A Four Part Guide to Getting a Divorce in Oregon or Washington: Part Two, Preparing to Get a Divorce Every marriage has rocky times and nobody wants to go through a divorce if they don't have to. When people are in a marriage that has fallen on rough times, or where they have started to realize … Read More
A Four Part Guide to Divorce in Oregon or Washington Divorces, like many major changes, are better thought of as a process rather than an event. When people get married, the expectation, of course, is that this will be a life long relationship. It takes time for that relationship to become … Read More
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
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
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
In the case of In re Marriage of Stuart and Ely, the Oregon Court of Appeals reversed an order granting transitional spousal support to the wife, who was a professional engineer with a PhD degree in environmental engineering, since there was no evidence that she would be needing or receiving any … Read More