Divorce Cases in Which Family Services Gets Involved
Please enjoy the Podcast below. FAQ's What constitutes and what proof is required to establish child abuse or neglect? There are different kinds of child abuse. There’s physical abuse, where typically you see a bruise or some other physical proof that a child had been injured. There’s neglect, where the [...]
Custody Study in your child custody case
When parents can't agree on custody or a parenting plan for their children, oftentimes a custody study will occur. Both sides typically agree to the custody study and agree to the evaluator who will be used to conduct the custody study. There are two types of evaluators, one type is [...]
Successfully Co-existing Under a Parenting Plan: Lessons from a North Korean dictator.
For divorced or otherwise separated parents, sharing parenting time is one of the lasting issues that can continue to cause friction long after they have stopped living together. When someone is so inextricably tethered to someone that they may not have the nicest feelings toward, it isn’t unheard of for [...]
Personal Property Division FAQ’s
1. How should we divide our personal property? Most often couples should try to split up all of the furniture and other personal property in the house as evenly as possible. 2. How would we value our personal property? You should not value your personal property based upon what you [...]
What is Divorce Mediation?
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. What is [...]
No Fault Divorce: When Your Spouse Cheats
1. Does it matter if my spouse is cheating on me? Both Oregon and Washington are no fault divorce states. This means that it will not affect your case if you prove to the Judge that your spouse was cheating on you and thus at fault for the divorce. The [...]