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1 Answer | Asked in Family Law, Child Custody and Child Support for Oregon on
Q: violating parenting plan, fraudulently collecting child support

I have paid child support for two years and we had a court ordered parenting plan with joint custody. She has blocked all contact with me, last i knew she put my daughter with her grandparents and has my son (collecting child support for both), but refuses to contact me or let me see either child.... View More

Jessica Larsen
Jessica Larsen
answered on Oct 23, 2018

You want to file a Motion to Enforce the Parenting Plan. This will allow a judge to review your judgment and the evidence to determine if your ex violated the parenting plan. If the judge finds that she has, he can order her to resume contact and visitation. He can also require that the children... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Family Law and Child Custody for Oregon on
Q: Can my ex's parenting time be revoked if he continues to forget to get our kid from school on time? This is 2x / 4 wks
Jessica Larsen
Jessica Larsen
answered on Oct 3, 2018

It depends. If a consequence for forgetting the child is imposed in your parenting plan, that is enforceable. However, if the parenting plan does not provide a consequence, you cannot deny your ex his parenting time without consequence to yourself. Your only options in this matter are to file a... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Family Law for Oregon on
Q: Can you be charged with Sex Abuse 1 if all you did was lick a minors foot?

My son is in jail awaiting sentencing for Sex Abuse 1 in Oregon. All he did was lick her foot. Can that be considered Sex Abuse?

Jessica Larsen
Jessica Larsen
answered on Oct 2, 2018

Under Oregon Revised Statute 163.427(1)(a), a person commits the crime of sexual abuse in the first degree when that person subjects another person to sexual contact and the victim is less than 14 years of age and the victim is subjected to forcible compulsion by the actor, or the victim is... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Family Law, Child Custody and Child Support for Oregon on
Q: I am divorced from my wife after succumbing to addiction for the first 5 years of my sons life. Now 2 years sober.

While I was out of state completely neglecting my responsibilities as a father she filed for divorce and sole custody. The order says I need 1 year of sobriety and to start paying child support. I have hair follicles for 2 years but I can’t afford the max amount I was charged with for child... View More

Jessica Larsen
Jessica Larsen
answered on Oct 2, 2018

You would need to file a Motion to Modify Child Support and Parenting Time. The court staff typically has self-serve packets that you can fill out and submit, or you can hire an attorney to start the process for you.

2 Answers | Asked in Criminal Law, Family Law and Child Custody for Oregon on
Q: Is anything stopping me from going home?

I'm under investigation as a "sexual offender" which is bogus, I haven't been charged in almost three weeks, the voluntary 10-day non-contact agreement DHS had me sign expired a week ago, no restraining order, but my wife got "emergency custody" due to the... View More

Jessica Larsen
Jessica Larsen
answered on Oct 2, 2018

If you have criminal charges pending against you, you cannot have contact with the alleged victim due to an automatic no contact order that is imposed at the beginning of a criminal case. The house is still marital property, unless there was a legal separation or dissolution proceeding that... View More

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1 Answer | Asked in Family Law for Oregon on
Q: My ex-wife says she’s going to get her new husband to adopt my son and has stopped my visitation rights

My ex-wife has called and said that I am no longer getting visitations with my son she is saying that my son is someone else’s child and that she’s going to adopt My son to her new husband who just last month , she had called and made me pick up my sons because her Was abusing her where do I go... View More

Jessica Larsen
Jessica Larsen
answered on Jul 10, 2018

If you have a judgment with a parenting plan, you can file to enforce the parenting time order. If you were married when the children were born, or if you divorced and your children were born within 300 days of the termination, there is an automatic presumption that you are the father of your... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Child Custody and Family Law for Oregon on
Q: Recieved a "Notice of registration of child custody determination" what does this mean?
Jessica Larsen
Jessica Larsen
answered on Jun 29, 2018

Without seeing the paperwork you were sent, it sounds like the other parent of your child registered a past order or judgment determining custody with another state. This can be done for several reasons, including current or future enforcement of the child support determination. I am available if... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Family Law for Oregon on
Q: If an immediate danger order was vacated does that mean things go back to the way they were before it was signed

My son's father filed and mediate danger claim against me and one during the hearing the order was over was vacated by a different judge and I was to be able to get parenting time at my mother or sisters house regularly I ended up getting supervised visits at my sister's house for a while... View More

Jessica Larsen
Jessica Larsen
answered on Jun 26, 2018

If the immediate danger order was vacated, the parenting plan that was in effect before the immediate danger order controls all future visitations, unless there is another judgment in place. I am available if you have further questions.

1 Answer | Asked in Family Law and Child Custody for Oregon on
Q: Vacation pulled by ex-spouse

My ex-husband agreed to vacation time that would result in him not seeing his kids on his weekend. I have his agreement in writing. Now two days before the vacation he is now refusing me to take them. If I take my children on vacation after his refusal will I be in contempt of our court ordered... View More

Jessica Larsen
Jessica Larsen
answered on Jun 26, 2018

If you have a parenting plan in place, and he agreed in writing to allow you to deviate from the agreement and take your children on vacation, you should not be held in contempt of your court ordered agreement. It is possible he will file contempt charges, but your defense is the writing that he... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Family Law for Oregon on
Q: I have sole custody of my children, my ex has court ordered parenting time each week.

He informed that during his parenting time, he will be working open to close at his job. He is refusing to tell me how he plans to care for the children during that time. He claims it is his personal life and none of my business. Is he allowed legally to keep information regarding the care of my... View More

Jessica Larsen
Jessica Larsen
answered on Jun 26, 2018

It depends on what is ordered in your parenting plan, which can be found in your judgment. If you filed a Basic Parenting Plan Form from the Oregon Judicial Branch, there is a generic statement under section 6.1, stating "each parent will make day-to-day decisions regarding the care and... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Family Law and Real Estate Law for Oregon on
Q: How can I stop my spouse from selling our home?

I am taking care a elderly father in another state and our home is in Oregon. His name is on the deed but we got the home together

Jessica Larsen
Jessica Larsen
answered on Jun 26, 2018

Did you file for divorce in Oregon already? If you have, there is an automatic restraining order preventing both parties from disposing of marital assets. If you purchased the home together while you were married, the house is considered a marital asset and cannot be disposed of, regardless of... View More

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