Oregon law permits a divorce judgment to transfer the title to land from one spouse to the other without the need for a deed. If your divorce...

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If I file for divorce does my husband have any right to any money I might receive from a pending malpractice suit?

I agree with Diane Gruber. I would add that generally these settlements are viewed as the exclusive separate property of the injured party. Here...

The statute is quoted below. It was created to prevent the situation where a divorced person makes out a will before the divorce takes place...

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Is it necessary to spell out details of all asset in a divorce paper if the asset is agreed upon and already divided

The only safe answer is yes, you should list all assets. That is because ORS 107.452 (quoted below)provides that a case can be reopened to divide...

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Would I be responsible for spouses medical debt named in divorce papers?

Like many states, Oregon has a "family expense" law which makes husbands and wives who are living together in the same household jointly liable for...

Can my life insurance beneficiary be dictated to me by my soon to be ex-wife in our divorce settlement?

In 1981 the Oregon Legislature adopted a policy about life insurance in relation to divorce cases. The policy reads as follows: 107.810...

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I want to divorce a man that abandoned me 8 years ago out of country. I have no clue where he is at-- what can i do?

Oregon law allows you to file for divorce and then apply to the court for permission to serve your spouse via publication in a newspaper of general...

How can I exclude my soon to be ex from making medical decisions for me during our divorce?

Like many states, Oregon has adopted a law which permits you to sign a document called an "Advance Directive" The document allows you to designate...

Yes, there are several lawyers in the Portland metropolitan area who specialize in this work. I have listed some of them below: Dan Ricks,...

Do we just need to start over the process and go through a divorce?

One of you must file again in one state or the other. You can file for a dissolution or for an annulment even though your marriage was not...