How to manage your Oregon divorce case without full legal representation.
Aug 26, 2016
In order to manage your case without full representation you need some legal advice along the way. Inevitably there will be times when you need an answer to a question and the court staff won’t help y...
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How to properly determine spousal support during divorce.
Apr 27, 2016
To determine spousal support in Oregon unfortunately there isn’t a calculator. So there are two pieces of a spousal support award, there’s the duration and there’s the amount. Typically the way that t...
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How to modify your Oregon child custody agreement?
Mar 28, 2016
In order to modify a child custody, first you need to know which type of custody you have at the current time. You either will have joint legal custody or sole custody. Sole custody to one or other of...
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How to request a restraining order in the event of domestic violence.
Feb 26, 2016
If you are a victim of domestic violence in Oregon what you need to file is a request for a FAPA restraining order which is a Family Abuse Prevention Act restraining order. You go to the courthouse an...
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How to properly determine child support during an Oregon divorce.
Dec 28, 2015
To properly determine child support in Oregon first you go to the Division of Child Support’s calculator. The pieces of information that you’re going to need and that will impact your child support am...
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How to assert your parental rights as an unmarried parent.
Nov 30, 2015
To assert your parental rights if you were never married what you need to do is you need to file a petition for custody, parenting time and child support in the circuit court and then you would serve...
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How to modify your Oregon divorce agreement.
Oct 27, 2015
In order to modify your divorce agreement, first you would file a motion for a show cause hearing to modify the pieces of your agreement that you want to change. Â In Oregon, however, keep in mind tha...
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How to modify your Oregon child support agreement.
Sep 03, 2015
There are two ways to modify your child support order; you can, one, either go to the state and ask them to modify your child support or you can file a motion in the circuit court asking the court to...
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How to dissolve a domestic partnership in Oregon.
Sep 03, 2015
In order to dissolve your domestic partnership in Oregon, there are two types of domestic partnerships. There are same sex registered domestic partnerships and there are opposite sex unregistered dome...
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How to respond if your ex-spouse stops making child or spousal support payments.
Sep 03, 2015
If your spouse stops making child or spousal support payments the first thing you what to do is determine, number one, if it’s child support and the state is currently enforcing the child support orde...
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