In another article printed on this website there is a discussion of some of the issues that accompany a change in child support, and an example of how much a small change in parenting time can change child support amounts, and total child support paid over the years.
In a situation where (in 2017) a couple has only one child, and there are no joint children, and one spouse earns about $15 an hour, or $2,600 per month (i.e. $31,200 per year), and the other spouse earns about $25 per hour, or about $4,330 per month (i.e.
While either a husband or a wife can file a petition seeking legal separation in Oregon, in almost all cases, the other side can convert the case to a divorce case when they respond.
While a lower income former spouse will often be awarded spousal support following an Oregon divorce, that support may be limited or reduced if the lower income former spouse has access to significant wealth or property.
Spousal support is a very complex area of law in Oregon.
A great many different arguments can be made as to whether support should be awarded after a divorce.
In Oregon there is (with rare exceptions) no such thing as community property.
However, property that is acquired during a marriage, unless it is acquired by inheritance, is generally subject to division upon a divorce.
Many people hope to save on costs by entering into divorce mediation without having their own attorney.
Whether or not your spouse has an attorney, if you are contemplating a divorce, you should have your own divorce lawyer.
It is becoming more and more common for people to live together on a long term basis, without getting married.
One reason people give for not getting married is that they have been told that it is easier to split apart if they are not married. This is not usually true.
No document constructed by humans can perfectly resolve all future conflicts.
However, if you are living together, but are not married, a formal Domestic Partnership Agreement can give a great deal of predictability to the eventual dissolution of the relationship.
Most retirement assets are in the name of a single person. Examples include true pensions, as well as IRAs, 401(k)s and similar tax sensitive saving mechanisms designed to fund a person’s retirement. Other kinds of assets, such as stock options (whether vested or not) can have similar chara