During a custody case, my lawyer quit less than a week before the final court appearance

There might be more facts in your case that you have not relayed. I don't believe there is a bright-line rule for withdrawing from a case;...

I got caught shoplifting and I'm leaving the country next week. What will happen?

You should probably spend your last few days here in the U.S. trying to get this cleared up. You might be able to do a civil compromise. You...

Dissolution or Annulment

You might be able to file in Oregon if this has been your or your wife's state of residency for the past six months. You should probably work with...

Is the life interest holder entitled for compensation if that premises is acquired by the government

You might have to expand your search for authorities and statutes beyond Oregon to get what you are looking for. "It is the general rule that life...

What if the child support you pay does not go to your kids

You are allowed by law to have the court review your situation when there is a material change in circumstances. There is a link to the child...

What are the most hard trials for a lawyer and what makes them tough?

The hardest trials for a lawyer occur when neither the facts nor the law are on the lawyer's side. For your project, you will want to put in some...

My boyfriend and I are no longer together, but will be expecting our first child in September.

As for the forms in Multnomah County, visit http://courts.oregon.gov/OJD/OSCA/cpsd/courtimprovement/familylaw/familylawforms.page? and review...

Plaintiff failure to provide requested documents in discovery

Review the Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure (ORCP), specifically ORCP 43 for how requests for documents are made and ORCP 46 for how to enforce your...

My recently widowed mother's living trust in Oregon.

Your step-sister sounds like she is the trustee, which means that she will be the person who has to understand all of the language in the trust. ...

In California, "[a] driver facing a steady circular yellow or yellow arrow signal is, by that signal, warned that the related green movement is...