Category: For Your Information

  • Adoption: Do You Really Know How It All Works? (Part 2)

    In the previous article we introduced the subject of adoption here in Michigan, and discussed the fact that it’s a subject that doesn’t get a lot of coverage, unless you happen to be directly involved. In an effort to make information more readily accessible to people who may have considered adopting but are perhaps unsure…

  • Adoption: Do You Really Know How It All Works? (Part 1)

      Adoption, like paternity, child relocation and personal protection orders tend to be subjects that don’t get a lot of coverage. For most people, unless you are personally affected by the issue in question, you don’t actually take time to find out the details. Why should you? After all, life is busy and why spend…

  • The Myth of The Midlife Crisis: Is It Really a Factor in Divorce?

    Midlife Crisis. It’s a term that has become so embedded in popular culture that no one thinks to question it anymore. A guy suddenly leaves his wife, gets a flashy car and starts having an affair with his twenty-two-year-old secretary? Midlife crisis. A woman ups and walks away from her family to pursue a life…

  • Michigan Divorce FAQs (Part 1)

    People who are considering divorce, or who have already discussed parting ways with their spouses, usually have a lot of questions.  After all, divorce is not something that most people do with any regularity, and laws can change over time, making it hard to keep up with what is current. With that in mind, we…

  • Termination of Parental Rights in Michigan CPS cases – What You Need to Know (Part 2)

    In our previous segment of this article we talked about the fact that termination of parental rights (TPR) is a terrifying concept and that many people are in the dark about what it involves. So we set out to answer a few short questions in the hopes of clearing the water a little for Michigan…

  • Termination of Parental Rights in Michigan CPS cases – What You Need to Know (Part 1)

    Having your parental rights terminated is one of the scariest and most heartbreaking scenarios that any parent could ever encounter. It’s also one of the most confusing because the law surrounding termination law is very complex and most people (and lots of attorneys) are unsure of the process and what is involved. For that reason,…