For most of us, our home is the most valuable thing we own -- in more ways than one. Not only is the average Grand Rapids house worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, but if you raised your family there, the house is full of memories. You and your spouse might be...
Depending on when you read this, the year 2022 is just days away, or it has already begun. New Year's resolutions are a popular tradition because the start of a new year feels like the perfect time to make changes in your life or tackle an important project that you...
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...
Many people would rather power through the process of developing an estate plan as quickly as possible. It can be challenging for some to confront their own mortality when designing documents that reflect their end-of-life decisions. This process, however, is...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
A collaborative marriage dissolution typically begins with two spouses agreeing to negotiate a settlement on their own with the aid of their attorneys. As noted by Kiplinger's Personal Finance, by conducting the negotiation process out of court, divorcing couples may...
