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“To be wronged is nothing, unless you continue to think about it.” – Confucius May 13, 2014: the University of St. Andrews in Scotland proves your mother right. The old saw, “forgive and forget,” turns out to be not just an instruction but an ‘if-then’ statement in disguise: if you forgive someone for their wrongs, you’re more likely to forget ...

In Part I, we talked about the standard guidelines for child support. Today, we’re going to talk about what happens when you toss those guidelines out — or when something happens that they don’t cover in the first place   Creating Your Own Child Support Agreement If you and the child’s other parent agree, you can set up your old ...

Child support is an absolute — and absolutely vital — obligation for anyone who is a parent, whether they’re married to the other parent or not. When the relationship between parents breaks down, the non-custodial parent — the one that doesn’t take care of the kids — usually receives an order from the courts that forces them to pay the ...

In October, we introduced you to Insecurity, Dominance, and Distance. In November: Pessimism, Addiction, and Relentlessness (which we called ‘Needing to be Right’.)  Well, it’s a new year, and with it comes new insight into how you can easily wreck a relationship. Let’s dive right in: Martyrdom At first, being with an emotional martyr can seem like a dream come ...

Co-parenting — sharing your child with an ex — is a difficult endeavor. It requires more trust than you are likely to have in your ex. But it’s a vital part of any divorce that involves children, because no matter what you might think of your ex, to your children they will always be “my parent,” and children want both ...

Sometimes, it can take years; sometimes, it happens before the divorce papers are filed. Sometimes, it never happens — but for most of us who experience a divorce, remarriage eventually becomes part of your life. But what do you do when your kids don’t want you to remarry?   The not-all-that-surprising answer is that it’s actually rarely the person you ...

Long and dangerous wars have made military deployments particularly dangerous in the last decade — and that in and of itself has made the divorce rate among military couples increase markedly. A recent study that examined a variety of factors among military couples, including race, social background, age, and more, found that all military couples are more likely to divorce ...

It’s not often that someone in real life gets to put ‘super’ next to their job title without a hint of irony. But Gucciardo Family Law’s own Renée Gucciardo earned that right earlier this year when Hour Detroit magazine paired with Super Lawyers Magazine to give Renée the honor of making their Super Lawyer list for 2014, 2015, and 2016’s best ...

Often, a spouse puts everyone in their family first — their partner, their children, sometimes even their elderly parents — and while that’s a very noble attitude to have, it has the potential to be quite destructive. This is especially true during a divorce. You may be thinking “But my children!” — don’t worry. The court’s absolute primary duty is ...

Divorce is a painful enough experience even without all of the legalese — but the jargon and technical terms are an unfortunate reality of asking the court system to determine how you and your spouse should separate. We’re here to give you a brief rundown of some of the more common and confusing terminology in divorce court. Absolute Divorce: A divorce ...