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...
For married couples with children, the most contentious subject in a divorce is children. Child custody and child support are often the most hotly contested items. And, unfortunately, as divorce becomes more and more of an emotional process, it can take its toll on...
The auto industry is a major part of the history of Detroit, and it is still the case that many people can make good money as executives in the auto industry. Being an auto executive can be a lucrative career, but the long hours and frequent travel around the world...
Parental alienation is a growing problem throughout Michigan and the country as a whole. This alienation occurs when one parent manipulates their child so as to distance him or her from his or her other parent. Some consider this programming to be a form of child...
When a child is born in wedlock, it is automatically assumed that the couple is the child’s parents. When the parents are unwed though, fathers have to take extra steps to establish paternity and exert their parenting rights. Paternity Fathers who are not married when...
