Category: Child Custody
Should I File For A Legal Separation?
I have had a lot of questions from potential divorce clients contemplating divorce about whether a legal separation is a good alternative. I previously blogged about the differences between an annulment, legal separation, and…
Helping People During Divorce – Father and Daughter Reunited
I have previously blogged about my passion to help people through difficult divorce and custody cases. I previously wrote about helping to reunite a father and his children, and helping get a fair property award…
Parenting Class Update For Multnomah, Clackamas, and Washington County, Oregon
Updated Parenting Class Requirements for Multnomah, Clackamas, and Washington County, Oregon
New Case Law – Substantial Change of Circumstances Since the Last Custody Order
On March 28, 2012, the Oregon Court of Appeals decided Sconce and Sweet. In this case, the trial court granted the father’s 2010 motion for a change in custody, granting him sole custody of the…
New Case Law – Importance of the “Primary Caregiver” in Custody Determinations
On March 14, 2012, the Oregon Court of Appeals decided Nice v. Townley. In this case, the trial court awarded custody of the parties’ young son to the father. The trial court weighed a number…
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…
Do I Have The Right To Visit My Grandchildren? Oregon’s Third Party Custody Laws Part II
We previously blogged about grandparents and other third parties obtaining custody of children not legally their own. A third party custody case is the most difficult type to pursue, because of the constitutional protections given…
Having An Attorney Appointed For Your Child During Divorce
As Portland Oregon divorce and family law lawyers, we get a lot of questions from clients about what voice children have in deciding where they live or a schedule. We previously blogged about a common myth…
Military Divorce Issues – Child Custody and Deployment
Defense Secretary Robert Gates reversed the Pentagon’s prior position and now supports legislation that would prevent service members from losing custody of children solely due to deployment. Previously the Defense Department had not supported such…
New Case Law – Third Party Visitation
Oregon Court of Appeals in Digby and Meshishnek held that the trial court erred in awarding visitation on the basis of an ongoing personal relationship. The statutes defining “child-parent” relationship and “ongoing personal relationship” have separate requirements that must be shown by different burdens of proof, thus, an ongoing personal relationship is not “lesser included” within an allegation of a child-parent relationship.
