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  • Divorce With a Newborn Baby: What Do I Do? (Pt 1)

      Newborn babies are so cute! They’re soft, and sweet, and snuggly. Which is just as well… because they’re also a LOT of work! Parents of newborns are usually stressed out and sleep-deprived and seriously hormonal – all of which can make married life very challenging.   And if your marriage was already struggling, then…

  • What If We Can’t Afford To Live Apart After The Divorce? (Pt 3)

      Welcome back and thanks for joining us again for the wrap up on this discussion about living together after divorce. As we’ve pointed out, very few divorced couples choose to live together after they get divorced, it’s usually financial situations that force them to keep on living together, even after their marriages have ended.…

  • What If We Can’t Afford To Live Apart After The Divorce? (Pt 2)

      Welcome back and thanks for joining us again for this discussion on living with your ex after the divorce. Not because you want to, of course, but because you don’t have any choice – the finances simply don’t allow the two of you to part ways just yet. However, challenging as this time in…

  • What If We Can’t Afford To Live Apart After The Divorce? (Pt 1)

      When you think about divorce, you tend to think of two people who end their marriage and go their separate ways. Why? Because that’s the goal, and it’s usually how it works out. However, not everyone is in a position where they can pick up and start life over independently. Some couples are in…

  • I’ve Got Joint Custody But My Ex Is a Terrible Parent! (Pt. 3)

      Welcome back and thanks for joining us for the wrap up on this subject on how to handle differing parenting styles that cause conflict after divorce. As we’ve explained in the previous two articles, Michigan family courts prefer to assign joint physical custody where possible, and this can cause conflict when parent don’t agree…

  • I’ve Got Joint Custody But My Ex Is a Terrible Parent! (Pt. 2)

      Welcome back to this discussion on what to do when you and your ex can’t agree on how to parent your kids after the divorce. As we explained in the previous article, there’s a difference between joint physical custody and joint legal custody. Which can mean that even Michigan parents who have primary custody…

  • I’ve Got Joint Custody But My Ex Is a Terrible Parent! (Pt. 1)

      It’s incredibly frustrating, isn’t it? You work soooo hard to be a good parent, to make sure that your kids go to bed on time, eat nutritious food, and get good grades in school. You even stay on top of their manners, working to ensure that your kids are respectful and polite. And then…

  • Why The Court Can Make You Travel Hundreds Of Miles Out Of State For Proceedings!

      Let’s say you and your significant other have a child together in New York, and then you both decided to separate. You and the child move to Michigan, and you ex-significant other moves to California. You file a request for child custody and child support here in Michigan, and the court tells you that…

  • What’s Parenting Coordination, And Why You Might Need it.

      There are more than one million new children every year whose lives are affected by divorce. And in many of those cases, the parents are caught up in litigation for years, trying to figure out the best custody and visitation schedules.   These conflicts take a toll on the lives of the children, with…

  • Why You’re Doomed to Fail if You Marry Your Affair Partner! (Pt 4)

      Welcome back. We’ve been unpacking the issue of marrying your affair partner, and why it’s usually a pretty horrible idea (if you’re hoping for a lasting marriage, that is!) Yes, we get it – you two have so much fun together, and really seem to ‘get’ each other. But there’s more to a marriage…