In any court case, including a divorce or custody case, one person will need to start the case by filing their petition with the court. There are certain advantages and disadvantages of being the one who files for divorce first. Controlling the Timing of the Start of Your Divorce … Read More
Divorces are beyond overwhelming for most people. It can be helpful to take overwhelming tasks and break them down into a smaller, more manageable list. Here, I'd like to take a moment to give you a brief checklist of what you need to be thinking of when you are planning for your divorce case. … Read More
Spousal support is one of the few gray areas of Oregon divorce law. By that, I mean that it is largely up to a judge's opinion about what is "fair and equitable" under your circumstances. Because there is a lack of clear guidelines, people often end up fighting more over this because both sides … Read More
Even for an experienced attorney, going to trial can be a daunting process. Effectively, trial is taking your entire life, breaking it up into distinct, small legal questions, and pressing it through a small funnel in the form of chunks of admissible evidence. Here are a few things you can do, … Read More