Category: Divorce
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How to Protect Yourself Online Before a Divorce (Pt 2)
Hey there, welcome back! We’ve been talking about the importance of protecting yourself online before a divorce, and what that means for you. In the previous post we covered the first two items on the list – managing your browser history and being careful about synced devices. Moving on we’re going to look at two…
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How to Protect Yourself Online Before a Divorce (Pt 1)
There is a LOT you have to think about when you get divorced. A lot of paperwork, and meetings with lawyers, and paperwork, and figuring out child custody and support issues, and paperwork. Oh, and did we mention all the paperwork? Seriously, there’s a lot to do. BUt because we live in a very tech-enabled…
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10 Questions You MUST Ask During The Consultation With Your Lawyer! (Pt 2)
Hi there and welcome back. We’ve been explaining the 10 things we think are super critical that all people should address during the initial consultation with an attorney. After all, divorces are stressful. The last thing you need is an ugly financial surprise at the end, or a process that takes waaaaay longer that you…
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10 Questions You MUST Ask During The Consultation With Your Lawyer! (Pt 1)
If you’re considering hiring a lawyer to handle your divorce (or help you with some other, equally important issue like modifying your custody agreement) then you’ve probably been attorney shopping online recently. You’ll notice that they all have imposing websites, and laundry list of impressive sounding credentials. But very few of them answer the questions…
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Divorce Issues Only Same-Sex Couples Deal With (Pt 2)
Welcome back and thanks for joining us again. We’ve been discussing issues that people deal with when they get divorced, but with a particular focus on same-sex couples. Although gay marriage was legalized in Michigan in 2015 when the Supreme Court legalized it across the nation, there are some issues that are specific to same…
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Divorce Issues Only Same-Sex Couples Deal With (Pt 1)
On June 24th, 2015, the United States Supreme Court ruled that gay marriage was to be legally recognized in all 50 states. As a result, Michigan, where same-sex marriage had formerly been illegal, was legally required to recognize marriages between same-sex couples. However, just because gay marriage is now legally no different from heteronormative marriage,…
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Everything You Need to Know About Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (Pt 2)
Hey there, welcome back! We’ve been talking about QDROs here in Michigan, which if you remember from our first article, is a court order that lets your spouse or kids benefit from your employee benefit plans. Or your ex spouse, which is why we’re talking about this, because it can have an impact on your…
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Everything You Need to Know About Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (Pt 1)
If you’ve been considering divorce, then chances are, someone has mentioned a QDRO to you. What’s a QDRO? It’s a qualified domestic relations order, and like most people, you probably don’t have a clue what that is. Don’t worry – they’re pretty complex, and if you’ve never needed to know what one is, why on…
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What Should You Address in Your Prenup? (Pt 2)
Welcome back and thanks for joining us again for a quick overview on what you should expect to cover in your prenup. You’ve probably heard of celebrities whose prenups cover all sorts of crazy things, from weight gain to infidelity. But in real life there are some things you can put in your prenup, and…
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Getting Divorced in 2019? Here’s What You Need to Know!
Divorce may not be one of things you think about when you think “big changes ahead” (after all, divorce law doesn’t exactly change all that often.) But this year is going to see some significant changes to how divorce is handled, and how it could affect you. Curious about what lies ahead? Thinking about divorce…