During a divorce or custody litigation, or after a case is final, one of the parents may desire to move away. The best interests of the child may make moving away from the other parent difficult. The law generally recognizes that it is in a child’s best interest to maintain [...]
What is Parental Alienation Syndrome? Richard Alan Gardner (1931 – 2003) was an American child and adolescent psychiatrist who coined the term “parental alienation syndrome” (PAS). He described the syndrome as one parent psychologically manipulating a child so that the child shows unwarranted fear, disrespect, or hostility for the other parent. [...]
Domestic violence is an ongoing and increasing threat to the safety of families. Domestic violence often stems from addiction issues but can be prevalent even when alcohol or drug abuse is not involved. Oregon enacted a law called the Family Abuse Prevention Act (“FAPA”) to protect victims from further abuse. [...]
What action can I take if I am concerned about my child’s safety while in the other parent’s care? There are only a few circumstances that allow a judge to award temporary custody to a parent without a hearing or the other party present in court. One of those circumstances [...]
In the last two weeks, the attorneys in our firm have had some good results in three custody trials. A few weeks ago, our client fell to the floor outside the courtroom crying from happiness. She had been awarded custody in a modification after a three year long process of [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. How does [...]
Once the divorce or custody/parenting time case is over, every month you are paying or receiving child support. However, there may be circumstances that arise in the future that would make you want to request a modification of child support. Child support can be changed when there has been a [...]
