It’s hard to know where to start when you’re dealing with a draining family conflict. Below you can find useful articles and videos on subjects such as choosing the right lawyer, how to address substance abuse issues in a custody case, lowering your divorce costs and more.

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Child Custody

Can Marijuana Usage Impact Custody Battles?

Marijuana usage may impact custody battles even if it is legal for the parent to consume for medical and recreational purposes. The legalization of marijuana is an ongoing topic of debate and legislation. For the past few years, many states discussed whether to make marijuana legal. State congresses also consider whether to legalize the substance for medical use, recreational use

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Child Custody

Do I Need A Lawyer To Establish Paternity?

In Oregon, establishing paternity is the process of determining or acknowledging the legal father of a child. The law presumes that a man is the legal father of a child if he is listed on the child’s birth certificate as the father. State law also presumes that the legal father of a child born during a marriage is the man

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Child Custody

Father’s Rights & Child Custody: What To Know

A father’s role in a child’s life is more than just financial support and visitations. Fathers provide comfort, care and guidance to their children. Through the years, the presumption that a mother should be the automatic caregiver and custodial parent has waned. Oregon law states that there is no preference for a mother to have custody of a child over

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Child Custody

Stepparent Custody Rights

In the United States, many couples become blended families after they marry. Also known as stepfamilies, blended families consist of children that one or both spouses bring into the current marriage from a previous relationship. During the marriage, the stepparents take care of their stepchildren in the marital home as if they were the same as their biological children. The

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Child Custody

Who Is Responsible For Medical Expenses During A Divorce? 

In Portland, Oregon, nearly 14,000 divorces occur each year. When parents go through a divorce, they both have rights and responsibilities regarding the care, custody, and control of their child or children. Under state law, each parent is fully entitled to have custody of their children. During the divorce proceedings, the court has to decide the custodial arrangement pertaining to

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Divorce

Divorce and planning for your child’s education

During divorce proceedings, the courts resolve certain matters pertaining to division of property and spousal support. If spouses have children together, the court must also decide child custody and child support. Child custody consists of physical custody and legal custody. Physical custody is the location that the child resides or primarily resides. One or both parents may have physical custody.

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Child Custody

What Is Joint Custody? 

Child custody arrangements give parents a resolution concerning their roles, rights and responsibilities to their child(ren). The goal of child custody is also to provide consistency and stability in the life of a child. Legal and physical custody are the two components of child custody. Physical custody of the child means that the parent has the child living in their

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Child Custody

How Is Custody Determined? 

Child custody cases arise when one parent decides to have their children primarily in their care. When married couples separate or divorce, custody is settled with legal separation or divorce proceedings. For parents who were never married, they can file a child custody case with the appropriate court. In certain custody cases involving unmarried parents, the father’s paternity must be

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Parenting Plan Modification 101

At the time of their separation or divorce, parents must work out not only a custody arrangement (i.e. who makes decisions with respect to school, medical treatment, etc.), but also a parenting plan. A parenting plan or visitation schedule is a written document detailing the residential schedule for the children. The plan includes the rules of engagement in terms of

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Is It Time to Ask the Court to Change Custody or Parenting Time?

While many child custody arrangements are the result of an agreement by parents, tensions often arise as parents try to implement their custody and parenting time plans. In some cases, family courts called upon after a divorce or custody case has been finalized to determine if a modified or entirely new plan is best for children. Custody vs. Parenting Time

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