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Divorce:

A divorce is a legal action which ends a marriage. Oregon, like most states in the union is a "no fault" state which means that a divorce may be granted without any reason or cause. To file for divorce at least one of the parties must have been a resident in the state continuously for at least six months prior to filing. A petition for dissolution of marriage must be filed with the court in the county where one of the spouses live. Temporary relief can be awarded by the court between the time a divorce is filed and a Divorce Judgment is entered. A divorce judgment, known as a General Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage, is the final document which contains all the terms of the divorce such as support, custody, insurance, parenting time and property division.

Every two years the Oregon State Legislature passes new laws that can affect your rights. These typically will go into effect around November 1st of each odd year. Oregon's current Divorce statutes can be found at http://www.leg.state.or.us/ors/107.html

ORS 107.105 describes the relief a court can grant in a General Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage. The court can provide for custody, visitation, child support, spousal support, division of assets and debts, attorney fees, etc. The specific statutory subsections that specify relief that can be granted are:

Child Custody
Parenting Time for non-custodial parents
Child support
Spousal support such as Transitional support, Maintenance support or Compensatory support
Delivery of personal property
Division of real property and personal property
Creation of trusts to manage property for the support of children or to manage property for the support of a party
Name changes to premarital name (ORS 106.220 allows a married person to restore his or her prior surname without the necessity of filing a motion or getting divorced)
Money awards
Attorney Fees

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