SOME THINGS ABOUT DIVORCE LAWSUITS, TIME AND MONEY

Mr. Cann handles divorce lawsuits:

-    without children FROM THIS MARRIAGE
-    that can be filed in Hillsboro, Oregon City and Portland, Oregon, or in Vancouver, Washington
-    we only represent husband, or wife, not both.

How long the case will take (time estimates are approximate) and how much it will cost depend on many things, but mainly what county and state the case will be filed in, and how easy or hard the legal work will be.  All payment is in advance, except, if the case is more difficult because of information that you did not give us at the first interview, or if we have to do things that were excluded from the price, then the price may increase.  The fee is earned when we file the lawsuit.  Things that typically cost more and take longer include:

    - when you don't know where your spouse is and have to search or to 'publish' the divorce papers in a newspaper
    - when we have to hire some one to serve the papers on your spouse, especially outside the United States - WE CAN SERVE PAPERS IN VIETNAM BUT THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL COST
    - when we have to make extra court appearances especially outside downtown Portland
    - translations

Some things that are excluded from the price:

    - anything about children
    - anything about spousal support
    - anything about property division
    - anything that is not in a divorce

We can handle your divorce even if your spouse is outside of Oregon or Washington, even in Viet Nam or in some other country.

We can do other kinds of cases but you and we must have a separate agreement.

INFORMATION WE NEED

Print out this page, answer the questions - legibly, make an appointment and bring the answers in to the office.  

Different information is required by the courts and Vital Statistics Departments in Oregon and Washington - we ask all for the information for both states.

We can usually handle the case if you don't have all the information - it depends what is missing.

Today's date:

Are you the husband or wife?

What is your e-mail address - if you use e-mail?

Is your spouse now in the military service of the United States?

When your spouse gets the divorce papers, will your spouse:
Fight?
Cooperate?
Do Nothing?

Do you have children from this relationship? Yes or No:

Is the wife pregnant now? Yes or No:

Husband's full legal name:

Husband's address:

How long has husband lived in that state?

Husband's date of birth:

Husband's place of birth (state or country):

Husband's phone number:

Was this husband's first / second / other marriage?

What kind of job does Husband have?

Husband's place of employment

Phone number of Husband's place of employment:

How many years of elemenatry and highschool education does the Husband have?

How many years of college education does the Husband have?

Husband's social security number (will be kept confidential)

Names and ages of Husband's children FROM PRIOR RELATIONSHIPS - if 18 years old or less:

Husband's race (Asian, Caucasian, Black, Hispanic, Native American, Pacific Islander)?

Wife's full legal name:

Wife's address:

How long has Wife lived in that State?

Wife's date of birth:

Wife's place of birth (state or country):

Wife's phone number:

Was this Wife's first / second / other marriage?

What kind of job does Wife have?

Wife's place of employment:

Phone number of Wife's place of employment:

How many years of elementary and highschool education does Wife have?

How many years of college education does Wife have?

Wife's social security number (will be kept confidential)

Names and ages of Wife's children FROM PRIOR RELATIONSHIPS - if 18 years old or less:

Wife's race:

Where were you married - City, State, Country:

What day, month and year were you married:

Was your marriage registered?:

Is there anything unusual about your marriage, or do you think there will be anything unusual about your divorce?