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 […]
Preparing an Oregon custody agreement for the school year starts with a review of the court order you already have. Before classes begin, check whether your signed judgment and parenting plan clearly address the school-year schedule, transportation, education decisions, no-school days, activities, communication, and recurring expenses. If the current terms no longer fit your child’s […]
August can be a practical decision point if you are a Portland parent who has already been considering divorce. As summer schedules end and the school year approaches, parenting time, transportation, school routines, childcare, and household expenses often need clearer answers. Filing in August can start the legal process while those issues are coming into […]
In Oregon, whether you can change your child’s school without the other parent’s permission usually depends on the custody judgment and any later court orders. If you share joint custody, education is generally a major decision that both parents share unless the judgment gives one parent sole authority over education. If you have sole custody, […]
In Oregon, choosing your child’s school is usually a major education decision tied to legal custody, rather than a routine parenting-time choice. If you share joint custody, you generally must make the decision together unless your judgment gives one parent authority over education. If you have sole custody, you usually have final decision-making authority, subject […]
Oregon courts usually begin a school schedule dispute by reviewing the existing custody judgment and parenting plan. The answer often depends on whether the disagreement concerns a major education decision, such as school enrollment, or a parenting-time detail, such as weekday exchanges, transportation, teacher workdays, school closures, or after-school care. If you are facing a […]
After an Oregon divorce, paying child support does not automatically mean that you must reimburse every backpack, school supply, sports registration, instrument, or activity fee. Start with your signed judgment, child support order, parenting plan, and any later supplemental judgment or written agreement. Oregon’s child support guidelines calculate a presumptive support amount. The official guideline […]