ORS 656.234 Compensation Not Assignable Nor to Pass By Operation of Law; Certain Benefits Subject to Support Obligations

• Library: Oregon Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through legislation effective January 1, 2024
• Year: 2023
• Citation: ORS 656.234

(1) No moneys payable under this chapter on account of injuries or death are subject to assignment prior to their receipt by the beneficiary entitled thereto, nor shall they pass by operation of law. All such moneys and the right to receive them are exempt from seizure on execution, attachment or garnishment, or by the process of any court.

(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section:

(a) Moneys payable under ORS 656.210 and 656.212 are subject to an order to enforce child support obligations, and spousal support when there is a current support obligation for a joint child of the obligated parent and the person to whom spousal support is owed, under ORS 25.378; and

(b) Moneys payable under ORS 656.206, 656.214, 656.236 and 656.289(4) are subject to an order to enforce child support obligations under ORS 25.378.

(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of ORS 25.378 and 25.414, the amount of child support obligation subject to enforcement may not exceed:

(a) One-fourth of moneys paid under ORS 656.210 and 656.212 or the amount of the current support to be paid as continuing support, whichever is less, or, if there is no current support obligation and the withholding is for arrearages only, 15 percent of the moneys paid under ORS 656.210 and 656.212 or the amount previously paid as current support, whichever is less;