Going back to school can be an adventure for children and a big expense for parents. It can be a major scheduling and lifestyle adjustment for any family. When a family has a co-parenting arrangement where the adults live in separate homes, the school season...
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Can you enforce Michigan’s adultery law when you divorce?
Finding out that your spouse has cheated on you is one of the most painful betrayals a person can experience. You expected your spouse to uphold their vow to remain faithful, just like you have. Even though infidelity is a reflection of something lacking in the other...
In Michigan, getting joint custody can be an uphill battle.
Among the challenges divorce can present to couples is the working out of child custody disagreements. Although some couples are able to keep the best interests of their children separate from their own personal issues, many couples are not. In such cases, couples end...
3 insurance policies you need to change after your Michigan divorce
Even if the divorce is the best possible solution for a couple’s futures, there is no promise that the marriage will end amicably. With that in mind, many divorcing couples must navigate numerous compromises that will require several meetings and hurt feelings on both...
4 documents to update during or right after a divorce
When we make our wills we typically name our spouse as the person who should make our medical decisions and inherit our assets. A divorce means that you may need to revisit these documents and update them. The four main documents to update While there are many...
Estate considerations following a divorce
One's divorce in Michigan should certainly force them to review a number of different aspects of their life. Yet in all of the emotion that accompanies the dissolution of a marriage, one's estate plans may be the furthest thing from their minds. That is if one has any...
Dividing jointly owned property between same-sex spouses
As of June 26, 2015, Michigan's laws have recognized same-sex marriages. Some couples, however, may have begun their relationships before the 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court ruling. If two individuals obtained assets together before their marriage, however, a...
3 FAQs about modifying child support after divorce
If you are a divorced parent, you know that life changes quickly. Your original child support agreement may have worked well in the beginning. However, your child’s needs, and your own ability to meet them, are likely to change as they grow and you continue to...
Does a child have a say on which parent to live with in Michigan?
When you have a child with someone in Michigan and your relationship ends, you need to figure out who maintains what responsibilities when it comes to your shared child moving forward. If both you and your child’s other parent wish to have an active role in the...
What makes mediation a good choice for some couples?
You have probably heard one or more horror stories about going through a divorce. Now that you see that your marriage is coming to an end, you fear that you will head for an acrimonious divorce of your own. But it does not have to be this way, especially if you and...