The information below is from the Oregon State Bar's Tel-law service, a collection of recorded legal information messages prepared by the lawyers of Oregon. Clicking on these links will allow you to read transcripts of this information.
Can Bankruptcy Help Me?
Is There an Alternative to Bankruptcy?
Equal Credit Opportunity
Debtor's Rights
Chapter 13 — Another Type of Bankruptcy
Liens
What Is a Subpoena?
What You Should Know About Being a Witness
Juvenile Court System
Your Rights If You Are Arrested
Your Right to a Free Attorney If Charged With a Crime
Oregon Marijuana Law
Help For Crime Victims
Clearing Your Record
Americans With Disabilities Act — Title II
Americans Disabilities Act — Transportation
Employment Rights of the Disabled
What Employers and Businesses Need to Know about the Disabled
Education Rights of the Disabled
Mediation of Civil Cases in State Court
Mediation of Family Law Cases
Mediation of Small Claims
Judicial Settlement Conferences
Victim and Offender Mediation
Mediation of Appellate Cases
What Is Probate?
What Taxes Have to be Paid if Someone Dies?
What Is a Trust?
What Is a Living Will?
Estate Planning for Parents of the Disabled
Powers of Attorney and Other Decision-Making Tools
What To Do When a Close Relative Dies
Workers' Compensation from the Employer's Point of View
Workers' Compensation
Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
Discrimination in Employment Opportunities
Social Security
Medicare Eligibility and Benefits
Medicare Claims and Appeals
Medicare Prescription Drug Program
Unemployment Benefit Hearings Process
Unemployment Insurance Compensation
Your Rights If You Lose Your Job
Your Rights Under Wage and Hour Laws
Farmworkers' Rights
Employment of Minors
What is Workplace Sexual Harassment?
What Employers and Businesses Need to Know about the Disabled
Dissolution of Marriage
Who Will Get Child Custody in Dissolution of Marriage?
How Financial Support for a Child or Spouse Is Established in a Marriage Dissolution
What To Do If Child Support or Spousal Support (Alimony) Is Not Being Paid
General Information About Adoptions
Change of Name
Legal Information for Teenagers--Problem Solvers Program
Financial and Legal Responsibilities of Parents for Their Children
Restraining Orders and Domestic Violence
Foster Care and Termination of Parental Rights
Paternity
Living Together Without Being Married
Legal Aid
Lawyers
Lawyers' Fees
If You Have a Problem With a Lawyer
Ethics Complaints and Lawyer Discipline
Nursing Home Resident's Rights
Financial Abuse of Vulnerable Adults
Rights and Duties of Landlords
Illegal Housing Discrimination
Rights of a Mobile Home Owner Threatened With Eviction From a Mobile Home Park
Rent Increases
Reasonable Rules in Mobile Home Parks and Floating Home Facilities
Landlord Rules in Conventional Rental Housing
Eviction Notices
Evictions
Eviction Defenses
Getting Repairs Made
When Tenants Leave Belongings Behind
Tenant Privacy and Landlord Access
Habitability
Fees and Deposits
Federal Tax Benefits for Persons Age 65 or Older
IRS Audit
Property Tax Assessment
Should I Fight My Traffic Ticket?
What To Do In Case of an Automobile Accident
Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants (DUII)
Driving With A Suspended License
Uninsured Drivers
What Is Probate?
What Taxes Have to be Paid if Someone Dies?
What Is a Trust?
What Is a Living Will?
Estate Planning for Parents of the Disabled
Powers of Attorney and Other Decision-Making Tools
What To Do When a Close Relative Dies
Although Tel-Law information is periodically reviewed, it is important for you to realize that changes may occur in this area of law.
This information is not intended to be legal advice regarding your particular problem, and it is not intended to replace the work of an attorney. If you do not have an attorney, the Oregon State Bar Lawyer Referral Service can help you. Online Lawyer Referral Service information and a fill-in form is available. Or you may contact the service by phone: The number to call from the Portland area is 503-684-3763 or toll-free from anywhere else in Oregon, 1-800-452-7636.