Many Michigan residents go through divorce with the intention of eventually finding another partner and entering into a new marriage. However, many such individuals fail to properly prepare for the implications of remarriage on their money and other assets. Just as divorce requires one to spend significant time and effort on making financial plans, those preparing to remarry should make…
Hearing that your spouse intends to leave you is never easy. It can be immensely stressful to deal with such news, with multiple concerns racing through your head at the same time. You may find yourself picking apart your relationship to determine what went wrong, pleading with your partner to reconsider and worrying about a potential divorce. However, it is…
The Michigan Department of Human Services’ Child Protective Services took protective custody of three children after they were discovered during a drug raid by local police. Although the three children of undisclosed ages were only taken in temporary custody, the 27-year-old mother of the children will likely lose custody if she is convicted of the drug-related charges against her. Michigan…
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 is understandable that this can lead to an unsatisfactory and less-than-enjoyable holiday season. However, parents who feel their holidays…
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 child’s mother but the couple was reportedly engaged in “an intimate relationship” for several years. After…
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 is born. The facility’s co-founder explained that men often want to know whether they are the…
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 directly responsible for the couple’s divorce. “We did not leave one another,” she argued. “The state…
Handling over 300,000 child custody and child support cases each year, the Wayne County Friend of the Court is part of one of Michigan’s busiest courts. As such, it attracts a large amount of criticism from those embroiled in difficult and bitter family law cases, many of whom say the FOC routinely dismisses their concerns and fails to use its…
Some people have a lot to lose in the property distribution phase of divorce, which can make it tempting to attempt to hide assets from the court in order to protect them from division. However, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure expressly prohibit such tactics, declaring that anyone who signs a court document is attesting to its truth. As such,…
Divorce can have a number of effects on one’s finances, family and personal life, causing changes that are generally easy to measure and correct with effort and thoughtfulness. However, divorce can also leave one feeling lost and emotionally damaged. Many divorcees are understandably overwhelmed by such feelings, finding it difficult to put their ordeal behind them and get on with…