Category Archives: Parenting Time / Visitation

Guidelines For Parents After Divorce

Posted on December 21, 2010 by C. Sean Stephens

How you act after divorce has a significant influence on the emotional adjustment of your children.  After 16 years of helping Oregon parents during and after divorce, I have seen divorced parents behave in ways  both helpful and harmful to … Continue reading →

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Oregon’s Parenting Policy

Posted on February 7, 2010 by C. Sean Stephens

When consulting with Oregon parents about parenting time and parenting plans, I get lots of questions about what kind of parenting time a judge might order.  There is a lot of misinformation about what Judges do in setting or modifying … Continue reading →

Posted in Child Custody, Myths, Parenting Time / Visitation | Tagged | 4 Comments

Can a parent “take the child and run?”

Posted on November 19, 2009 by Daniel Margolin

If a custody matter has not yet been filed, then under Oregon law, the parent with whom the child was living at the time paternity of the child was determined is determined to have legal custody of the child. ORS … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Ways To Get Along And Avoid An Enforcement Action

Posted on March 9, 2009 by C. Sean Stephens

As a Portland, Oregon based family law firm we field a lot of questions about problems with parenting plans.  We hear questions about  parents not returning the children on time, about sharing transportation after a parent moves a short distance, and about whether the kids have to … Continue reading →

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Expedited Parenting Time Enforcement

Posted on January 11, 2009 by C. Sean Stephens

We previously blogged about contempt of court as a tool for parenting plan violations.  Contempt is a broad remedy for violations of court orders, but is has some shortcomings for enforcing parenting plan violations.  The burden of proof is higher … Continue reading →

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