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Northwest Oregon Facilitation Initiative (NWOFI)

Hands with sign saying FacilitatingNorthwest Oregon Facilitation Initiative (NWOFI) services are free to all self-represented parties, regardless of income. We provide information, assistance, and navigation to litigants in family law cases so that they can meaningfully participate in the court process. These services are available through our facilitators and shared resources in Clatsop, Columbia, Lincoln, Polk, Tillamook, Washington, and Yamhill Counties.

 Contact Us

You can call anytime during open hours to speak to a facilitator.

 Telephone
503-434-3040

 Facilitator Hours

Monday through Friday: 
9am - 12pm and 1pm - 4pm (PT)

Excluding Holidays

 NWOFI Scheduling 
Information

To schedule a phone or video appointment, please follow the link below.

Schedule A Facilitator

 Participating Local 
Court Websites

Select your local court from the drop down to be taken to that participating county's homepage.



What Information Can Facilitators Provide?
Our Family Law Facilitators are not attorneys and cannot provide legal advice. NWOFI assumes no responsibility for the accuracy or legal effects of the information contained in any written or verbal instructions or forms.

  • Help you find the right forms and understand how to complete them.
  • Explain how court procedures and rules work.
  • Explain how to begin a court action.
  • Refer you to agencies or resources that provide legal services and information.​
  • Review documents and forms to make sure they are complete.
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  • ​Recommend one procedure over another.
  • Tell you what you should do or give an opinion about your options.
  • Advise or recommend you take a particular action.
  • Recommend a specific attorney or guess about the outcome of your case.
  • Tell you what to write on a form or what to say in court.


 Resources

  Find additional information by visiting the sites and resources displayed below.

Oregon State Bar

Oregon State Bar

Designed to help answer questions about marriage, adoption, divorce, child custody, and other family law topics

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Fee Waiver

Fee Deferral and Waiver Information

Fees and costs are required in most civil cases. You may ask the court to defer or waive those fees and costs. The court can only defer or waive fees if you are low-income (according to federal poverty guidelines).

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Oregon Department of Justice

Access to child support calculator, Rules and Laws, accounting services and enforcement

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Hours of operation

Parenting Class

If you are involved in a child custody case, you are required to attend a parenting class. This applies whether you are a party to a divorce, separation or are an unmarried parent.

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Appellate eFile

Oregon Law Help

Answers to legal questions, sample forms, and information about the courts, lawyers and social service organizations that provide services related to Family Law

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Frequently Asked Questions

FAQ's

Frequently Asked Questions regarding the Northwest Oregon Facilitation Initiative (NWOFI)

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