Law & Mediation Office of Michelle Vlach-Ing

09/06/2024

Firm sponsored the 8th hole at the Salem Fire Foundation Golf Tournament. Also talk to other hole sponsors such as Salem Health for a .

08/02/2024

Attended the Community Violence Reduction Initiative meeting on July 31 at Chemeketa Community College. This meeting was held in Spanish and Chief Womack addressed the audience in Spanish. This is an important conversation about public safety and reducing gun violence in our community.

The next meeting will be at Salem Alliance on August 22. If you live in Salem, Marion County, Oregon, there is room for you at the table.

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07/21/2024

A very hot day to support the Mary Leonard Law Society’s fundraiser for Court and Community Care. Proud to be a silver sponsor:

07/20/2024

We support our court staff. Without them, the halls of justice would come to a grinding halt.

01/25/2024

“It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat.”

—Theodore Roosevelt
Speech at the Sorbonne, Paris, April 23, 1910

12/25/2023

On Thursday, I finalized the paperwork on my last privately mediated divorce for 2023. I was honored to work with a couple willing to set aside their differences despite the breakdown of their marriage. We had three joint session that went a little longer than usual. They found terms that address what both needed to move forward and we memorialized it in writing.

The documents were signed and filed by the end of business on Thursday. I was surprised and pleased the court granted the dissolution the next day. When minor children are involved, it often takes a bit longer. I presume the court reviewed the parenting plan, support calculator, and judgment and it appears they waived the parenting class and mediation orientation requirements. It is obvious this former couple moved forward with their situation with the least amount of conflict as possible, they are not the people who need to sit through a few hours of parenting classes (they are exemplary parents) or be convinced to attempt mediation.

The credit goes to this former couple. I only guided them through the negotiation process, drafted the joint petition, the general judgment per their agreement, and the supporting documents. They made all the hard decisions.

Although it is an end to their marriage, it is a new and happy beginning for the family. Best wishes to both and their children.

In 2024, I will be focusing my efforts in other areas of law; primarily criminal law, civil arbitration, and as a Judge pro tempore for the City of Salem. As much as I love helping people resolve disputes in mediation, I enjoy being in the courtroom more.

I will still help people in dissolutions, but by referrals, only.

06/27/2023

Domestic Relations Clients: Our Family Wizard has been intermittently down over the past few days. You can always check isitdownrightnow.com for verification.

02/21/2023

It is never to early to start saving for college. Enter here for a change for a $250 jump start for your kiddos college savings:

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02/07/2023

Looking for a valentine gift for a sweetheart? $35 to the Salem Fire Foundation Auction will secure a bottle of Wine and a seasonal, garden-themed flower bouquet from Crowley House Flower Farm. Local pick up. All proceeds go to support the Salem Fire Foundation. More information and place a bid here:

Auction item 'Pinot Noir and Flowers' hosted online at 32auctions.

02/03/2023

A big thank you to Law & Mediation Office of Michelle Vlach-Ing for sponsoring the Spark of Love Auction! Learn more about them at http://www.thesalemlawyer.com/

You can support our fundraising auction by donating items, sponsoring, and bidding on Feb 3-8!

12/14/2022

Very please to assist a Father work out a parenting plan with the child's Aunt. Best wishes to this child and her supportive family.