Category: Divorce
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Tips For Starting Life Over After The Decision to Get a Divorce (Pt 2)
Hi there and welcome back to this blog about starting life over after deciding to get divorced, and what that might look like for you. As we pointed out in the previous article, the very first thing you should do is talk to your attorney. Packing your bags and rushing out the door because you’ve…
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Litigation in Divorce: Do I Have to go to Court to Get Divorced?
We get asked this question a lot in our Lansing office – “Do I have to go to court to get divorced?” And it’s hard to blame people for their concern. After all, court is a very public place, and most people have only seen courtroom divorces in movies. Which is scary. Divore litigation seems…
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Orthodox Jews Can Deny a Divorce, But Will Consider a Prenup
You may have watched ‘Unorthodox‘ or ‘Shtisel‘ on Netflix – both binge-worthy shows about the ultra-orthodox jewish community. (And if you haven’t, then you should!) But for most people, their knowledge of the lives of orthodox Jews doesn’t go much beyond recognizing the men in the street by their little side curls (called payos), and…
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Can I Settle my Michigan Divorce Out of Court?
If TV shows and movies were any indicator of real life, practically every divorce ever filed would be a long, drawn out affair, full of conflict and drama, and requiring a Judge to rule on practically every part of the process. Thank goodness that’s not the case here in Mid-Michigan! In fact, most people here in…
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What a Great Divorce Lawyer Really Looks Like (Pt 1)
Obviously, there’s a huge difference between a “decent” divorce lawyer and a “good” divorce lawyer. “Decent” implies that they don’t suck. But that’s about as good as it gets. And as you can imagine, when it comes to your divorce, this isn’t what you want or need. Not if you’re hoping to be set up…
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Domestic Violence in a Marriage – It’s More Than Just Physical Abuse
A recent article in the New York Times discussed a frequently misunderstood subject – the issue of domestic violence, and the fact that it adds up to much more than just physical assault. If you’ve read about domestic assault at all, or discussed it with anyone who was ever a victim, then you probably already…
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Protecting Your Family Owned Business During a Michigan Divorce
When you walk down the aisle next to the person of your dreams, chances are the last thing you’re thinking about is how to protect your investments against them in the future if it your marriage goes to hell in a handbasket. But given the divorce rate these days, it would be silly not to…
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Divorce and Your Mortgage: What You Really Need to Know!
In many Michigan cases when a couple gets divorced, they have to figure out what to do with their home and mortgage. This can be a source of great dissent during the divorce process, especially if they can’t find a way to agree on what’s best for everyone. Divorce attorneys around Lansing deal with this…
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The Top 10 Signs Your Narcissistic Spouse is Gaslighting You! (Pt 2)
Welcome back and thanks for joining us again for this continuing discussion about gaslighting. We’ve been talking about how to tell if your narcissistic spouse is using this particular kind of emotional abuse to control and manipulate you. It’s what narcissists do. In the previous article we looked at the first five signs of gaslighting,…
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Are You Trying to Decide Whether to Save Your Marriage, or Get Divorced?
Making the decision to get divorced is a major life event. It can take some people years to come to a place where they’re ready to end their marriages, even if those relationships have been unhappy for a long time. But knowing you want out doesn’t necessarily make the process any easier. Many people deal…