My wife and I have power of attorney over an 11 year old child. My family is planning a trip to send us to DC from Portland, OR.

What Mr Bodzin is saying is correct. However, ORS 109.056 provides, in part, that "... a parent or guardian of a minor or incapacitated person,...

Where does the child live and how long has the child lived there? Generally speaking the child's home state has jurisdiction to resolve issues of...

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Yes, in Oregon if someone wishes to challenge (or contest) the validity of a will (and any gift made by that will) there is a deadline for filing...

First, check the title to see who is listed as the owner. If a revocable living trust is the owner, then the trustee of that trust can act as the...

My mother recently passed leaving everything to my sister and I. How do we set up an estate?

To answer your question, the property that your mother owned at the time of her death is her estate. The question is how best to transfer the...

I put wife paycheck in to my personal business account and paid our personel bills and business bills from that account.

Your business is an asset. Your business can be put on the market and sold like any other asset. A business valuation expert can determine what...

Did my sister mess up as Power of Attorney, and can she be held responsible?

The role of an attorney who is a member of the Oregon State Bar and is retained by a client is very different from the role of an agent or...

How can LASO Legal aid services of Oregon only represent mothers and women. They r Federally Funded and DON'T represent fathers

The ultimate decision maker is the judge. You need to focus on presenting your case to the judge. You need to focus on making sure the the...

If no custody order is made in divorce do both parents have joint custody? Is it different if never married?

If I understand you correctly, a petition for dissolution of marriage was filed, served, the respondent failed to appear, an order of default was...

I live in Oregon and my 16 yr old daughter lives with her dad in Ks. Can she choose to live with me?

Most states have passed legislation called the Uniform Child Custody and Jurisdiction Enforcement Act. The Act includes a formula for determining...