What to Take With You to Mediation

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Be prepared for mediation The following will probably be needed to draft your legal paperwork; bringing them to your first mediation session may save you time later: Real estate documents. If either of you owns a home or other real property, bring a document that gives a legal description of the property and any notes […]

What To Do With An Out-Of-Control Child

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Teenagers that are out of Control I was approached the other day by a mother who has “custody” of her 15 year old son.  The child is out of control and is physically frightening and intimidating to mom.  Even though mom is technically the custodial parent, son lives with dad right now.  Dad is, however, […]

Retirement Benefits in a Cheap Divorce

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Regardless of the length of the marriage, retirement benefits should be discussed and settled in every divorce case.  For example, the petition, marital settlement agreement and judgment should all provide either for the spouse’s waiver of retirement benefits or the division of any such benefits. A spouse should waive retirement benefits only if that spouse’s […]

What Kids Need

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What do children need from their parents during divorce? •    They need both parents to stay involved in their lives. Please write your children letters, make phone calls, and ask your children lots of questions. When you don’t stay involved, children feel like they’re not important and that they don’t really matter to you. •    […]

Do I Need a Divorce Attorney?

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Cheap Divorce is possible through negotiations We took a call from a distraught client “I told my lawyer that my wife and I were pretty much in agreement about everything, that we didn’t want to fight and I didn’t see any reason to go to war over everything. We just needed a lawyer to draft […]

Divorce and Children- Warning Signs

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Many children experience their parents’ divorce with relatively few problems, while others have a very difficult time. It’s normal for kids to feel a range of emotions.   It is important to remember that for most children time, love, and reassurance from both parents should help them to recover. If your kids remain overwhelmed, however, you […]

Divorce, Kids, and Money

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Talking to children about divorce and money Many parents fear that exposing their child to real life problems will damage the child for life.  These parent, therefore, trudge through tough times denying the realities of the situation in hopes their children will remain unaware of what is going on around them.  However, keeping children in […]

Divorce Property in Oregon

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How does Oregon divided property in a divorce? To understand how your state’s laws can affect your divorce settlement, it is important to know the difference between equitable distribution and community property laws. Oregon, like most states, follows equitable distribution laws. In these states, property acquired during the marriage belongs to the spouse who earned […]

What Happens in Custody Mediation?

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I think the best way to describe what happens in mediation is with an example: Terri called my office to ask about mediation. A friend who had recently divorced told her how pleased she was with the result achieved when she and her husband had gone through mediation, so Terri thought it was worth considering. […]

Settling Custody Divorces

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Settling Disputes From a Position of Strength Your divorce lawyer’s job is to ensure that you are negotiating your custody divorce case from a strong position. That means working with divorce clients to educate them as to what a court will think of their case and to act in a reasonably empathetic manner calculated to […]