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
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
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
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
The exact meaning of the term "custody" is often misunderstood, many times in a way that is really detrimental to parents and their children. In Oregon, the term Custody refers to the legal authority to make decisions for the child. The "custodial parent" can perhaps best be called the "executive" … 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
Do you have a parenting plan in Oregon or Washington and are now looking into moving out of state? Often times people run into the situation where they finalize their custody and parenting plan, then months or years later one of the parents need to move to a different state. This can be shockingly … 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