personal representative in the estate or in the wrongful death claim or, upon order of the court, in an account subject to withdrawal only on order of the court, before being distributed under ORS 30.030 (Distribution of damages) . [2019 c.166 §9]

Note: 30.025 (Placement of damages in lawyer trust account or other account before distribution) was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 30 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 30.025 — Placement of damages in lawyer trust account or other account before distribution , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors030.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).

## Nearby sections

- [ORS § 30.010 30.010 Who may maintain action for injury or death of child](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T3_C30_S30.010.md)
- [ORS § 30.020 30.020 Action for wrongful death](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T3_C30_S30.020.md)
- [ORS § 30.025 30.025 Placement of damages in lawyer trust account or other account before distribution](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T3_C30_S30.025.md)
- [ORS § 30.030 30.030 Distribution of damages](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T3_C30_S30.030.md)
- [ORS § 30.040 30.040 Apportionment among dependents upon settlement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T3_C30_S30.040.md)
- [ORS § 30.050 30.050 Apportionment among dependents after judgment](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T3_C30_S30.050.md)
- [ORS § 30.060 30.060 Appeal from order of distribution or apportionment](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T3_C30_S30.060.md)
- [ORS § 30.063 30.063 Forfeiture of damages distributable to parent or stepparent for desertion or neglect](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T3_C30_S30.063.md)
- [ORS § 30.065 30.065 Petition for forfeiture](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T3_C30_S30.065.md)
- [ORS § 30.070 30.070 Settlement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T3_C30_S30.070.md)
- [ORS § 30.075 30.075 Procedure upon death of injured person](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T3_C30_S30.075.md)
- [ORS § 30.080 30.080 Effect of death of wrongdoer](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T3_C30_S30.080.md)
- [ORS § 30.090 30.090 Appointment of administrator of estate of wrongdoer](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T3_C30_S30.090.md)
- [ORS § 30.100 30.100 Substitution of personal representative as party defendant](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T3_C30_S30.100.md)

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