Alternative Options for Pursuing Your Family Law Case During COVID-19

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Lewis Landerholm, Founding Attorney of Landerholm Family Law,
discusses the various options available to those who would like
to pursue their family law case in spite of court delays due to
Covid-19.

It’s projected that there's going to be a large wave of cases
coming through in the next few months when everybody does decide
to file, so getting your place in line and starting the process
now is important.

While the courts are trying to navigate the pandemic with the
State’s mandates and restrictions, they are eager to get things
moving and provide alternative options so that people can move
their cases forward.

There are outside and remote options available to those who
want to move forward with their family law case but may not be
able to get a court hearing. The courts are going to be putting
pressure on attorneys and parties to use these outside options,
such as utilizing reference judges, judicial settlement
conferences, mediation, and remote hearings. 

Other industry professionals and services, such as
therapists, arbitrators, supervised visitation, appraisers,
house-movers, mediators, financial and tax planners, etc. are
available at remote capacities. We have referral sources that we
are happy to connect you with if needed. 

Coming up with creative options, being as agreeable as
possible, and clients being willing to communicate with their
opposing party to agree on alternative options, are going to be
key in moving cases moving forward so that clients can get what
they want without bogging down the system. 

In the event of an emergency and immediate court
intervention, a client can still obtain a restraining order, and
in extreme circumstances, an immediate danger order. If there is
threat of a child being removed from their regular routine,
status quo orders can still be entered in place.

The sudden and forced shift to go remote has helped to shake
the old school mentality of “this is the way it has to go”. The
courts, attorneys, and other professionals in the family law
industry are rewriting how it has to go now, and there will be
positive changes that will come out of this in the long run.

When you decide that it’s the right time to move forward with
your family law case, we can help you. We're prepared to help you
embrace all of these new, alternative tools that we have and try
to solve the problem as efficiently and appropriately as we can.
You can contact our office at (503) 227-0200.




Opciones para Continuar Con su Caso de Derecho de Familia
Durante la COVID-19


Lewis Landerholm, abogado fundador de Landerholm Family Law,
analiza las diversas opciones disponibles para aquellos que
deseen continuar con su caso de derecho de familia a pesar de las
demoras del tribunal debido la Covid-19.