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The other parent told the state that she does not know who the father is
answered on Oct 11, 2016
You file to establish a parenting time plan that will be ordered by the court. After that, if the parent doesn't allow you to see the child as was ordered, you can take them back to court and the court will enforce the plan. If they continue to disobey the court, then the court could be... View More 
There is no bad intent on my part. It is just too much money to continue for me. The other party is playing games dragging it on and on and it's costing me stress and money to continue. That's their strategy is to bully me to quit and now I just want to withdraw my case against that party.
answered on Oct 8, 2016
A party can't simply ask for attorney fees because you withdraw your case. There has to be some statute or rule that allows the attorney fees. In family law cases, there are statutes that allow attorney fees but the court's have a lot of discretion in whether to award the fees and... View More
decree had typo or evil X snuck in he gets 2015 exemptions for kids but i took 2015 exemptions on my taxes since i had kids entire year and the federal irs law said i could and IRS was never going to allow X to take it since he didn't have kids in 2015..so X filed contempt and stupid judge... View More
answered on Oct 8, 2016
This has already been asked and answered: https://answers.justia.com/question/2016/10/07/oregon-i-am-poor-where-can-i-file-a-form-212395
can i just draw up a complaint and see if the judge will sign it..the evidence from witnesses are already in the public court audio and paper records from the decree from his admission to cheating or do i have to file a show cause to see if i can get a hearing. i want to sue my X for alienation of... View More
answered on Oct 8, 2016
Your ideas on how to do documents for a lawsuit are all wrong. Judge's don't sign complaints. Also a lawsuit for alienation of affection is no longer recognized by the Oregon Courts. In any case, when it was recognized, it wasn't based on the facts you are describing. Alienation... View More
this judge made crazy unfair decision against me and any normal person would be blown away at the judge's decision. There was a typo or Xspouse snuck in decree he gets 2015 exemptions for kids when I had the kids entire 2015. I took 2015 anyways on my taxes. Stupid Judge found me in... View More
answered on Oct 8, 2016
Actually, there is a form you can sign that will give your spouse the dependency exemption for any given year, if other requirements are met. (There is also a form that does a complete transfer of all future exemptions so be careful you don't sign that one.) Normally the IRS rule is that the... View More
Father was no part of child life but resides on property of parents whom just acquired custody of child. Father has own dwelling on parents property. child's mother got into trouble and has brought fathers name up to come to court etc. Does father have to move e from property so child... View More
answered on Oct 1, 2016
If the court allowed the child to live with the paternal grandparents and it is known that father lives nearby, it doesn't seem like the father's presence is a factor that concerns the court, at least not for now. But if father is a problem and the court may eventually become concerned,... View More
answered on Sep 30, 2016
I don't know if there is a specific law on this but here are some links that lead me to believe that age 14 or older might be safe:
This article says you can't leave a child 10 or younger alone - so that age or younger would not qualify to babysit.... View More
They are only required to pay the mortgage payments. They have been married for 1 year. She is on disability and he is on SSI only. They have shared in paying the mortgage. She filed for divorce and hasn't been living in the house since July. She hasn't been paying her part of the rent... View More
answered on Sep 27, 2016
Your question is confusing. If your son and your daughter are still married then there is no way to identify what is her stuff. It is all marital property. I would leave it to your son to file a response in the divorce case stating what particular personal property should be deemed his... View More
answered on Jun 6, 2016
The past due child support that accrues before the child reaches age 18 is still owed to the custodial parent. If the state is enforcing the support award, the payor is typically required to pay an additional 20% of the current support award to apply toward the past due support. If all children... View More
I have no income and no way to support myself looking for work.
answered on Jun 6, 2016
Spousal support, once ordered, can be modified or terminated later based upon a substantial unanticipated change in economic circumstance. If your support was later modified or terminated, you may be able to get the original support award reinstated in Oregon, if the reason for the termination of... View More
i cant afford to pay all that money for any of these lawyers or attorneys ive talked to and im trying to get my son to legally be able to stay with me in OR for the school years instead of in CA with his dad..im not trying to take him away completely i just want to swap the agreement. I deserve to... View More
answered on May 23, 2016
Asking for a pro bono attorney is like going to the grocery store and asking for a free cart of groceries. Many attorneys do offer pro bono work, but we do not all have the time to dedicate to such an endeavor since we have families to feed as well.
I would suggest contacting attorneys and... View More
in fall she will start college
answered on May 20, 2016
The answer depends on the wording of the child support order but generally, child support in Oregon continues past age 18 and up to age 21 if the child is over age 18, attending school on at least a half-time basis, is passing, and is working toward a degree. The obligation to pay child support... View More
Due to the mother signing custodial rights to the grandmother now I'm being taken to court for my consent of guardianship? But since I would not consent to something like that, do I automaticly get full custody since mother has signed away custodial rights
answered on Apr 5, 2016
If there is already a court order for custody, then you should file a motion to modify custody. If there is no court order for custody, then you should file a new action to obtain custody of your child. You should also object to the guardianship proceeding. You don't automatically get full... View More
She has a history of drug addiction, alcohalism, theft and running off with my daughter. this is the second time.
answered on Mar 28, 2016
Police tend to not want to get involved in disputes such as this, unless there is a court order. I would suggest talking with your divorce attorney or the one handling your custody case.
I have joint custody of my son (he is 8) with his paternal grandparents. They want to renew his passport to travel to Florida. However, he lives in Ontario Canada and although I lived there for years, I recently moved back to the US because I can't work etc in Canada. I am not there to sign... View More
answered on Jan 29, 2016
We have to see the complete agreement before we can advise you on this matter. Just going by the facts you have provided there seems to be no problem with it but there may be something mentioned in the agreement that you have not disclosed here which might cause a problem for you. I suggest talking... View More
We have had her since she was 5 weeks old. Mom is still homeless and 3rd child is in state foster care.
answered on Nov 7, 2015
You have legal custody, right? A court order that your granddaughter is to be in your custody, right? I guess you might think about adoption, and actually go have a full discussion with a local family attorney.
Have not been told by the state I reside in I am suspended what do I do
answered on Nov 6, 2015
Does the CS order require you to still make payments? If it doesn't, you should start by notifying Pittsburgh support enforcement of that fact. You should also contact an Oregon attorney to determine what you need to do to protect your CDL.
I want to live with my biological father. But I am adopted, is that legal? I know in order to unseal my original birth certificate and find out if he truly is my father I would have to get a court order. But would it be legal for me to just live with him?
He lives in texas , we live in oregon. He's been abusive in the past so I moved here for safety.
He has admitted under oath to doing drugs and exposing his self to children.
answered on Sep 3, 2015
Only an attorney in TX who has read all relevant documents can answer this.
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