When parents divorce, they have many important decisions to make. One is determining custody arrangements for the children. Assumptions can complicate this process. They can also hurt the children. What are some unintended consequences of assumptions? Assumptions can...
Planning vacations to faraway destinations can be an exciting prospect for families. For divorcing parents in Michigan, it can also present challenges regarding custody arrangements. However, a well-structured parenting plan helps address these challenges so that both...
Co-parenting arrangements help parents to share time with their children. With rare exceptions, divorced and separated parents in Michigan tend to share both parenting time and parental responsibilities. Each adult typically receives a percentage of total parenting...
Michigan parents who separate or divorce often have many challenges ahead of them. They need to construct a schedule for sharing parenting time, which can often dominate negotiations or litigation. From the general division of time with the kids to how the family will...
Your Michigan custody order or parenting time plan breaks down how you share time with your children with their other parent. It also delegates parental authority and financial responsibility to both of you. The Michigan family courts expect that divorced or separated...
The winter holidays are upon us, and it is a time filled with family traditions and emotions. You may feel joyful at this time of year, or perhaps sad if you divorced in 2022 and now are facing your first holiday apart from your child. This can be a difficult pill to...
Now that you have escaped your abusive spouse, you may think you can finally breath, but, unfortunately, it is very likely some form of abuse will continue. Indeed, researchers consistently find that the vast majority of abuse victims are still victimized after they...
Divorce is an opportunity for you to get a fresh start in life, and for some this means leaving an old environment behind and moving away. If you have a child, however, you cannot simply pack up and move away with the child on a whim after your divorce. What is...
Child custody and parenting plans are complicated, and separating one household into two can be expensive. This is why many Birmingham, Michigan, divorcing parents have been “nesting” over the past few years. Nesting Over the past decade nesting has exploded in...
Parents in Michigan need to make many tough decisions during a divorce. Making decisions regarding who will receive the home and other assets that they acquired during the marriage can be difficult. However, some of the most difficult decisions that they will need to...
