If you are a same-sex couple who wants to get divorced in Michigan, you may have some questions about how the law applies to your situation. Since 2014, same-sex divorces and marriages have been treated the same as opposite-sex. No-fault Divorce Like most other...
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Child Custody
Making The Two New Homes Feel Like Family Homes
When you divorce, your primary concern is your kids. And, part of those child custody concerns is how to make your two new homes both feel like family homes. Location The first factor is location. One or both parents should keep their home or apartment in the same...
Arranging visitation with an incarcerated parent
When your co-parent is incarcerated, your custody order may provide you with sole legal and physical custody. However, many Michigan custody orders allow a child to have some type of visitation with an incarcerated parent. Maintaining a relationship with an...
Can child support orders be changed?
For many divorcing parents, the most important aspect of the divorce is child custody, followed very closely by child support. When the child support order is granted by the Michigan family court judge, it can feel permanent for both parents. However, these orders are...
What parents must do if they need to move
Like many other states, Michigan has a law that sets out what parents who are living separately must do if they want to move. Parents must follow this law. Otherwise, they could face negative legal consequences, including a court’s prohibiting them from moving or a...
Trying to find the right child custody arrangement
Trying to find the right child custody arrangement as part of a divorce case or even among parents who were never married can oftentimes be the most difficult part of family law cases in Michigan. For starters, every parent wants what is best for their children. The...
Modifying a child custody order in Michigan
After a couple has lived through the emotional turmoil of a divorce, the entry of the final judgement and decree may seem final, the absolute end of the strife and worry. Unfortunately, life rarely proceeds as we expect it to. Unanticipated events, such as a sudden...
What should be included in a parenting time plan?
If you are getting a divorce and you have children, your priority is likely making sure that your children continue to have a stable, loving environment to grow up in, even if their parents are no longer together. Michigan courts share this priority and will focus on...
Are you being subjected to parental alienation?
Do you feel like your child has suddenly changed his or her demeanor towards you and is now hyper critical of everything that you do? Does he or she show unwavering support for his or her other parent? Do you feel like your relationship with your child is being...
When changing a custody arrangement is necessary
A divorce decree may seem final at first, but life has a way of shifting priorities, changing life circumstances, and altering the conditions that made the arrangement possible in the first place. A post-divorce life may involve a new location, new career, or a new...