Parental alienation is more common than most people realize, and the impact that it can have on a child is extraordinary. In fact, if your child is being manipulated by the other parent, they may experience low self-esteem, anxiety, trust issues, anger, guilt, poor...
Many Michigan couples sign prenuptial agreements before they wed. Most such agreements serve their intended purpose very well: reducing the amount of stress and acrimony if the couple decides to terminate their marriage. Occasionally, however, one spouse discovers...
Parents in Michigan want what is best for their children. However, if those parents have gone through a divorce—or if they have never been married at all—either way they may need to develop child custody and child support arrangements that are designed to be...
A high-asset Michigan couple who have decided to dissolve their marriage must face the difficult issue of valuing their assets so they can be divided equitably. For these couples, valuing the family home can be the most difficult issue in the division of their assets....
If you have been married for many years or even decades, the idea of divorce might not be on your radar. Still, an empty nest or differing goals later in life can strain a marriage. In fact, the divorce rate of those age 50 or older is climbing according to some...
Generally, under Michigan law, any property acquired by either spouse during a marriage is considered to be marital property. Even if a banking account or some other asset is in one spouse’s name, the other spouse generally has some property right to it. This really...
You may not have expected a late-in-life divorce, but you are reaching retirement and have found that now that your nest is empty you do not have the same relationship you once had with your spouse. If you are in your 50s and are facing divorce in Michigan you will...
For many people, one word comes to mind when they think of the divorce process: stressful. Whether it is fighting for more time with your kids or arguing over who gets the family home, traditional divorce can be expensive, time-consuming, and overwhelming. Nowadays,...
A lot of people who go through divorce worry about what their financial stability will look like as they move into living a single life. This is understandable, and its why there’s a lot of focus on the property division process during marriage dissolution. Yet even...
Divorce is often filled with drama, which can make the painful emotions of the breakup even more difficult to bear. One aspect of divorce that is especially contentious for Michigan couples is property distribution. When spouses look at their assets, they may have...