When parents decide they need to get a divorce during the very first few months of a child's life there can be some unique questions that come up. The two biggest of these questions are what happens when the infant is breastfeeding and how is this handled with the similar need for bonding time for … Read More
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
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
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
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