My almost 8 year old son has lived with me all his life. His father pays me child support. Does this mean I have full custody?

Pursuant to ORS 109.175, if paternity of a child born out of wedlock is established under the filiation laws in Oregon, or if the state moved to...

How do the tax laws work when claiming a dependent after divorce?

You do not need your ex husband's permission or cooperation to file to modify child support. I do not know what your judgment says about who gets...

Can I fight DHS to get my nephew back?

What a challenging situation. Oregon generally prefers family placement when a child is in foster care. I would suggest that you make the DHS...

Does Oregon law trump an agreement in my Washington parenting plan regarding rotating claiming our son every other year on taxes

Oregon courts will enforce out of state judgments, and since you agreed to that provision, it stays unless it's modified. However, you can register...

How do I return my birth certificate to show my birth parents?

To my knowledge, there isn't any way to change your birth certificate without a court order. An adult adoption would result in a court order. It...

I received a termination of IWO from Oregon.

Without reading the docs, it's impossible to say. You can call child support and ask them what happened.

This is hard I answer without more information. If there's a will, the will will say where the estate goes. If no will, then it will be distributed...

I'd love to have such a data base. What we do have is cAse law. Google Scholar is a great resource for reading cases. You'll have to figure out how...

Can my grandson (13) say that he wants to stay with us who raised him for 12yrs. His mom says its her turn & he hasn't a say.

You should hire an attorney. If you have a parent and child relationship, you likely have standing to petition for custody. An attorney can help...

I have been served custdy papers

Paternity is relatively easy to establish these days. A man can say he is the father even if he is not on the birth certificate. Of course, the...