Category: Divorce
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The Top Misconceptions People Have About Working With Divorce Lawyers (1)
One of the things that constantly surprises us when we meet with new clients, or even discuss progress on cases with existing clients, is the feedback we get about their expectations. Many people have mistaken ideas about what it will be like to work with a divorce lawyer, or unfounded expectations about how their lawyer…
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Tips For Surviving Your First Christmas After The Divorce. (Pt 2)
Welcome back and thanks for joining us. The subject of divorce and how it affects the holidays can be a painful one, especially for people who’ve recently become single, and those who will be spending the holidays without their kids for the first time. It can be really hard, and we understand that. But we…
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Tips For Surviving Your First Christmas After The Divorce. (Pt 1)
Divorce changes everything, including the holidays. For some people, those changes are a welcome breath of fresh air. But for others, it means the end of family, and the death of special holiday traditions that held so much meaning. If you fall into the latter camp, then you’re probably not looking forward to the holidays…
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Christmas: It’s a Holly, Jolly… Time to File For Divorce?
For many Michigan families, Christmas time means putting up the tree, watching beloved Christmas movies, and giving gifts to all your loved ones. And for many families, those things are simply part of the holiday magic. But not every family gets their fair share of magic Christmas sparkle, it seems. While the general idea is…
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Why Your Narcissistic Ex Will Try to Ruin The Holidays! (Pt 2)
Welcome back and thanks for joining us. We’ve been talking about your narcissistic ex and why they’re such a mean-spirited butt-head during the holidays. Specifically, what it is about their narcissism that makes it okay in their own heads to treat you and your kids horribly during the holidays. In the previous article we looked…
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Which Year of Marriage is The Most Likely to End in Divorce?
There are loads of reasons why people get divorced. Everything from the most obvious reasons, like affairs and money issues, to those personal particulars, that no one saw coming, like loading the dishwasher the “wrong way” and voting for the wrong politician in the elections. So far, there’s been no particular formula that marriage experts…
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Divorce is Divorce, Regardless of Your Spouse’s Gender!
If you’re a heterosexual person and you’re reading this, then we’d like to ask you to stop for a moment and consider something. When you introduce yourself to new people, do you ever stop to wonder if they think you might be straight? Probably not. In fact, your sexuality (and your spouse’s gender) probably doesn’t…
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Are Gay Couples More Likely to Get Divorced?
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s historic decision to legalize gay marriage in the United States, there was an enormous rush to tie the knot among gay couples. A study done by UCLA reveals that almost “50,000 of the 64,000 gay couples in the US got married” in the few short years that followed…
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Attending a Loved Ones’ Wedding During Your Own Divorce.
You know the saying: Life goes on. Which is so true, but often so hard to internalize during times of great change and upheaval. We all know the world doesn’t actually come to a screeching halt during your divorce, it just feels like it. So what do you do when your marriage is falling apart…
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Does it Count as “Abandonment” if I Move Out Before The Divorce is Final?
Just last week we talked about whether or not you can change the locks in your home when your spouse moves out before the divorce. It can be a tricky subject, and one that needs the input of a skilled divorce attorney, because there are a few legal landmines down that path you’ll need to…