It is hard to say. The person that bought the dog would have technically been the owner unless it was gifted to someone else. It just sounds like the mother is grieving and took the dog as a way to deal with her grief. If your best friend wants to figure out ownership rights for the dog, she... View More

Legally, not much would happen. You would be cold and hungry unless you have some place to live and a job. If you are in public school, you can contact a counselor to arrange for free meals and public transportation. I suggest you patiently wait until you are 18, and then you can do whatever you... View More

You may need an attorney if the General Judgment in your case incorrectly identifies the child for whom support is to be paid. First, contact in writing the attorney who made the error, notify the attorney of the error, and let the attorney know a corrected judgment needs to be entered. If that... View More

You may be able to get a stalking protective order if your BF's former spouse knows that her contacts are unwanted and there have been two or more unwanted contacts within the past two years that have caused you to fear for your safety. If you haven't already done so, you should notify... View More

If your wife is the sole owner on the deed and is the only one named on the mortgage, then you have no ownership interest and no responsibility to pay the mortgage. Your past creditors cannot make any claim to your wife's home. I do however, recommend that you and your wife prepare a... View More

The terms of probation have nothing to do with your age. If the terms say you are to stay with your mom, then you have to stay there. People on probation may have all sorts of restrictions that they have to abide by. If you have questions talk to your probation officer, but I suspect that the... View More

Child support is your obligation to support your children. It isn't purchasing time with them. It is your legal obligation to support the children you created imposed on you by the law. So Parenting time (visitation) is a completely separate issue.

There is however the possibility... View More

Putting people in jail for not paying child support is not used much if at all any more. There are better ways to get compliance. First of all, you need to make sure that the State is helping you and contacting his employer ad enforcing wage with-holding. Second the State can suspend his... View More

I'm sorry but I don't know enough about the situation to give you a detailed response. I suggest you consult with an attorney in person where you can explain everything.

One solution is to sell the property subject to the lease. The buyer will simply have to continue the lease until it ends. This will reduce the number of buyers interested in the house and could force you to take a lower sale price.

If you break the lease, the tenant could sue you, but... View More

It is unlikely that it was a lawyer who visited, since that would mean the lawyer could be a witness in the case. It is possible the visitor was an investigator. After 32 years of practicing divorce law, I might say that nothing surprises me anymore, but then someone does something I would have... View More

You may amend your modification pleadings to allege the additional claims you have, but you will probably need court permission to do so. This may delay your mediation. If your mediation is through the court system rather than through a private mediator, the mediator may only be authorized to... View More

Without knowing why the judgment was modified in the first place, an attorney isn't really going to be able to answer your question. What I would focus on is helping your daughter transition to living with her father if that is what the court ordered for now, and file to get a parenting plan... View More

This is something you meed to consult an attorney about. The rules with respect to the children are identical whether or not the parents were married. There will be some decision as to custody, parenting time, and child support for the minor children and child support can be ordered for adult... View More

The answer depends on the actual terms of the judgment. If the judgment provides that property is owned by the parties jointly, then they still own the property jointly. If the judgment provides that one party owes the other money once the property is sold, then the money may still be owed. Your... View More

If the custody order was entered in an Oregon court, you should immediately file a motion to enforce parenting time. The court will hold an expedited hearing on your motion. Sanctions for wrongful withholding of parenting time range from make up parenting time for the parenting time missed to... View More

Yes, you would have been required to start the child support process in order to get TANF. As part of the support process, they will have to establish Paternity first. Once that is done they will establish the support.

The support process will not include a determination of which parent... View More

What you are describing doesn't make a whole lot of sense because in the first place if you ahve been married during this entire time, under Oregon Law you would be presumed to be the father of the child although there are exceptions. I can only imagine what a long convoluted set of court... View More

Read the Oregon Statutes regarding child support and a child attending school. You might want to print it out and send her a copy. https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors107.html Go to this link and read ORS 107.108. You may also want to read the administrative rules the also... View More

If you are the father, you can apply with the state to pay child support and ask them to test you to establish paternity.