It is quite common for couples to choose not to work with an attorney and to try to handle their divorce and custody case themselves. These couples hope to save money and feel that an attorney isn’t necessary. However, in most cases, a do-it-yourself divorce isn’t the...
How do I get an Immediate Danger Order – What is Emergency Custody?
Many of our clients need an immediate change of custody or an immediate suspension of parenting time. It can be extremely frustrating for them to learn that it can take weeks or even months to get into court on a custody or parenting time issue. This feeling is...
How do I get help for serious injury or death caused by a drunk, intoxicated or impaired driver?
Even though substantial efforts have been made to keep drunk drivers off our roads, every year thousands of Americans are killed or seriously injured by drunk, intoxicated or otherwise impaired drivers. This is especially true during the holidays when many people...
How do I get Expedited Parenting Time Enforcement in Oregon?
Oregon provides for expedited parenting time enforcement for parents who are being deprived of parenting time set forth in a judgment or order. Each judicial district in Oregon is required to establish an “expedited parenting time enforcement procedure” and provide...
Wrongful Death in Oregon
The Oregon Legal Guide PORTLAND WRONGFUL DEATH ATTORNEY Suffering the loss of a loved one due to the negligence or wrongful conduct of another is one of life’s most devastating experiences Attorney Paul F. Sherman fully understands the delicate balancing act that is...
How to Create a Long-Distance Parenting Plan That Works
DRAFTING LONG-DISTANCE PARENTING PLANS A well drafted long-distance parenting plan can provide your children and the non-residential parent with the opportunity to maintain regular and wholesome parenting time with the children when the homes of divorced or separating...
How Do I Determine The Value Of My Business In A Divorce?
THE USE OF BUSINESS VALUATIONS IN DIVORCE Many of our high-asset clients are the owners of a business. It is not uncommon for married couples to co-own a small business or one of the parties to run and manage a small privately held firm. During the dissolution...
What are the Most Important Assets to Protect in a Divorce?
We are often asked by our clients what are the most important assets to protect when facing a divorce. Obviously, the most important asset to any family is their children and providing for the best interests and welfare of their children. Here we are focusing on the...
What do I do with the Family Home in a divorce?
For most American families, the family home tends to be the single largest asset held in the marital estate. The question quickly becomes who should get the family home in the divorce. Should the wife get it? Should the husband get it? Or should they sell the home and...
How do I get emergency custody in Oregon – What is Immediate Danger?
As an Oregon divorce and family law lawyer, I talk to a lot of parents who want an immediate change of custody or an immediate suspension of parenting time. It can be extremely frustrating for them to learn that it can take weeks or months to get into court on a...