Premarital Agreements – What Can You Agree To?
We previously blogged about how Oregon courts recognize premarital agreements on divorce if certain requirements are met during the negotiation process. We get a lot of questions from people about the scope of what can…
Premarital Asset Protection With A Prenuptial Agreement – Requirements For Validity
As Portland Oregon based divorce lawyers, we get a lot of questions from people about protecting existing wealth or income in the event of a divorce. The time lawyers can help the most is before…
New Case Law – date of valuation of retirement account
On January 19, 2011, the Court of Appeals issued an opinion in Deming and Deming, a case in which the court ruled on an issue of the proper date of valuation of husband’s retirement accounts. …
HB 2815
One other one … HB 2815 Repeals statute prohibiting civil causes of action for alienation of affections. I didn’t know what that was until I just googled it … This seems to be a bigger…
Proposed Oregon House Bill 2816 Would Allow Fault To Be Considered In Setting Spousal Support
House Bill 2816 proposes to allow courts to consider fault in determining spousal support. Specifically, the proposed change would allow the court to receive evidence of specific acts of a party if “[t]he court finds…
Guidelines For Parents After Divorce
How you act after divorce has a significant influence on the emotional adjustment of your children. After 16 years of helping Oregon parents during and after divorce, I have seen divorced parents behave in ways…
Can Custody Be Decided Before The Rest Of My Divorce?
Some Oregon divorce clients ask about getting a final resolution on custody before completing the resolution of other issues (like property division and support). ORS 107.105(1)(a) provides in part that the court ” may hold…
Modifying Spousal Support – A Quick Summary
Can I modify my spousal support payment? As Oregon divorce lawyers, we have been getting more and more questions in this economy about if spousal support can be reduced, increased, extended, or even reinstated. A…
Top 5 Things to Look For In an Oregon Divorce Lawyer If You Live Out Of State
We’ve seen an increase in the number of clients needing divorce help who are working out of Oregon or out of country. If your spouse has lived in Oregon for 6 months, Oregon has jurisdiction…
Investment Firms Financing Divorce Cases
The New York Times ran a fascinating story on December 4, 2010 about investment firms financing legal fees in divorce cases. The idea is that parties that can’t afford legal fees get funding to be…
