Multnomah County Mediation Requirement
Early this year, Multnomah County implemented a new local rule requiring mediation in family law cases. Previously, all counties in the Portland metro area have had mandatory mediation regarding custody and parenting issues only. This new rule in Multnomah county requires that parties engage in some type of mediation regarding [...]
Resilience:
A word we seem to be hearing more and more, something I have been thinking about since my daughter had surgery on her foot in order to create an arch that was not present. The surgery itself was short, a day surgery, but the healing process is much longer and [...]
Family Time
I was looking back at all the pictures on my phone. There were several of family gathering. This past summer I was able to see both of my siblings and parents, all my children and grandchildren and a couple nieces and a cousin! It reminds me that we are a [...]
10 Tips for a Better Divorce
You may not be able to make good decisions right now. Divorce is stressful and some of the things that might have occurred that caused the divorce have left you emotionally fragile and not thinking practically about your divorce. One of the greatest things an attorney can do for you [...]
Property Division
Beaverton, Oregon family lawyer and mediator on divorce, Laura Schantz, was interviewed by Divorce Magazine and asked her thoughts on the various aspects of divorce mediation and issues that may arise during the process. Click below for the audio of the podcast, or read the full transcript below. In Oregon [...]