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Category Archive for: ‘Child Custody’
How to handle false allegations in child custody and divorce cases
Divorce is never a pleasant experience and in fact brings its share of emotional stress, financial worry, consternation around children, …
What you should know about sole custody vs. parental rights in Michigan
Divorce is never a pleasant event. It brings frustration, confusion, and heartbreak, among other things; and that’s just the emotional …
Why mediation is usually less expensive than litigation
Divorce-related legal issues come in an array of complexities and frustrations and typically conjure scenes of years-long court battles over …
How to deal with a habitually late parent at child custody exchanges
When children are involved in a divorce situation it often raises consternation between parties and the kids end up stuck …
Fighting against parental alienation
The feeling of alienation in any situation can have a significant impact in a person’s life. Being cut off from …
How to Reduce Spousal Support in Michigan
During the divorce process, a couple will not only go through division of assets as they separate their household and …
Can My Child Decide Which Parent to Live within a Michigan Divorce?
Divorce can be a messy undertaking, fraught with intense emotions and the challenges of splitting up a household. When children …
While a Divorce is Pending, Who Gets Custody of the Kids?
Divorce can be an arduous process and contain many complicating factors. Also, many people aren’t familiar with the procedures involved. Questions might …
How to handle false allegations in child custody and divorce cases
For a number of different reasons, child custody or divorce cases may devolve to one or the other spouse making …
What is postsecondary child support and how is it determined?
Perhaps you and your spouse were high school sweethearts, looking at each other with hearts in your eyes. Maybe you …