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  • How Divorce Affects Children of Different Ages: Toddlers

    When going through a divorce, your children’s well-being is likely at the forefront of your mind. With a shift in family dynamic, it’s important to think about how your actions may be hurting or helping your children as they adjust to the changes of not having both parents under the same roof. For this blog series, we’ll be focusing on how divorce can affect different age groups of children, as ...
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  • How Divorce Affects Children of Different Ages: Infants

    It goes without saying that divorce is a challenging hurdle for children to overcome. The division of two parents can create tension in a household, and brings forth a lifestyle change for the entire family. Many parents would agree that, amidst their divorce, their children’s emotional well-being is a concern at the forefront of their mind. In this blog series, we’ll be discussing the impact that ...
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  • Landerholm Law Promotes Two New Partners

    This January, it was with much excitement that Landerholm Law promoted two of our attorneys to partner: William Jones and Heather Unger. Both Will and Heather will be invaluable additions in ensuring that, amidst continued growth and expansion, Landerholm Law continues to remain one of the best family law firms in the Pacific Northwest. Lewis Landerholm, Founding Attorney, sees the benefits of ...
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  • Practicing Self-Care for Family Wellness

    With Valentine’s Day around the corner, we’re often reminded of the value of love. While romantic love is certainly the focus of the holiday, the true meaning and expanse of love reaches much further—love for self, and love for family. It goes without saying that family law matters can be hard on the spirit. They represent a time of change within the family dynamic, and bring forth different forms ...
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  • Who Keeps a Pet After Divorce?

    For many people, pets are an integral part of the family unit. The unconditional love they offer can lead to deeply rooted connections, which is why the idea of parting with them because of a divorce can feel so devastating. If you’re contemplating divorce, you may be wondering how ownership of your pet will be determined. Oregon law does not view or treat pets similarly to children, and thus the ...
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  • Custody in Oregon: Split Custody

    It’s not uncommon for children to experience a sense of general upheaval as two parents go through the process of divorce. There are a lot of changing aspects in everyone’s life, with a shifting mood and stress often in the air, parents moving out of the house, and a sudden split in parenting time. It can be incredibly overwhelming and heartbreaking for children, and the only people who can often ...
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  • Custody in Oregon: Sole vs. Joint

    For this blog series, we’ll be focusing on defining custody in Oregon, as well as various terms that tend to get thrown around involving the matter, such as legal, sole, joint or physical custody. In our last blog, we explained that custody gives authority to a parent to make certain decisions on behalf of their child, specifically pertaining to medical, school and religious needs. It does not ...
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  • What is Custody in Oregon?

    Trying to understand custody when you’re going through a divorce with kids can be confusing, yet it’s one of the most important subjects to be informed on as a parent. There are a wide array of terms that get thrown around regarding custody, such as legal custody, sole custody, physical custody, and split custody, just to name a few. But what do all of these terms mean, and how do they apply to ...
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  • How to Tell Your Children You're Getting a Divorce

    Understandably, telling your children that you’re planning on getting a divorce is one of the harder conversations you’ll have with them. Similarly, it may be some of the hardest news they’ll hear in their childhood. While it’s important to understand the gravity of the conversation to be had, don’t let the fact that it will initially be difficult for everyone keep you from doing what is best for ...
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  • Creating New Year's Resolutions After a Loss

    Following a loss, whether that be the death of a loved one or even a divorce, it can easily feel as though your life and your sense of stability is out of your hands. The grieving process is one that should be acknowledged and respected—it’s important to give yourself the time you need to come to terms with the situation and mourn your loss, whether that be of a person or a marriage. There comes a ...
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  • 5 Tips for Successful Step-Parenting

    All relationships take work and dedication, whether that be a romantic relationship, a working relationship, or even a parent-child relationship. If you’re dating someone with children of their own, it can be challenging understanding how to integrate yourself into their children’s lives in a manner that is considerate and respectful of their needs. It’s not uncommon for kids to feel unsure of a ...
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  • Positive and Negative Aspects of Divorce During the Holidays

    Divorce is stressful. It can be messy, complicated, expensive, and with so much emotional turmoil, it can leave you feeling defeated during a time of year when joy is supposed to be “in the air”. Whether you’re the one who initiated the divorce or not, it will likely take a toll on you to some degree. While the there is never a “good time” for divorce, the holidays can make it feel that much ...
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  • Is a Prenuptial Agreement Right for You?

    When most people hear or think of a prenuptial agreement, the picture of a celebrity or a wealthy CEO often comes to mind—people with buckets of money to protect from the financial repercussions of what seems like an impending divorce. While these people certainly do have good reason for signing a prenuptial agreement, it’s not only for the rich and famous. In fact, prenuptial agreements are ...
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  • How to Get Along with Your Ex After Divorce- Part 2

    Redefining your relationship with your ex post divorce can be challenging, and is a process that takes time and patience. If you have children together, the ability to respectfully co-parent is important for personal well-being, as well as your children’s sense of security. Parents who are separating understand better than most that a divorce with children does not disassemble a family—rather, it ...
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  • How to Get Along with Your Ex After Divorce- Part 1

    Following a divorce, it can be difficult redefining your relationship with your ex as divorcees. If you don’t have any kids together, the finality of the marriage may be the last time you communicate with your ex, due to you having little to no ties requiring your paths to cross in the future. If you do have kids, however, or additional reasons that require you to stay in touch, the quality of ...
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  • Holiday Family Fun in Portland

    For some families, the cold winter months can keep them cooped up inside until spring. In these situations, it comes as no surprise that by the time it starts to warm up, everyone has cabin fever! Regardless of weather and season, there are always options for fun outside of the house, especially in states such as Oregon and Washington that value the great outdoors so much, and understand that if a ...
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  • How to Financially Prepare for Divorce

    Divorce is difficult in so many ways. Between divvying assets and establishing alimony or custody, it can be emotionally taxing for everyone involved. Unfortunately, the financial aspect of divorce can be daunting if you’re unprepared, and it’s important to be educated and aware of what is coming. There are a few tips you can follow to help ease the stress and help keep you organized. Forget ...
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  • Pros and Cons of Unlimited Separation

    As discussed in our previous blog, an unlimited separation is a binding agreement between two spouses that establishes custody arrangements, child and spousal support and division of property without actually terminating the marriage. There are a multitude of reasons why people opt for an unlimited separation over a divorce, so if this is something you’re considering, here are a few pros and cons ...
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  • What is Unlimited Separation?

    If you’re in the midst of significant marital hardships, you may be feeling that space and time apart, rather than a divorce, is more along the lines of what you and your spouse need. It’s not uncommon for couples to feel this way, which is why Oregon recognizes unlimited separation as an alternative option. So, what is unlimited separation, and what are the benefits? What is Unlimited Separation? ...
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  • Differences Between a Will and a Trust

    It’s likely that you’ve run across the terms “Will” and “Trust” before in your life, but could you adequately define and describe the difference between the two phrases? While the two terms are often believed to similar in nature, it’s important to understand the definitive differences in order to best plan for your future. What is a Will? When you pass away, the question of “what happens to all ...
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  • 5 Types of Abuse that Should Never be Ignored- Social

    This is the last installment of articles touching on forms of relational abuse that should never be ignored. This blog will be focusing on social abuse, a form of intentional isolation and commonly goes hand-in-hand with emotional and physical abuse. Social abuse is the act of preventing an individual from spending time with their friends, family, or participating in social events. As with any ...
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  • 5 Types of Abuse that Should Never be Ignored- Financial

    When domestic violence comes to mind, many people think of physical violence, or perhaps emotional abuse. Surprisingly, financial abuse may slip through the cracks, despite it being one of the most prevalent types of abuse within relationships, often going hand-in-hand with both physical and emotional battering. Financial abuse is the act of controlling a person’s ability to acquire, use and ...
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  • 5 Types of Abuse that Should Never be Ignored- Sexual

    This blog series is focusing on five different types of abuse within relationship that should never be ignored or tolerated. Unfortunately, domestic violence is something many people have been exposed to in their lives, whether through our own trials, a friend or family member’s experience, or even through media outlets, such as movies or music. Landerholm Law has supported a wide range of clients ...
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  • 5 Types of Abuse that Should Never be Ignored- Emotional

    The term emotional abuse probably isn’t a foreign concept for most people—in fact, it’s a term that gets tossed around fairly often. Landerholm Law has represented a wide array of clients who have endured marriages where emotional abuse was both prevalent and crippling to their sense of worth and self-confidence. In this blog we’ll be defining what emotional abuse is, as well as how to identify ...
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  • 5 Types of Abuse that Should Never be Ignored- Physical

    Sadly, abuse is a reality that far too many women and men endure and live through on a daily basis. If you are in an abusive relationship or marriage, it can sometimes feel like an impossible situation to separate yourself from—more often than not, there are a lot of deeply rooted insecurities and scars that keep the abused victim from walking away. Landerholm Law has seen their fair share of ...
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