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6 FamilyLaw Depaftmenl
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In theMatterof the Marriageol
8 CaseNumber:1006-66084
I'{INE ANDREW HORMAN,
9 OBJECTIONTO RESPONDENTS
Petitioner, MOTION TO HOLD CASEIN
10 ABATEMENT;AND COL]}JTER
and MOTION FOR ATTORNEYFEES
t5 andGearing,Rackner,andEngelI-LP,responds
to Respor.lenl
lr MotiontctHoldCasein
l6 Abcrtement as follov:s:
19 ofany issues.Respondent's
/ Wife'sMotionessentially
asksthe Coultto abateandbifurcate
20 thedissolutionproceeding
by delayingtheproceeding
until the conclusionofany possible
2l criminalinvestigation
againstWife or, in thealternative,
by gnnting theparties'divorce,but
1',' ,o1the specificreliefrequested
by Husbandandauthorized
by ORS S107.105.Thisincludes
a timely determination
oflegal andphysicalcustodyofa minor child,parentingtime,child
support,andthe divisionofpropertyanddebts.
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MortoNro HoLDcAsEN ABATEMENT;
ANDcolrNrERMorIoNFoRArroRNF.Y
FFFS ,,,i.i.iiiii,, ,,
1 Thereis no authorityor basisfor \\rife's requestto postpone
resolutionofthe pafijcs'
3 theinvolvedchildrenandwouldviolatellusband'sdueprooess
rightto theadministration
of
5 A. Generalruthorityallo{ing an abatement
or bifurcationofissucsin
limited instances.
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An abatement \ henthereareextemalactiviriesthatmayhavean
maybc appropriate
1
effecton the outcomeor conductofthe proceeding.SLR 1.015(1). For example,abatements
It
aretypicalll useduhcn thcreis a ncedto sta,va proceeding
pendingarbitration.seeMotsigner
9
r. LithiaRose-Ft.,1rc.,
211Or App610(2007)ltostayenlorcement
ofajudgmentpending
l0
appeal(ORS $19.310):
to staya prcceeding
pendingbanlruptc,v
(1I USC 5362);or to allow
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additionaltime contingent ofan event(OregonCivil LitigationManual
upontheoccurrence
't2
$15.44,$15.46).In thosecircumstances,
the courtis awaidngadecisionfrom anotherenti!
on parallelissuesinvolvingthe samepadies,suchasa.narbitration;
or the entirecJaimfor
t4
reliefis deferredrurtila specificeventoccurs.suchaswhendamages
canbe accurately
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established,Noneofthesecircumstances
applyhere.
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Bifurcationsmaybepermittedat the discretionofthe trialcourt,but only if l-he
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bifurcationis conducive
to expeditionandeconomyor wouldfurtherconvenience
or ar ert
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prejudice.ORCP53(81 Bremnerr. Charles,M.D., 312Or 211,279(.1991).The Oregon
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SupremeCounhasheldthat"lb]ifurcationofissuesfor trial is notto be orderedroutinely;
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rather,a decisionto bifurcateshouldbemadeonly asa resultofan informedexerciseof
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discretion"ofthe tdal courl. Taylorv Ramsay-Gerding
Construction
Company,233Or App
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272,292(20t0).
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MorloNro HoLDcASE
iNABATEMENTi
ANDCOIjNTERMoTIoN FoR ArroR\-FY FFFS r,Lfr:{Ji!fli,"S"
F i r ( i n 2r .q r 3
I B. An abatement or bifurcation \r'ould bc contrar-! to Oregon DolicY
regardingthc adiud ic a lio no f d iro rc e p ro c e c d in ga\ n d t h e \ re lf a reo f
2 children.
I andcustody
lau'procccdings detemrinatjons. ("[d]issolurion,
SecSI-R8.017(5) annulment
7 (1958)(indicatingthatthecourtjn a divorceproceedtng
is obligatedro makea cuslod,v
award
I withina reasonable
time');
seealsoStonebrink OrApp 328,233(1970)
r Stonebrink,2
9 (stating
thata delayor'rese 'ationofa decision * * * shouldbeusedonlyin
on custody
!1 n r,.fi.'hip npr i^/ l"l Tha . ^ir r r ' c qr li., , l , t e , l ,rn,l i< t. nr,rri/]p fin,i;h a n , l r i i <F n t r n o l e t h P
in a dissolution
court'sobjectives to providefinaliq and"placethepartiesin a
proceeding
14 292Ot 197.207
positionsothattheycanbeginanew");seelldguelroodandHaguev,ood,
16 greatestextentpossible).
18 by theCourt,theproceedings
claimsfor reliefareaccepted
1 015(l). If Wile's asseded could
marriagen'ouldremainunresolved.
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MorloN ro llolD cASElN ABATEMENT,
ANDcou\rERMorroNFoRATTORNEY
FEES r,.i,itii1:.;.r;"
I Anl delavolthis would be con to the bestinteresls
the childrcn.
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'Ihis Courthasa legislatively detcrninalronand
duq lo makea custod-Y
mandaled
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thepublicpolicyin ORS107149,andthedirectives
plantliatreflects
a parenting
develop sel
1
thecoun'sobLigation
all of t'hichemphasize
andORS107.147,
foth in oRS 107.101 to
the children'swelfarezurdneeds.Theextraordinary
address is not
reliefWife hasrequested
statutes.
t1
11. 's rishts and interest
I:' or bilurcationofthis case.
abalement
relief.Husband'slegalrightswill be
granteda dissolutionwithouttheunderlyingsubstantive
18 herein:
irreparablyharmedasdescribed
10 a) A divorcedpersoD propertyrightsandmake
is entitledto exercise
71 property,retiroment
spouse.Thesepartieso\m realandPersonal andtheyhave
accounts,
22 this divisionindefinitely
debtsandliabilitiesthatneedto bc dividedequitably.Postponing
in theiro$'nbest
unableto actindependentl,\'
wouldleavethepartiesfina:rciallyenmeshed,
interestsasunmaniedpersons.
page "i:',:l#ffiil.il;:::t"
ls MorIoN ro HoLDcASEINABATEMENT;
4 - oBJEcloN ro R€spoNuLN
AN'DcoLrNrERMoIoN FoRArroRtrEY FEES 1.Ji'iiiil",,,.;t,,
I b) ofthis case$ould directly
Deleyolthe economicandiinancialaspccts
5 underthe Oregonchildsupportguldelines.
6 c) Abatemenr
or biluroationofthis matter\\'ouldcrealea viftualmjne
7 divisionandtheparlies'financialaffairs.Wife
field olproblemsrelatedto theproperl_v
8 herproposeddela-v
overlooksthefollorvingcomplications rvouldcreate:thepossible
10 addressed;
intestacy andestate-planning
rights,inheritance, consideralions;
thedispositionof
thejoint child;anddeterninationofsuppoltobligations.UndcrWife'sproposal,Husbandis
19 the children.
24 perlainingto custodyandparentingtime,challengeHusband'srequests
for economicrelief,
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MorloN ro HoLDcAsEl\ ABATEMENT;
AND COUNTERMOTIONFORATTOR}iEYFEES
I invohing theparlies'rightsashusband
defendherselfin a ci|i/ proceeding
or otheru'ise and
3 rvhichcouldbe sealcd
confidentiale!aluationon custod,!andparentingtime ifnecessar]',
I frompublicdisclosure.
thatller primarybasisfor
bl Wife. it is understood
Althoughnot directlyasserted
6 is to avoidpossibleself-incriminalion
stallingthe dissolutionproceeding asto lhe ongoing
7 invcstigation
law enforcement ofher stepsonCerlainly,Wife hasthe
into thedisappearance
!1 i! a vollr:,ttary
prccee.jirg).Ererciseoflhe Filih ,4,!!e4dr!!e!1 !.t It allo$s specifrf
ofinformationthatcouldleadto
(i.e.,theright to silence)to avoiddisclosures
protections
t6 (1971),
Courtreliedon 1, /? .1, 66Misc2d 683,690,322NYS2d110,177-78 which
proceeding,
this issuein ajuveniledependency
addressed andexplained:
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* * * It maybe a difficult decisionfor thefuarentslandtheiradomeys.It is a question
22 ofprocedureandlega1optionsfor the defense, of
not oneof theconstitutionality
incrimination.
2 Or App ai 9 (delatingajuveniledependencl
HumanSe.".''s.,2li proceeding
to accommodate
6 interestsofchildrenarenot sened\r'henjuvenileproceedings
arcstayedpendingtheoutcome
prevented
bas€don his claimthatcriminalinvestigations him fromtesti4ing on his behalfl.
10 D. Conclusion
notpreventitstimelyadjudication.
Delayis notconsistent
withthechildren's,
Husband's,
or
14 in thisproceeding.
theState'sandpublicinterest andequityrequires
Justice thatthiscase
tf proceed
in asnorrnal aspossible,
a fashion aspossible.
andasexpeditiorslt
17 an awardofhis reasonable
IlusbaDdrequests feesandcostsin this
attorneys
18 proceeding
pursuant
to ORSS107.105, andORCP68.
S107.405,
19 DATEDthisl dayofAugust,2010.
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21 LauraE. Rackner,OSB#843280
BrettE. Engel.OSB#95257
22 Of Attome,vs
for Petitioner
I, Laura Ilackner, do hereby cenify that I serveda true copy of the O,,iection to Respondent's
Motian to Hol17Case in Abatemento\ STEPHENHOIIZE and PETER BUNCH, attorneysof
recordfor Respondent, as fbllows:
PeterBunch StephenHouze
Attorneyat Law Attorneyat Law
808S\\r Third Avenue 1211S\\rFifthAvenue
Suite570 Suite1240
Ponland,Oregon 9'72012428 Portland,Oregon9720,+
postagepfepaid
-f,by mailing a full, true, andcorrectcopy thereofin a sealed,first class
l0 envelope,to theaddress(es)shownabovewhichis/arethelastknownoffice address(es) of the
anddepositedwith theUnitedStatesPostalService
person(s), at Po.tland, Oregon on the date
tl . . i! f ar ! h h:l .q
1','
- by caLrsinga full, true,andcorrectcopythereofto be hand deliveredto lhe person(s)
at
theperson's(s')Iastknownaddress listedaboveon the datesetforth below.
l9 GEARINGRACKNERAND ENGELLLP
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LauraE.Rackner. OSB843280
Of Attorneysfor Petitioner
laura@grelaw.com
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AND COLI,\TERMOTION FORATTOR\EY FEES
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In the Matterol the Marriageof:
7 CaseNumber:100666084
I'A.INE ANDREW HOR]\4AN,
d PETITIONER'SREPLYTO
Petitionet, RESPONDENT'S RESPONSE
AND
9 COUNTERCLAIM
and
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TERRI I.YNN-IUOIIt.TON HORMAN,
Respondent
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KaineHormanby andthroughhisatiofney
Petitioner, LauraE. Rackner
andGearing,
l,l Response
Rackner,andEngelLLP, repliesto Re.tpo,rdent's to Petitionet'sMation1ndOrder
CauseRegardi?gSr?trtrlone)asfollolvsl
to Sllo\a'
l6 1.
l7 First,{ffirmativeDefensetPetitioner
As to Respondent's deniestheallegations
18 indicatesthatit cost
own writtenstatement
2. Respondent's
containedin Paragraph
l9 Stephen
to hirehercriminalattorney,
$350,000 Houze, in hertextmessages
asevidenced to
11 priorwrittenstatement "grosslyinaccurate,'
is,asMr. Bunchclaims,
Respondent's
22 mustprovethatto theCourtthroughtestimony
Respondent anddocumented
evidence.
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' Pctitioner'satomeyhasrle complet€
copyofthe aclualcellphone-relaied proYided
documenls b] law
enforcement, \rhichcanbe madeavailablefor examination
by theCouni, cdneld caeNr Rl.B.i &ENcrrLLP
PageI ' PETITIONER'S REPLYTO RISPONDENTS RESPONSE
AND COU\.TERCLAIM
I Neverthelcss, to be maritalpropert).mustbefully
anyfundspaidto -\4r.Houzearepresumed
v fequests.
partieshad broughtinto the marriage").Despiterepeated hasrefusedto
Respondent
11 to Mr. Houze.
the existenceof this marital propertyand resource.A party's accessto marital propenyanda
17 2.
18 Petitioner
Counterclaim.
As to Respondent's theallegations
denies in
contain
r9 Paragraph
3.
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R esp e ctfu l l ysu b mi tte dthis dayofAugust,20l0
71 Gearing, andEngel,LLP
Rackner,
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LauraRackner, OSB8,13280
Of Attorneysfor Petitioner
@gre-law.com
laura
c.{md, &1.6Ei trhcEL LLP
RESPONSE
Page2- PEIIIlONER'SREPLYTO RESPONDENT'S
r'D COUNTERCLAIM
CERTIFICA'I'E OF SERVICE
PeterBunch StephenI_louze
Atlorneyat Law Atlomeyat Law
808SWThirdAvenue 121ISWFifthA\enue
Suite570 Suite12.+0
Oregon 91204-2428
Portland, Portland,Oregon9720,1
F a x (r 5 0 3)9 6 1 -1 5 5 9 Faxr(503)299-928
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j-Uy mailing a fiill, true. and correctcopy lhereofin a sealed,first classpostageprepaid
ll JIetope, to ttti odaressfes) shownabovewhichis/arethe lastknownoffice address(esl oi Lile
personis),antldeposited with the UniledStatesPostalServiceat Portland,Oregonon the dale
t2 setforth below.
by causinga lull, true, and correctcopy thereofto be hand delivcred to the person(s)at
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lastknown adclress
theperson's(s') listedaboveon thedatesetforth below'
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-by sendinga full, true. and correclcopy thefeofvia overnight courier in a sealed'
l5 prepaiiervelopi,addressed as shownabove,whichjs the lastkiow address'
to the person(s)
on the date setfoiih below.
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\, Uy faxing a full, true, and correct copy thereof to the person(s)at tbe fax numbe(s)
l7 .ho*n utou., *hi"h is/'arethe lastknownfax numberfor lhe person's(s')office,on the date
set forth below. The receivingfax machinewas operatingat the time of serviceand ihe
18 transmission wasproperlycompleted
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