ASIAN IMMIGRATION SERVICE a service of CANN LAWYERS A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION		Contact Us Mr. Cann: fcann@fcann.com Mr. Tsai:  dannytsai88@gmail.com
FUBONN PLAZA PROFESSIONAL OFFICES 2850 SE 82nd Avenue, Suite 30 Portland, Oregon   97266  USA	Phone: 503-808-9086 Fax: 503-228-6529

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:  
    Cooperate?  _______ Fight? __________ 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 education does Husband have?:  
    _____________ years of elementary and high school  and ____________ years of college
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 education does Wife have?:  
    _____________ years of elementary and high school  and ____________ years of college
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?  
    ______________________________________________________________________________

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This page last updated 11/21/2011

DISCLAIMER: This site is an advertisement to provide immigration related legal services before the USCIS and immigration courts throughout the United States, from our office in Oregon, on a fee for service basis.  Nothing contained here should be considered legal advice, and communication to the office from this page should not be made for the immediate purpose of obtaining legal advice or creating an attorney client relationship.   An attorney client relationship only comes into existence upon a mutual agreement by both the client and the lawyer, not just one of them, and usually requires a face to face meeting except in the simplest cases.  There may be reasons why an attorney client relationship cannot be formed, such as, and without limitation, lack of interest, cost, prior engagement, geographic difficulties, inadequate time available, conflicts of interest, probability of lack of success.  The outcome of every case turns on its facts - which may be disputed, and the applicable law - which may be disputed, and which may change. Success is common but is not guaranteed.