We are trying to schedule a meeting with the Family Law Section of the Oregon State Bar to discuss HB 2559 and where we may be able to find common ground. Thus far, all our proposed times (and there have been several) have been rejected without a suggested alternative time.
**UPDATE** We have a meeting scheduled for March 14. Unfortunately, the house judiciary committee adjourns March 15. I pray that they will give us a work group and send this on to the senate judiciary committee for consideration, as we were given no time to reach compromise with the other side. To the house judiciary committee, please do not kill this bill. The people suffering in Oregon deserve your consideration and we deserve a vote.
Please encourage any divorce lawyers you know to reach out to me at robindescamp@yahoo.com to discuss alimony reform. I believe there are many areas which we can agree on, and start to work towards a consensus that is fair for both parties in a divorce.
In the meantime, if a friend who may face an alimony award asks you, "who should I hire to represent me in my divorce?" be sure to tell them this:
Don't hire any lawyer who does not support alimony reform in some respect. That lawyer is NOT on your side.
Robin
CALL TO ACTION: PLEASE HELP TODAY!!!
I just found out that our alimony reform bill (nom HB 2559) is in the Speaker’s office for assignment to a committee. From there it should go to House Judiciary. If it does, then it is Rep. Barker, chair of House Judiciary, who makes the decision to hear the bill. If he gives the okay, the bill will be placed on the House Judiciary Committee agenda.
PLEASE email Representative Barker at: rep.jeffbarker@state.or.us or call him at 503-986-1428 to tell him you support reform in Oregon. I cannot stress enough how important this is. Even if you are in another state, the communication may prove helpful as it will educate Oregon legislators about the nationwide alimony reform movement.
This issue is so critical to our society and I urge you to please take a moment to send an email, even if all it says is "I think current alimony laws are unfair and should be modified to provide for predictable guidelines as well as time limits."
Please help. There are many payers out there who, after decades of working so hard to support their families, will never be able to retire. If we can't get alimony laws reformed in Oregon, the last day of the life of thousands of payers will almost certainly be spent working, instead of relaxing with friends and family and enjoying the fruits of their hard work. These folks have done their share and more and do not deserve to be enslaved until death. Hyperbole? Not if you are living it.
I just found out that our alimony reform bill (nom HB 2559) is in the Speaker’s office for assignment to a committee. From there it should go to House Judiciary. If it does, then it is Rep. Barker, chair of House Judiciary, who makes the decision to hear the bill. If he gives the okay, the bill will be placed on the House Judiciary Committee agenda.
PLEASE email Representative Barker at: rep.jeffbarker@state.or.us or call him at 503-986-1428 to tell him you support reform in Oregon. I cannot stress enough how important this is. Even if you are in another state, the communication may prove helpful as it will educate Oregon legislators about the nationwide alimony reform movement.
This issue is so critical to our society and I urge you to please take a moment to send an email, even if all it says is "I think current alimony laws are unfair and should be modified to provide for predictable guidelines as well as time limits."
Please help. There are many payers out there who, after decades of working so hard to support their families, will never be able to retire. If we can't get alimony laws reformed in Oregon, the last day of the life of thousands of payers will almost certainly be spent working, instead of relaxing with friends and family and enjoying the fruits of their hard work. These folks have done their share and more and do not deserve to be enslaved until death. Hyperbole? Not if you are living it.