Divorce

Divorce is an incredibly difficult experience that often brings on overwhelming emotions like sadness, anger and fear. While divorce is never easy, experts have identified steps people can take to help with the emotional impact of going through a divorce. Talk with...

When you divorce in Michigan, it is not just your property that is split between you and your spouse. Your debts will be divided too. Sometime after the divorce, your former spouse is ordered to be responsible for certain debt and to pay what was owed. Soon, debt...

As this year culminates, spouses are often faced with various choices and dilemmas. In cases where the couple is questioning a divorce filing, they might refrain from filing due to the price tag a divorce is expected to carry. With holiday spending and traveling, it...

In our state, both the courts and state house believe that both parents are needed for every child. They need the financial and emotional support from them, and they want parents to work together to provide that support. To that end, the state enforces the on-time...

When you are simply surviving an abusive relationship, it can seem like torture, and, in many cases, it would qualify. When you leave, your life will get better immediately because you no longer have to endure such treatment at the hands of another. However, what...

After the U.S. Supreme Court mandated that states allow same-sex marriage, the natural extension was that this mandate also applied to same-sex divorce. Of course, in practice, just because the Supreme Court states something is so does not mean that states immediately...

A small business owner in Oakland County who is facing divorce or separation might be very worried about the future of their organization. In addition to the financial fallout, if the business has been in the person’s family for a long time, there may be some concerns...

In a Michigan family law case, child support is critically important. Many people, however, are not fully aware of what it is meant to cover. Naturally, it should provide them with a safe place to live, adequate food, school supplies, clothes and other fundamentals....

For Michigan couples who have decided to pursue a divorce, there could be an unavoidable series of challenges they must overcome. In some cases, the parties are relatively amicable and can discuss their issues in an evenhanded way. In others, it is layered with...

If one’s entire viewpoint of divorce was shaped by TV and movies, the idea of divorce is likely scary. After all, those mediums paint a picture of chaos and strife with spouses fighting to the bitter end for everything, regardless of the detriment on the children or...