Divorce Options
Know Your Options

If you are facing divorce or separation, you have many questions

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Get answers by attending a Divorce Options™ Workshop

Divorce Options is a public education workshop offered by the OACP at various locations throughout the State of Oregon.

(in cooperation with CPCal).

How a Divorce Options™ Workshop Can Help You

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Divorce Options™ will help you understand and manage the legal, financial and emotional aspects of this challenging life transition.

Divorce Options™ will help you explore your options and make informed decisions about which process will most likely lead to your desired outcomes.

Divorce Options™ will help you take control of your divorce and move forward with your life, with guidance from trained professionals in law, finance and counseling.

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Who Should Attend Divorce Options™?

Workshops are open to all individuals and couples in Oregon who are contemplating separation or divorce.

  • Whether married, domestic partners or cohabiting;
  • Whether same or opposite gender;
  • With or without children.

Divorce Options™ provides you with up-to-date, unbiased information about:

  • Spousal support, alimony and child support;
  • Separate and community property;
  • Tax consequences of divorce;
  • Legal and physical custody;
  • Impact of separation and divorce on children.

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Find the answers to your important questions:

  • What happens in court?
  • How much time do divorces take?
  • How much do divorces cost?
  • How do you get started?
  • What resources are available to you?

Learn the advantages and disadvantages of:

  • Self-representation (Pro se, or “do-it-yourself”);
  • Mediation;
  • Collaborative Practice;
  • Litigation.

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Get advice from professionals on how to:

  • Talk to your children about divorce;
  • Protect the things that are important to you;
  • Preserve family relationships;
  • Maintain your emotional health and lessen stress;
  • Work together versus being at odds;
  • Retain control of the divorce process.

Divorce Options™ workshops are presented by a team of collaborative practitioners trained in this unique process: a collaborative divorce lawyer, a financial specialist and a divorce/communication coach. Each team member has experience guiding other people like you successfully through a divorce without time-consuming and costly litigation.

The cost for the workshop varies.

You may attend individually or as a couple. While preregistration is not always required, we prefer you RSVP: Click the link below for your preferred date.

Divorce Options™ workshops are presented by the Oregon Association of Collaborative Professionals throughout the state.

Upcoming Divorce Options™ Workshops:

Scheduled presenters include:

Angie Russo, Dona Cullen, Myah Kehoe, Randall Poff, Jo Posey, Janet Tighe, Diana Fedoroff, Denise Dodson, Jim O’Connor, Kate Hall, and Josh Hollander.