Anatomy of A Divorce | Part 1 – Introduction | One Day Divorce
My name is Steven Leskin. I am a divorce attorney in Portland. I’ve been practicing law here in Oregon since 1992.
It’s not a secret. Most people find their legal process of divorce to be confusing, anxiety-producing, expensive and dare I say, stressful. It doesn’t help at all, that it comes along at a time in people’s lives when they are most vulnerable.
On the assumption that understanding what’s happening to you will help reduce your stress and bring down the anxiety, I’ve recorded a series of five videos that start with filing petition for disillusion to the end of trial. To help you understand the divorce process, let me give you an overview of what’s to come.
The first video covers the petition for disillusion of marriage and the respondent’s response. I’ll cover what’s in the petition and what’s in the response, why it’s important, and why it’s important to get it right.
The next video will cover interim support and the support that a person can ask the quote for because your trial date is going to be so far out.
The third video in the series will cover discovery: what discovery is, why it’s important to your case, and how discovery is used during trial.
The fourth video will cover alternative dispute-resolution techniques. The courts require you to talk to your spouse or the opposing party before going to court, and in almost every case, whether it’s a divorce or not. Most divorces, most divorcing couples go through mediation and talk about that.
The fifth video, the last video in the series, will cover the trial: what’s involved in a trial, the practical aspects of a trial, and the range of possible outcomes.
So stay tuned. That’s what’s coming up next.
My name is Steven Leskin. I am a divorce attorney in Portland. I’ve been practicing law here in Oregon since 1992.
Let’s move on to the next video: the petition and what it means to divorcing litigants.