Update: Clarifying parenting responsibilities during the COVID-19 Outbreak (Oregon) After publishing this article, my office learned that Multnomah County issued an order clarifying parenting responsibilities during the COVID-19 outbreak. Effectively the order states that for Multnomah … Read More
The title to this article is a question I receive somewhat frequently, and I find it professionally humorous. Don't get me wrong, very little in a divorce case is humorous, it's a devastating, traumatizing event in people's lives. Don't take my meaning incorrectly, I just mean the idea … Read More
When parents split up, one of the most common questions they have is who gets to claim the children on their taxes. The legal answer to this is actually very simple, but in practice there are a lot of options available beyond the easy answer, as is often the cases and why an experienced … Read More
The term "High-Conflict Divorce" is used often nowadays. Like anything, the amount of conflict in a divorce exists on a spectrum. Some couples are able to divorce amicably by just sitting down together, or with a mediator. Some are able to reach an agreement after a few rounds of … Read More
When you get divorced, often one of the most pressing questions relates to your house. This is usually the largest asset in a typical middle class divorce, and it is also your housing. There can be emotional value to keeping the house, for you or maybe your kids. It can also be … Read More
Divorces can be overwhelming and complex. I always try to break the divorce down into a manageable 5 categories. So when you are getting divorced, everything that needs to be done can be categorized in one of these five boxes. I'll walk through each of them to give a brief … Read More
The 7 best tips to keeping your divorce amicable Keeping a divorce amicable is the goal we hope everyone has when approaching a divorce. The ideal that you and your spouse can dissolve your marriage easily with simple, peaceful discussions is a fantastic one. Anyone who has the … Read More
The following article is a guest article. We enlisted Portland, Oregon area family therapist Kaleigh Boysen to write us this article because we felt our clients and those looking for a divorce attorney could benefit from this information. We hope that it is helpful in talking to your kids about what … Read More
There are a lot of opinions about what makes a great divorce attorney. As you can imagine, there are a lot of different variables that go into a divorce. Divorce and custody cases are a dynamic, complex field of law mixing finances, care of children, and emotional harm. Sometimes … Read More
It can be helpful to break up how you view your divorce into three time periods. The before, the during, and the after. The before period is while you are considering your options, getting ready to go through with it, or just preparing yourself for the possibility that you might need to … Read More