Summary A job loss, reduced hours, promotion, or pay raise does not automatically rewrite your Oregon child support order. If your income changes, you should not assume that your payment changes on the same date. Oregon allows child support orders to be reviewed after enough time has passed and may allow an earlier review when […]
In Oregon, you generally should not refuse court-ordered parenting time because you are arguing with the other parent, child support is unpaid, or your child would rather stay home. Once a parenting plan is approved and incorporated into a court judgment, it controls parenting time until the court changes it. A genuine safety concern can […]
In an Oregon divorce, the family home is not automatically sold, divided in half, or awarded to the spouse whose name appears on the deed. Oregon courts divide property in a way that is “just and proper in all the circumstances.” Depending on the facts of your case, the home may be sold, awarded to […]
Yes. You can ask to change an Oregon parenting plan after the school year begins. School starting does not create a deadline that prevents a parenting time modification. The right approach depends on whether you want to change parenting time, legal custody, or both, whether the other parent agrees, and what your current judgment requires. […]
Missed parenting time during the school year does not automatically cause an Oregon court to change custody or impose a remedy. If you are dealing with missed exchanges, cancellations, or repeated interference, the court will usually start with the current judgment and parenting plan. The facts may include what the order requires, what happened, why […]
If your Oregon custody or parenting time order no longer matches your child’s needs or your family’s routine, you may have grounds to ask the court to modify it. Custody and parenting time are legally different. A custody change generally requires a substantial change in circumstances since the prior custody order and proof that the […]
When you and your co-parent disagree about a child’s extracurricular activities in Oregon, start with the signed custody judgment, parenting plan, and any later court orders. A dispute about sports, music, clubs, tutoring, dance, camps, or another activity can involve several separate questions: who has decision-making authority, whether the activity affects parenting time, who handles […]
Fall sports, rehearsals, clubs, tutoring, and other school activities can create new parenting time conflicts when the school year begins. If you are separated or divorced in Portland, a new activity schedule does not automatically replace the parenting schedule in your Oregon court order. Start by reviewing your current judgment and parenting plan, then identify […]
Yes. You can ask to change an Oregon custody or parenting time order before Thanksgiving, winter break, Christmas, New Year’s Day, or another holiday. Whether a change can take effect before the holiday depends on what you are asking the court to change, whether the other parent agrees, the existing judgment, required service or mediation […]
Before your Oregon holiday custody schedule begins, review the current judgment and parenting plan, confirm which holiday provisions control, and identify the exact exchange times, transportation duties, school-break dates, and travel requirements. Oregon parenting plans may address holidays, birthdays, vacations, school in-service days, transportation, communication, information sharing, and methods for resolving disputes. These details can […]