The holiday season can be a difficult time to be a divorced or separated parent. When coupled with the stress often associated with the holidays, dealing with problematic child custody arrangements and visitation schedules can be overwhelming for Michigan parents. It...
Month: December 2012
Detroit Lions’ center $29K behind on child support
According to records from Michigan's Macomb County Circuit Court, NFL center Dominic Raiola owes two months' worth of child support to the mother of his 5-year-old son. Raiola, who has played with the Detroit Lions since joining the NFL in 2001, never married the...
Rodman in hot water over child support
Michigan residents might remember basketball player Dennis Rodman for his scrappy style of play on the court during the "Bad Boys" era of the Detroit Pistons. It turns out, the former professional ball player has been dubbed a "Bad Boy" by a local court where he now...
West Michigan lab introduces prenatal paternity tests
The new tests could have important legal implications and prove valuable for both men and women across Michigan. A Kalamazoo-based testing facility will become the first lab in West Michigan to allow patients to test a fetus's DNA to establish paternity before a child...
With divorce pending, Michigan city official says she supports ex
A city commissioner from Kalamazoo, Michigan, says she will change her name following the impending finalization of her divorce. Her husband is in prison after being found guilty on a number of sex crime charges, but it does not appear the charges themselves were...