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When you’re a parent with joint custody, you lose one of the most fundamental freedoms that Americans enjoy: the freedom to live where you want to. While it’s not technically part of the Constitution’s list of explicitly-granted freedoms, the right of moving freely around within the country has been 1823, the Supreme Court has maintained solidly that the freedom to ...

One of the most confusing aspects of separation of assets during a Michigan divorce is how the courts figure out the business interest owned by one or both spouses. It’s one thing to distribute a car, a bank account, or a home, where the value is based on factors that are static. But the value of a business isn’t static; ...

When your child doesn’t live with you — whether it’s because of custody issues, an unfortunate jailing, or any other reason — it can be tough to maintain communication with them. But study after study have shown that even if it’s long-distance, a child that feels connected to their parent will feel — and do! — better then children who ...

When you find yourself facing down the barrel of divorce, you probably aren’t in your right mind. Whether you’re the instigator or you didn’t see it coming, you might be overwhelmed by feelings of sadness, anger, loss, guilt, embarrassment, and despair. In other words, you probably aren’t thinking clearly and rationally, and this can cause you to make poor decisions ...

Actress Gwyneth Paltrow and Coldplay front man Chris Martin may have sparked ridicule for announcing their “conscious uncoupling”, rather than a divorce, but they’re not the only modern couple seeking a kinder, gentler means of calling it quits. Many couples, especially with children, are looking for more productive (and less disruptive) ways of ending a marriage so as to do ...

Many marriages begin with a prenuptial agreement, a legally binding document signed by both parties entering into the marriage which may spell out terms for both the duration of the marriage and the dissolution of marriage. In most cases, prenups are designed to protect the wealth and assets of one or both parties, amassed prior to the marriage, or to ...

Getting a divorce can be a grueling process. Not only are you dealing with the emotional aspects of essentially losing a loved one, but there are more practical concerns to contend with, including division of assets, settling child custody, and the possibility of finding a new living situation. When the process is finally complete and your divorce decree has been ...

It’s hard enough trying to work out the day-to-day arrangements with children following divorce. Some families settle on one week with one spouse, the next with the other. Some families go for a mid-week split, or divide up weekdays and weekends. There are instances of joint custody, sole custody, visitation, and all kinds of other custody agreements. Once you’ve got ...

When a couple gets divorced and children are involved, two main issues must be decided regarding the children: child custody and child support. Even in instances of joint custody, a spouse that earns significantly greater income may be required to pay child support in order to ensure that the children continue to enjoy the same lifestyle in both households. Naturally, ...

Everyone has their little secrets, and when you’re going through a divorce, you may find out all kinds of things about your spouse you never knew. Or perhaps the secrets one or both of you kept during your marriage are one of the reasons for the split. However, you should not even contemplate carrying this duplicity into divorce proceedings. It’s ...