New Case Law – Grandparent’s Rights
On July 27, 2011, the Oregon Court of Appeals decided G.J.L. v. A.K.L. In this case to establish visitation between grandparents and their grandchild, the trial court denied the grandparents’ petition for visitation and the…
Can The Divorce Court Make Me Pay For College?
As a divorce attorney in Portland, Oregon, we get a lot of questions about parent’s obligation for college expenses after a divorce. Can the court make me pay for college? Am I obligated to pay…
Custody Evaluations In Divorce and Parenting Time Cases – An Overview
Many times, parents come to our office with custody and parenting time arrangements already resolved. Other times, parenting time issues can be resolved by the parties in county mediation. So what do you do if…
Medical Insurance And Divorce
We get a lot of questions in consultations about how divorce affects medical insurance. Many people do not realize that post-divorce, the non-employed spouse generally loses the coverage they enjoyed while married. Gaps in coverage…
New Case Law – Family Abuse Prevention Act Restraining Orders
On July 13, 2011, the Oregon Court of Appeals decided Maffey v. Muchka. The Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court’s continuance of a restraining order based on the petitioner’s testimony that the respondent threatened…
Divorce Retirement Account Division Considerations
As Portland Oregon based divorce lawyers, we get a lot of questions about the divisibility of retirement accounts. While division of retirement accounts during divorce isn’t rocket science, there are many considerations that go into dividing…
New Case Law – Modification of Spousal Support after Remarriage
On June 29, 2011, the Oregon Court of Appeals decided Frost and Frost. The Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court’s decision to terminate a former husband’s spousal support obligation based on his former wife’s…
New Case Law – Offer of Proof and Importance on Allowing Evidence at Trial
On June 29, 2011, the Oregon Court of Appeals decided Beebe and Beebe. This appeal was based on a former husband’s motion to modify his child support and spousal support obligations based on a change…
Facebook Phenomenon: Phony Facebook Dads.
Are the assumptions you make from Facebook about someone’s parenting accurate? Many times no, says an article published on Macleans.ca captioned “Ex-Wife’s rail about phony Facebook dads.” The article is an interesting read on how…
New Case Law – Purpose of Transitional Spousal Support
On June 15, 2011, the Oregon Court of Appeals decided Cassezza and Cassezza. In its opinion, the Court of Appeals addresses the purpose of transitional support. The trial court had awarded the wife transitional support…
