Category: Divorce
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Can They Make my Kids Testify at my Divorce Trial?
In a word – yes. Children are allowed to provide witness testimony at trials, even divorce trials. But the reality is that you should avoid having your child testify at your divorce trial at all costs! Aside from the incredible stress involved for a child who is expected to get up in front of the…
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Do Married People Cheat Because They’re Unhappy? Or Because They’re Bored? (Pt 2)
Welcome back. We’ve been talking about the reasons people cheat on their spouses, and the answers may be somewhat surprising to you. Or maybe they won’t. (You might be more in tune with human nature than you give yourself credit for!). Either way, in the previous article we looked at some of the more common…
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Do Married People Cheat Because They’re Unhappy? Or Because They’re Bored? (Pt 1)
It’s a legitimate question, and one that we’ve been asked a surprising number of times over the years, despite the fact that we couldn’t possibly have all the answers about infidelity. (We’re lawyers, after all, not marriage experts.) But with enough people wondering about what causes someone to cheat, we thought we’d spend a little…
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If You’re Getting Out of an Abusive Marriage, Make Sure You Get Help! (Pt 2)
Hello and welcome back. We’ve been talking about people who’ve suffered trauma in the wake of an abusive marriage, but because of the trauma, they aren’t able to move on after the divorce. In these cases it’s very important to seek out professional help. In our previous article we talked about what Post Traumatic Stress…
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If You’re Getting Out of an Abusive Marriage, Make Sure You Get Help! (Pt 1)
For many people whose marriages are unhappy or unfulfilling, the end of the marriage means the end of the frustrations that plagued them. But for people who’ve been in abusive relationships, divorce doesn’t signal the end of the trauma. While contact with their abusive spouse is (hopefully) at an end, the emotional, psychological and sometimes…
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Want Your Marriage to Last a Lifetime? Follow These Simple Tricks… (Pt 2 )
Welcome back and thanks for joining us again. We’ve been talking about the difficulties that people face in keeping a marriage intact. While no one plans to get divorced when they’re walking down the aisle, it certainly seems to happen more often than anyone expects. But can it be avoided? Are there things we could…
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Want Your Marriage to Last a Lifetime? Follow These Simple Tricks… (Pt 1)
No one gets plans a marriage with a divorce in mind. No one walks down the aisle, dressed to the nines and ready to celebrate their big day, while planning which items they’re going to take with them when it all comes crashing down. (At least, no one should! There probably are a few people…
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Are Divorce Records Really Public in Michigan?
We live in a time when the issue of privacy is very big, and people have very strong feelings on the subject. One the one hand, we tend to ‘live out loud’ online, sharing everything from our moment-to-moment thoughts and feelings, to all of our meals, purchases, and vacation destinations. And yet, for all that…
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The Weirdest Reasons People Filed For Divorce! (Pt 2)
Welcome back! We’ve been talking about some of the less common reasons people end their marriages, and this list will likely leave you laughing out loud (or at least grinning to yourself.) After all, it’s not everyday that you hear about a woman who left her husband because he didn’t enjoy her favorite movie! Or…
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The Weirdest Reasons People Filed For Divorce! (Pt 1)
Most divorces happen for pretty standard reasons – the couple isn’t happy together anymore, one of them cheated, or there’s some kind of abuse happening in the relationship. But while those might be the most common reasons why people choose to split up, they certainly aren’t the only reasons. In fact, there are all sorts…