Legal Question in Family Law in Oregon

Re: dissolution

YOUR QUESTION:

I recieved a letter saying notice of entry of judgement not docketed. I dont understand, all I wanted was a dissalution of marraige nothing else, I dont understand if I got it or not, what does not docketed mean?

ANSWER:

Yes, it is somewhat confusing. The Notice you received verifies that your Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage was entered into the court "registry" and is now a matter of record. If the Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage contained provisions requiring either party to pay money to the other (a "money judgment" provision), those particular provisions (the money judgment provisions) are "docketed" into the court's Judgment Docket, the official record showing who owes who court-ordered money obligations. If the Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage does not contain any "money judgment" provisions, it is not "docketed" (that is, filed) into the Judgment Docket but is simply entered into the Registry. Simple, huh?

Hope this clarifies.