Baby you can drive my car, or: how would an Oregon family law court handle the McCartney-Mills split? (Part II)
How much spousal support would Heather Mills be entitled to if she divorced Sir Paul in Oregon? That’s not as easy a question to answer as child support might be (there is a formula specifically…
Baby you can drive my car, or: how would an Oregon family law court handle the McCartney-Mills split?
The Paul McCartney/Heather Mills divorce action is all over the tabloids (and some of us at the Oregon Divorce Blog just love our celebrity gossip). It’s no wonder, though – Sir Paul’s fortune is in…
Divorce Myths: Is my future spouse’s bad credit contagious?
Short answer: No, but you need to plan. A common “divorce myth” we hear in our practice is a client’s concern that his or her spouse’s bad credit will affect their credit on marriage. The…
Divorce Myths: The court can protect my credit after divorce.
A common myth we come across in our practice is that the court has the power to protect a client’s credit if the ex spouse doesn’t pay an obligation they were ordered to pay under…
Coordinating Parenting Time After Judgment
No matter how comprehensive a parenting time agreement is — and attorneys do try to make them as specific as possible — even after the custody or dissolution judgment is in effect, there are almost…
(Un)Common Divorce Myth: Court-Appointed Counsel
I had no idea people thought they were entitled to court-appointed counsel in anything other than criminal cases until I spoke with a friend who is a domestic relations clerk. He jokes that he must…
New Case Law: Custody and Adolescent Angst
On October 17, 2007, the Oregon Court of Appeals decided an interesting child custody modification issue in Connelly and Connelly, ____ Or App ____ (2007). When a custodial parent faces adolescent behavior problems, can he…
New Resource for Divorcing Women
Check out the Modern Woman’s Divorce Guide for wonderful interviews with attorneys, articles, and resources!
News: Britney loses temporary custody of children
We here at the Oregon Divorce Blog confess that we occasionally — OK, sometimes — follow the antics of celebrity disaster Britney Spears. It was our luck today, though, that Britney’s woes provided a window…
New Case Law: A promise is a promise
Last month, the Oregon Court of Appeals ruled an agreement to settle a case was binding under a very unusual set of circumstances. John and Diane Baldwin divorced in 1993. As part of the divorce,…
