SOLUTIONS FOR FAMILIES
No matter how successful our business lives may be, sometimes our personal lives are more difficult to manage. If you or your loved ones are dealing with family-related legal problems, we are ready to help you.
Buckley LeChevallier’s interdisciplinary expertise makes family law a natural extension of our business-oriented practice. Under the direction of our Firm President, the family law department consists of two additional attorneys and three legal assistants. Our fees are competitive, and our extensive experience in estate planning, business, and real estate law allows us to resolve complex tax, accounting, pension, and property issues, as well as more personal issues of custody, visitation, and child support. We utilize a state-of-the-art tax projection program that allows us to estimate accurately the after-tax impact of spousal support, as well as the allocation of exemptions and deductions between parents.
Of course, family law is about much more than just marriage dissolution; we also handle adoptions, elder law, premarital agreements, and domestic partnerships. Our estate planning team also has extensive experience in handling the unique needs of blended families.
While we aggressively pursue and defend our clients’ interests in court, we try to avoid litigation if possible—especially if children or elderly parents are involved. Litigating family matters can exact an immense psychological toll; that’s why our firm offers several different types of alternative dispute resolution, including mediation, negotiation, and arbitration. Because family law often touches on many sensitive areas, we have established a network of local professionals to help with non-legal issues that may arise. In all cases, we seek to provide the kind of caring, personal attention you would expect from a family lawyer, while drawing on the resources of our other departments to achieve the desired result.
Frequently requested services
- Adoptions
- Child custody and emergency custody
- Child support
- Divorce
- Domestic partnership agreements
- Domestic violence
- Valuation of closely held businesses, stocks and qualified plans
- Grandparents’ rights
- Modifications of orders related to support, custody, and parenting time
- Parental abduction
- Parental alienation
- Paternity
- Premarital agreements
- Visitation and parenting time
Hot topics
- Do I need a premarital agreement?
- Are premarital agreements always enforceable?
- What is a domestic partnership agreement?
- When might my parents need a Guardian?
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Jaye W. Taylor
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Tiffany Minus Jaye was an outstanding representative for me and she handled my case with sincerity for which I am grateful for. I had a really nice representative working with the team and appreciate their efforts to move swiftly. They communicated with me on a regular basis and I always felt like I knew what the next step was. Thank you to the team fo their help.
The Amicable Divorce: It’s Possible.
As an attorney who practices in family law, I work with clients who have been in committed relationships that have not worked out as they had initially hoped. I am a firm believer in committed relationships but if the relationship is over, it’s probably best for all involved to end it legally. However, in these trying economic times, many of my clients tell me they cannot afford to get divorced. This may be true. It may be truer that clients cannot afford not to get divorced. There is no doubt that divorce can be expensive. The expense is usually re
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Christine R. Costantino A. T.
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Jaye W. Taylor I would not hesitate to refer anyone to you for any divorce or family law related matter. Like I've mentioned before, in addition to the actual legal work I felt your support outside the purely "legal" sphere was most helpful.
The Use and Abuse of Custody and Parenting Time Evaluations
Where our children are concerned, it is often very difficult to reach a compromise about their care and upbringing, even in the best of marriages. Coming to an agreement about child rearing is much more difficult when the other parent is the opposing party in a hostile divorce! Typically very little trust remains between parents who are quick to recognize the worst qualities in each other.
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Jaye W. Taylor Marital Property: "What's Mine, Is Yours" May Not Be the Case
Many of our clients are surprised to learn that Oregon is not a community property state like its adjacent neighbors, California and Washington. Instead, Oregon has complicated property distribution laws when it comes to divorce.
Attorney(s):
Christine R. Costantino 
