PORTLAND OREGON DIVORCE LAWYER

When seeking a divorce in Oregon, you need a skilled attorney that understands the case from start to finish. This includes being able to tailor the best process for resolving your divorce through traditional litigation, mediation, arbitration, collaborative divorce or uncontested divorce. The divorce process is not a one-size-fits all. Rather, there are many settlement options available to parties seeking a divorce. It is important to have an advocate that can effectively and efficiently explain your options and guide you through the divorce process including resolving the issues relating to asset and debt distribution, who is awarded custody of the children, joint versus sole custody of the children, child support, parenting time, spousal support, and real property distribution, including your home and other physical items.

Filing a Divorce in Oregon

Most divorce cases follow a roadmap from start to finish that includes:

1. Initial Consultation with an attorney
2. Filing the petitioner for dissolution of marriage
3. Serving the summons and petition on your spouse
4. Filing a response and counter petition
5. Conducting temporary matters hearings
6. Attending the mandatory parenting education course
7. Conducting discovery
8. Completing mediation
9. Attempting to settle all matters
10. Trial

The above list is anything but exhaustive when it comes to each of the multiple steps relating to a divorce in Oregon. These steps are only the most basic of those involved in any given divorce. A skilled, experienced Oregon divorce attorney will know the process and tailor each step to best fit your matter and describe the road map at the beginning of your matter to effectively resolve all issues relating to your divorce. Additionally, a skilled dissolution attorney will be able to appear and properly advocate for your rights and interests at each stage both in and out of the courtroom.

Divorce Length

Typically, a contested Oregon dissolution will take between 6 – 12 months to complete. This includes the initial consultation all the way through to wrapping up your matter. However, if the parties agree to everything sometime shortly after filing the petition, the process can move along much quicker.

Temporary Orders

While a divorce may take 6 to 12 months to resolve, there are many decisions that need to be made in the period between filing the petition and wrapping up the final matter. Temporary orders deal with these issues and often relate to temporary child support, custody, parenting time, spousal support, exclusive use of the family home, and suit money.  Temporary orders are no longer in effect once a final judgement is signed by the court that resolves all matters.

Costs and Attorney Fees

Gzik Law, PC offers family law initial consultations for a flat-fee of $100.00. During the initial consultation, we will discuss the issues relating to your divorce and the potential fees and costs associated with each step.

Contact an Oregon Divorce Attorney

The Portland, Oregon family law attorney at Gzik Law, PC can help guide you through the process. At Gzik Law, PC, we take a client first approach to all matters because we realize the difficulty good people face throughout the divorce process.

Gzik Law, PC is proud to serve the entire Portland Oregon Metropolitan area, including Portland, Hillsboro, Beaverton, Bethany, Tigard, Lake Oswego, Milwaukie, Forest Grove, Scappoose, McMinnville, Cornelius,  Gresham, West Linn, and Oregon City.