 | Family law lawyer in the metropolitan Portland, Oregon, area for over 25 years. (Multnomah, Clackamas and Washington counties.) |
| Practice extends to all areas of family law, both at trial and appellate court levels. |
| Divorce, annulment and legal separation cases; post-judgment CHILD SUPPORT MODIFICATION proceedings; adoptions; prenuptial agreements; living-together agreements; marital settlement agreements. |
| Experienced drafter of PENSION & RETIREMENT DIVISION ORDERS, including qualified domestic relations orders (QDROs) under ERISA and REA; military retired pay under USFSPA; 401(k), 403(b) and 457(b) plans; CSRS/FERS accounts; federal TSP accounts; Railroad Retirement Benefits; union plans; Oregon PERS accounts, etc. |
| Will drafting, estate planning and probate administration; guardianships and conservatorships. |
| Special emphasis and expertise in PATERNITY LAW and legal procedure (both defense and prosecution) with extensive experience in analysis of DNA blood test reports. Available nationwide via phone, fax and e-mail as a consultant for case evaluations and test report analysis. |
| Author and lecturer on paternity law and procedure. See "Paternity Law," chapter 16 in "Oregon Family Law" (published by Oregon State Bar, 2002). |
| Special emphasis and expertise in INTERSTATE CHILD SUPPORT issues under UIFSA and FFCCSOA. |
| Extensive experience with Oregon's post-18, college-related "CHILD ATTENDING SCHOOL" support law (ORS 107.108), allowing court-compelled parental support for adult offspring (18-21) who are attending college. |
| Member: Oregon State Bar (Family Law Section). |
| Member: Oregon Academy of Family Law Practitioners (charter member; former officer and executive committee member). |
| Former Deputy District Attorney for Multnomah County, Oregon |
| Martindale-Hubbell rating: "A-V" (highest rating).
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