Written by Monica Borschel, Ph.D. and Charles Kronzek, Family law litigator             Parental alienation is the deliberate or accidental turning of your children against the other parent. Deliberate alienation is badmouthing the other parent, family, ethnicity, culture, or religion. Part of the alienation includes spoiling the child, confiding in the child, or parentifying the child.…

The Kronzek Firm  Have you recently felt as though there are more secrets in your household? Wondering what happened to the contents of the family coin jar? Where is all our money going? Suspicious behavior, out-of-the-ordinary purchases, and sudden insistence on frugality are red flags of a partner trying to hide money from you. Our…

The Kronzek Firm  Child support is a tricky thing to handle by yourself. This is especially true when there is an upcoming child support hearing in Ingham County, Clinton County, or Eaton County When a child support hearing is on the horizon, you may feel intimidated, traumatized from a separation or divorce, or just plain…

…He says I don’t get anything! She says I get nothing! The Kronzek Firm Within many relationships, there is an imbalance between spousal incomes. Sometimes, one partner makes all the money, and the other one has never worked outside of the home. These differences in income can create problems when a couple decides to divorce.…

The Kronzek Firm  More and more couples are deciding to skip the marriage part and just play house. The economic costs of marriage may seem to outweigh the economic gains to some people. A lot of times, unmarried couples in Michigan remain together for a long time. Many couples consider themselves married even when they…

The Kronzek Firm  For many of us, we think of prenups as something that serial divorcees and rich people use. While this can be the case, prenups may be useful for everyday partners considering marriage. Prenuptial agreements are sometimes called antenuptial agreements here in Michigan.  Prenups aren’t a tool to facilitate divorce. Rather, they are…

Getting along with your ex can be so tough! According to the United States Census Bureau, there are many more divorces than there are other types of marriage dissolution. It is not shocking then, that divorces and separation of partners, can cause difficult relationships.  These difficult relationships are even harder when there are kids involved.…

From September to December, all across Michigan, people are celebrating holidays, traditions, and time together. For some couples, all this “together time” can spell trouble for their relationship. Many law firms note the uptick in divorce cases being filed following the holiday season. But why is there this trend happening here in Ingham and Clinton…

The Kronzek Firm  When parents here in Michigan say that they have custody of their kids, what does that mean? Does it mean that they see their kid on the weekend? Does it mean that dad can make medical decisions for his child? Does it mean that mom can take her children to the trampoline…

The Kronzek Firm The holiday season means traditions, celebrations, snowfall here in Michigan and family time. But what happens after divorce? Who does your child get to spend the special days with?  All across Michigan, from Lansing to Holt to Dewitt, families struggle with how to celebrate the holidays after divorce. The holidays can be…