When divorces happen, it's almost always better to do early in life rather than later. There's never a good time for a divorce, but as you can imagine, the older the parties are at the time of the divorce, the more complexity comes in with dividing assets between the individuals. For those of you … Read More
Negotiating a Divorce Settlement: The Top 5 Mistakes & How to Avoid Them
Portland & SW Washington Divorce and Custody: Top five mistakes people make in negotiating a settlement First of all as a Portland divorce firm we can tell you nearly all divorce cases settle, the question usually is not if a settlement will be reached, but rather when will the agreement be … Read More
Divorce, Custody, and Social Media as Evidence: What You Need to Know
What You Need to Know About Social Media in Divorce Court BEFORE Posting Anything With the prominence of social media in today's society, people going through a divorce or custody case need to be aware of its impact on their case. If you are or will be going through a court case, remember a … Read More
5 Tips For Surviving a Divorce or Custody Case During the Holidays
Divorce and custody cases don't just stop with the holidays each year and so we thought we would compile a list of things that we find helpful for surviving what a divorce or custody case during what is supposed to be a family oriented, cheerful, and celebratory time of the year. 1. … Read More
Divorce in the New Year: The Top 3 Things To Know
At Brasier Law we have noticed every year in Portland and SW Washington there are a disproportionate number of divorce filings that occur right after the holidays. We suspect this is probably in part due to the stress of the holidays giving people that push they finally need to break out of a bad … Read More
10 Myths About Divorce You Will Want to Read
These days everyone going through a divorce hears advice from friends, family, and even strangers on various social networks, who all are sure they know some really important facts about divorce. They have often gone through a divorce or know someone who has and do know facts about their own case, … Read More
Creating Your Custody Plan: Conclusion
In the last month Brasier Law has written three articles about creating your custody arrangements with your Portland family law attorney. We covered considerations for summer and winter breaks and the rest of the school year. Once you have decided to get a divorce and need a custody plan or decide … Read More
Your Custody Plan and the Holidays
When going through a divorce or custody case, perhaps the easiest part for most people to agree on is custody plan for the holidays. In this article we will discuss some of the arrangements we commonly see as well as considerations to think about when creating your custody plan for the … Read More
Creating a Parenting Plan For the School Year
This is part 2 in a 3 part article discussing options for developing parenting plans. Our aim is for this to be helpful both when you are separated and getting a divorce or when you are already divorced and looking into changing your existing parenting plan for one reason or another. Creating … Read More
Summer Custody Options for Divorced or Separated Parents
Parenting Plans for Summer Break With summer break upon us here in Portland and SW Washington some parents who are currently going through a divorce or separation may be wondering how to share custody of their children during the long break from school. Whenever parents get divorced, legally … Read More