COVID-19 Parenting Time

The Oregon Statewide Family Law Advisory Committee (SFLAC) published Recommendations for Oregon Courts: Information for Parents sharing Custody or Parenting Time of Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic in late March 2020. This document is only a recommendation from an advisory panel, but many counties in Oregon have the recommendations posted on their official court websites. Several Oregon County Court Presiding…

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COVID-19 Supreme Court of Oregon Update

On March 27, 2020 Chief Justice Walters of the Oregon Supreme Court released amended guidelines for the Oregon court system in how to operate during the COVID-19 pandemic, link to the full text below. These amended guidelines expanded the family law matters the courts will hear from the mid-March guidelines, but there are still significant restrictions. Pertinent family law guidance…

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A note from Thompson Law Group about COVID-19

  How is COVID-19 virus impacting the court system? It’s a question we’ve been getting a lot recently, and with good reason. The court system in Oregon has long been reliable and present, ticking along and offering relief for parties. Currently, the courts are only hearing a limited docket of family law cases; restraining orders and immediate danger order hearings. So, what…

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