Our family law firm specializes in helping people with uncontested cases and we have found that there are a few things you can do to continue to achieve an amicable or uncontested divorce once you have hired an attorney to help you complete the divorce process. Hiring an attorney does not always … Read More
If you have a relatively simple divorce that you think will be peaceful or amicable you may have searched online to find out how you can do your divorce yourself, or have someone who costs less than an attorney do it for you. Before you take one of those steps it is important to know what you a … Read More
5 Reasons why you should hire an attorney to draft your divorce or custody paperwork rather than doing it yourself: Many people who are facing an amicable divorce or custody case understandably want to take the most cost effective route to finishing their paperwork. For some people that means they … Read More
As a Portland divorce attorney that enjoys several of the Portland holiday traditions each year such as visiting Peacock Lane with the kids, or watching the local holiday tree lighting, our office began thinking about how our clients might be experiencing the change of traditions in their family … Read More
Stories have hit the news recently about people being served with law suits, including divorces via facebook. Most recently you may have heard a judge in NYC decided a women can serve divorce papers over Facebook. While it sounds surprising, this is actually not all that uncommon of an occurrence … Read More
In Oregon, a divorce case can last anywhere from a few weeks to over a year depending on a lot of things. The most important thing that will determine the length of your divorce is how much you and your spouse are disagreeing about. If you and your spouse know what you want to have done, meaning … Read More
As is true for most states, Oregon tries to allow people who have been the victim of domestic violence to obtain a protection order quickly and with as little hassle as possible. The State has set it up to be sure that if someone was the victim of domestic violence, that they can get an order as … Read More
Sometimes a situation arises with parents in the Portland metro area where they are trying to decide where to live, between the Vancouver area or the greater Portland area. If you are anticipating a custody fight with your spouse, the choice of where to live can have a significant impact on the … Read More
The State of Washington treats the term "custody" differently than many states. While many states put the focus in a parenting dispute on the determination of "legal custody", Washington puts the focus on "primary residential placement". In fact, what many states refer to as "custody", … Read More
During the course of a divorce or custody consultation, Brasier Law often receives questions about how to get custody of children, or how to change a parenting plan. It often comes up in these consultations that an explanation of the difference between legal custody, physical custody, and parenting … Read More