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Is it necessary to obtain a stater's permission to quote that person on a communication going to an attorney?
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Answered on November 11, 2014
No. No rule requires us to get permission from someone whenever we repeat their statement. Joe Blow might be mad at you for dragging him into this,...
Clarification please of ORCP rule as follows:
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Answered on November 11, 2014
It sounds like you're referring to ORCP 69. This rule requires that you give a defendant (or respondent) 10 days' advance written notice prior to...
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Will giving a diagnosis to a friend's attorney be in violation of any kind of confidentiality law? I am not a practitioner.
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Answered on November 11, 2014
There is no rule that prohibits you from contacting someone's attorney to tell them whatever you please about that person. (So long as it's true, I...
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Where can i obtain or download a copy or template to file motion to withdraw no contest plea?
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Answered on November 10, 2014
There is no generic form that will comprehensively handle this for you. Withdrawing a plea is not always possible, and is never easy, particularly...
Is my spouse entitled to half my savings?
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Answered on November 10, 2014
I assume that you're going through a divorce case, based on this. In a divorce, under Oregon law, the rule is 'equitable distribution.' Oregon is...
Can I be forced into a parenting schedule that has my young kids with me even if I'm scheduled to work all night?
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Answered on November 10, 2014
Neither parent in a custody case has the right or power to unilaterally "force" the other into any particular arrangement. If a parent wants to...
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My wife and I bought a car together for her. I paid for a majority of the vehicle. Is the car technically mine?
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Answered on November 10, 2014
Who owns the car depends on the purpose for which the question is asked.
As far as the DMV is concerned, the owner of the car is the person...
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Is it necessary to give a stater's full name when quoting that person directly?
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Answered on November 10, 2014
Necessary for what?
This question is listed under "libel," which is just the written version of defamation, where slander is the spoken...
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Under what circumstances is a lawyer allowed to break attorney client privilege?
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Answered on November 09, 2014
I'm going to be technical and pedantic here for a minute (it's a lawyer thing. Bear with me):
Attorney/client privilege is a rule of evidence -...
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When a childs age is wrong on custody serving papers for a custody case and the parent signed them.
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Answered on November 09, 2014
Not likely. In theory you could try to argue that this demonstrates that he's not connected to the child; but scrivener's errors or typos happen...
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