A Premarital Agreement is made by prospective partners while speculating about marriage and it is effective after marriage. This agreement must be in written form and must bear the signatures of both partners. It can be enforced without consideration
If a party intends to obtain life insurance, the court might issue orders that the party must undergo physical examination and should pay the premiums regarding this policy. The exception to this rule is the life insurance policies procured under ORS 107.820(3)
If either partner makes a motion, the court might issue orders to a partner to renew a life insurance policy that was permitted to lapse for any reason while the lawsuit was pending
Assume that due to legal separation or annulment of marriage or dissolution, some individuals are obligated to support other people. The State of Oregon has a policy that such individuals must be encouraged to have life insurances that would be sufficient for the support of the other people although the individual dies
Mediation proceedings under ORS 107.755 TO 107.795 should be conducted in private. The only individuals allowed to attend such mediations are the mediation services personnel, the divorcing partners, their lawyers and their children
Every judicial district conducts a mediation orientation session for all divorcing parties in the following circumstances
In domestic relations case in which mediation has been ordered
When visitation, parenting time and child custody is in conflict
The circuit court finalizes how to structure the orientation session in a way that would fulfill the requirements of the parties in the best manner. The intention of an orientation session is to make the parties knowledgeable in the following aspects
The meaning of mediation
The options available to the parties in mediation
The pros and cons of every method of dispute resolution
In case the divorcing partners reach a reconciliation agreement it must be reduced to writing. If the divorcing partners offer their consent, the court may issue an order that the divorcing partners must abide by fully with the agreement
The court has a complete freedom to modify or terminate any order that has been previously issued
Along with the appropriate forms essential for divorce, every circuit court shall make available an instructional brochure that is recommended by the State Court Administrator. This brochure also describes the procedures related to Section 107.500, 107.490 and 107.485
Assume that a court has entered a judgment of marital annulment, separation or dissolution. After this has happened, either party passes a motion that either or both the parties have considerable assets belonging to them and these
Existed when the judgment was entered and
Were not discovered till the judgment was entered
In such a circumstance, the court reopens the case
Regarding the previous point, if the court concludes that the assets were willfully hidden and consequently not made a part of the division of the marital property, then the court takes the following steps
A judgment that favors the injured party as corrective damages
A compensatory judgment that favors the injured party
The omitted assets are surrendered to the injured party
The appreciated value of the omitted assets is divided amongst the parties
Any other mode of division that is proper and just in all conditions
