Tag: Property Division
Divorce Property Division 101
As Portland, Oregon based divorce and family law lawyers, we get a lot of questions from Oregonians about what happens to property at the time of divorce. There is a lot of misinformation about what…
Can I renegotiate my divorce property settlement?
We consult with many people with Oregon divorce and family law cases. One of the most painful questions to hear is when someone who settled the property part of a divorce asks about renegotiating the…
New Case Law – an Oregon divorce lawyer’s take on why NOT to harass your spouse post separation (and a few other issues)
On March 4, 2009, the Oregon Court of Appeals published an opinion in Boyd and Boyd. In the Boyd case, wife appealed from a divorce judgment, claiming the trial court erred in dividing the marital property,…
News: how NOT to divide your property after trial.
Divorce usually involves a division of property. ORS 107.107(1)(f) describes what kind of property can be divided by the court. The question of how property should be divided is tricky. Do you swap an asset…
New Case Law: Attorney Fees – Arbitration vs. Appeal
As a Portland Oregon divorce lawyer, it is important to keep up to date on Oregon Court of Appeals and Oregon Supreme Court opinions. As a service of The Oregon Divorce Blog, we will be…
Here come the brides: the Oregon Family Fairness Act
With the Oregon Family Fairness Act (OFFA) now in effect, registered domestic partners now have some of the same rights as a married couple, at least in Oregon and any other state which chooses to…
New Case Law: Property division, inherited property, and a clear trial court record.
On February 13, 2008, the Oregon Court of Appeals decided an interesting real property and equalizing judgment issue in Olson and Olson, ____ Or App _____ (2008). As a Portland, Oregon-based divorce attorney (Based in…
