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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Why You’re Doomed to Fail if You Marry Your Affair Partner! (Pt 3)
Yes, we know, it isn’t what you wanted to hear. Because you’re in love, and it’s all magic, and this time it’s going to last forever. Except it isn’t, not if you believe the statistics. And you should, because in this case (marrying your affair partner, that is) it really doesn’t look good. In…
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Why You’re Doomed to Fail if You Marry Your Affair Partner! (Pt 2)
It’s a rather depressing title, isn’t it? After all, you’re probably reading this because you’re considering marrying your affair partner, and reading that your marriage is probably going to tank isn’t what you wanted to hear. But unfortunately, statistics are what they are, and the numbers say that people who marry their affair partners…
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Why You’re Doomed to Fail if You Marry Your Affair Partner! (Pt 1)
We get it. It’s the most exciting thing that’s happened to you in ages! The chemistry was so unexpected, and the sex is out of this world! It’s like a drug, and you can’t seem to stop yourself from going back again and again, despite the fact that you keep promising this will be…
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Why Are So Many Older Couples Getting Divorced?
“Gray divorce,” also sometimes called “silver divorce” refers to the divorce of couples in their retirement, or senior years. Until recently it was a relatively rare phenomenon, but in recent years the number of older couple parting ways has increased dramatically. In fact, divorce among people aged 55 to 64 doubled between 1990 to…
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Help! My Ex is Threatening me! Should I Get a Restraining Order? (Pt 4)
Welcome back and thanks for sticking with us for this series on PPOs in Michigan, and what getting a restraining order looks like for you. So far in the previous articles we’ve discussed how to get a restraining order, what info will be included on your order, and what situations would warrant getting one…
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Help! My Ex is Threatening me! Should I Get a Restraining Order? (Pt 3)
Welcome back to our four part series on what to do if your spouse of partner is threatening you, or has made you feel as if your life may be in danger. It’s a very difficult position to be in, and one that many Michigan residents have struggled with in the past. You are…
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