Oregon Legal Research Blog

Published on: April 11, 2006

By Laura Orr

Legal Reference Question #1 (see April 11th posting for details): Does the prohibition against helping patrons select/complete forms include IRS forms? The short answer is: YES, YES,…

Published on: September 16, 2009

Name Changes in Oregon: Fictional and Non-fictional (i.e. Real Life)

By Laura Orr

Real Life Name Changes: 1) Your Oregon County Circuit Court is the best place to begin if you need or want to make an actual name change….

Published on: December 30, 2014

Free Online Pre-nuptial Agreement for Pets (Pet Nup) (UK law!)

By Laura Orr

…legal research, recommend or assist in the preparation of forms, or advise patrons regarding their legal rights. They may, however, assist patrons in locating materials or links that would aid…

Published on: May 18, 2006

By Laura Orr

Forms from the Feds: Don’t you love the Internet and the Web, not to mention librarians who do this out of a pure sense of public service: Forms from…

Published on: September 24, 2006

By Laura Orr

law attorneys who only once in a while need to locate Oregon family law information might not. So visit the SFLAC site to find forms, guidelines, and much more….

Published on: August 30, 2006

By Laura Orr

2006 OSSA Civil Process Manual: The long-awaited, newly revised, 2006 OSSA Civil Process Manual & Forms is available from the Oregon State Sheriffs’ Association. It is on…

Published on: August 8, 2006

By Laura Orr

Law Firm Forms – Who Owns the Copyright?: The law firm or the lawyer? Ed Poll talks about this at his Lawbiz blog and also links to a…

Published on: July 17, 2006

By Laura Orr

ODOT is Full of It: There is loads of useful information at the Oregon Department of Transportation web site. I couldn’t find an online copy of the…

Published on: May 5, 2006

By Laura Orr

…to file for bankruptcy and want to find forms. Here is one of the answers we frequently provide: Answer: If you live in Oregon, I recommend you review ALL the…

Published on: January 25, 2006

By Laura Orr

Limited Scope Legal Assistance: If you ever assist pro se patrons, did you know that the ABA, “Handbook on Limited Scope Legal Assistance” has lots of information and forms…