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Even though you may know who your child’s biological father is, the Oregon family law courts will simply take your word for it. Instead, there is a legal process that you must go through before he is recognized. According to the Oregon Department of Justice’s Oregon...
Each year, many Oregon couples resort to divorce as an option to reduce tensions, disagreements and stress associated with deteriorating relationships. While it is never convenient and rarely peaceful from start to finish, couples can take proactive steps to keep...
Pending a divorce, many Oregon parents share similar concerns including how to help their children cope and how to reach an amicable custody agreement. Another prevalent anxiety is often centered around the ability to maintain strong parent-child relationships despite...
Oregon couples who are thinking about filing for divorce should consider the benefits of resolving their differences through mediation. Although they may be ready to hurry through the process so they can move on with their lives and start over, careful consideration...
Developing co-parenting arrangements in any divorce situation requires both parents to be objective, flexible and realistic to reach an agreement that is amicable and beneficial for their children. Divorcing Oregon couples have to put the best interests of their...
There are common mistakes that are made over and over in divorces involving Oregon couples. According to the Huffington Post, a top mistake is not understanding the legal process or the procedures involved. This means not knowing that there are options other than...
If you own pets with your spouse and are going through a divorce in Oregon, then it is natural to be concerned about how the court will handle pet ownership. Pets are not treated like children under the law. Forbes notes that they are considered property. If you and...
When you are involved in a divorce in Oregon, one of your concerns is likely to be how your assets will be divided. States can determine what rules they will set for asset division in a divorce. There are two general rules: community property or equitable...
Although we hear a lot about how difficult divorce is on a child, we don’t often hear about the stories where children thrive despite the fact that their parents went through divorce. There are many of these stories out there, and sharing them would definitely...
Child support is something that many parents in Oregon must deal with. It is awarded in cases where parents are not living and raising the child together. Typically, the parent who the child lives with receives the payments and the other parent makes the payments. In...
