You can ask Support Enforcement to give you credit for child support you were paying or would have paid during the time your child lived with you. (You might need to hire an Attorney to help you.) You can't go backward and ask your ex to pay for support for that time period. The best you... View More

If the other parent is the custodial parent you have a duty to return the child to them when your parenting time as stated in your parenting plan is done. You don't let the child decide, you put them in the car and drive them home. The other parent doesn't need to mediate with their own... View More

Seeing that a minor child participates in court ordered visitation is the responsibility of the parent not the child. Absolutely take the father back to court as it is obvious he is not disciplining your son in a way that insures that you get your visitation.

Your ex isn't legally required to exercise his parenting time with his daughters. So if that is the issue and his flakiness is interfering with your ability to plan I would go back to court and get a modification that makes your life easier. For example you can modify the parenting time plan... View More

I assume you are referring to the Oregon Statute that lists financial information both spouses in a divorce are required to share. ORS 107.089 https://www.oregonlaws.org/ors/107.089 Once you serve this form on your spouse he is required to give you the documents listed under this statute. You... View More

Assuming there is already a court order or judgment giving you custody and laying out a parenting plan (visitation) you need to read that order or judgment and see if there is any language in that document that discusses whether you can move or not. Typically these Judgments will say you... View More

I am going to assume that there is no restraining order that prevents you from having contact with the boy or his mother. Generally speaking there is no law against him contacting you or any other human being on the planet for that matter. However there may be consequences which his mother will... View More

Yes - the marital portion would be the difference between the value before you got married and the value when you get divorced. You would get 1/2 of the marital portion under Oregon's presumption of equal contribution.

If you are over age 18 and your biological parents consent you could have your biological parents adopt you and that should amend your birth certificate. Check on this with vital statistics but it might work. Just be aware that this could effect any benefits or future inheritance rights you have... View More

You don't need to be appointed Guardian to contact social security and be appointed as the designated payee for the minor's social security benefits. SS will just require you to file a report once a year as to how you used the funds. You mention that the minor also receives state... View More

Technically you are a minor with no legal rights until you turn 18. If your uncle facilitates your moving without the consent of your custodial parent he can be charged with the crime of custodial interference. If you leave on your own accords, and stay out of trouble, it is unlikely that the... View More

There isn't an easy answer that someone can give you on the internet after just reading a short statement. On the one hand, if you have proof of ownership you might still have rights. On the other hand if you abandoned your dog that might amount to animal neglect and your family or your CPS... View More

If your interest in your mother's will is contested, you will need a lawyer who has experience in probate and estate litigation.

Let's say that you have two siblings, for a total of three of you. Let's say the estate is worth $90,000 after all creditors have been paid. Without the loan, you would have each received $30,000.

But, let's say that you owed $6,000 to your father. You've said the... View More

Your question could use a little more clarity, but I will try to fill in the gaps.

If estranged father jointly owned the house with mother (with a right-of-survivorship) then the house can be the father's upon filing a certificate of death in the county where the property resides.... View More

Before your daughter starts school, you can seek to modify the parenting plan based on a material change in circumstances. It is possible that you can switch to every other weekend. This particular arrangement (every other weekend) is quite common. It's also common to have the parenting... View More

If you have joint legal custody of your children, legally you cannot make that decision without agreement from your ex. If you have sole legal custody of your children with 50/50 parenting time, you can make any major medical decisions without your ex. If your ex has sole legal custody and you... View More

There is a lot of information that is needed to provide a full answer. In general, Oregon restraining orders are only good if there has been abuse of one party by the other. The children are obviously involved, but a restraining order likely wouldn't be upheld if it is based on abuse of the... View More

This is a common and unfortunate scenario when there is no comprehensive estate plan in place. If your mother and father owned their assets jointly while they were both alive, the surviving spouse will own everything when the first spouse dies. There is no estate and no probate for the first... View More

The short answer is no. He would have to file with the circuit court to obtain court-ordered visitation.