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One of the most devastating realizations a comfortably married person can have is that the other person in their relationship isn’t happy with the way the marriage is working out. And because oftentimes people don’t effectively communicate, it’s frequently the case that the first warning you’ll have that your spouse wants to get a divorce is the paper you get ...

Americans, by and large, love guns. But we have a weird relationship with guns: some of us firmly believe that guns make the public safer, and others believe exactly the opposite. Some believe guns promote crime, others believe guns are the only thing stopping crime. Interestingly, both groups are wrong, and we have enough data on the subject now to ...

Only being able to see your child with someone looking over your shoulder is one of the more frustrating positions it’s possible for a parent to be in, but it’s not one the court chooses lightly. To be specific, if you’ve ended up with a Parenting Time Order that only allows you supervised visitation of your child, it’s because the ...

In our last post, we talked about a few of the more commonplace myths surrounding Michigan divorce law, and spelled out the truth in each case. In this post, we’re doing more of the same. Let’s dig right in. Support Payment Arrangements Favor Women Spousal support, a.k.a. alimony, suffers from the same mythology that custody (covered in our first post) ...

There’s no area of the law that isn’t prone to misunderstandings and myths, and Michigan divorce law definitely has more than its fair share. It’s time to get around to disproving some of the silliness you’ve probably been told about Michigan divorces. Let’s dive right in. If Your Ex Doesn’t Pay Child Support, You Can Keep Your Child Away Sorry, ...

Traditionally, when a parent filed for divorce, the Michigan family courts entered a temporary child custody order and a temporary child support order — both in favor of the parent that was filing the divorce paperwork. Obviously, this wasn’t particularly fair. More importantly, it frequently served as an involuntary ‘first shot’ that sparked wars between parents that might otherwise have ...

If this past election cycle has taught us one thing, it’s that the Internet is not a safe place to get your information. (The fact that I’m writing this on a blog is an irony I am intensely aware of.) Recently, the New York Times interviewed a gentleman who professed to make a six-figure salary writing news stories that he ...

Weddings happen literally every day, but there are some days that are more popular than others. Romantics often get married on Valentine’s day. One of the folks that works for me got married on Friday, October 13th of the year 2000 because it was the only Friday the 13th that was a full moon and in the autumn until 2068. ...

So you’ve managed to make it through the divorce, get your life mostly back on track, and you’re finally realizing your potential as a self-actualized independent person. You’re not really on top of all the bills quite yet, but it’s just a matter of time at this point: your first and second jobs are both going well, and you’ve got ...

It’s a virtual necessity that someone talk about it at some point: it’s time to get into what Donald Trump’s election means for Michigan family law attorneys and their clients across our state. We’ve heard quite a bit about how this group or that group will suffer this or that horrible fate, and the vast majority of it is ill-informed ...