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Marriage Statistics – Truth is Even Scarier Than Fiction!
In the words of Mark Twain, “Truth is scarier than fiction,” and in the case of marriage today, this quote certainly applies. It’s common knowledge that the divorce rate has been slowly rising for years, but that is only one of several surprising and rather disheartening facts about marriage in this day and age.…
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Stashing The Goodies Before The Split – Why Hiding Assets Before a Divorce Is a Bad Idea!
One temptation that many people face when contemplating a divorce, is the desire to stash something away so that you won’t be forced to split it with your spouse. This can be especially enticing if you’re angry with your spouse. What better way to get back at them, than by reducing their portion? Alternatively,…
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Happily Ever After And Other Myths About Marriage
In almost every Disney movie, whose plot centers around a beautiful princess falling madly in love with a prince she met only moments before, the entire movie tends to deal with the events that lead up to the wedding day. After a few magical sing-a-longs (usually accompanied by blue-birds and mice in tiny clothing)…
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What To Do With Your Home Now That You’re Divorcing?
As the largest asset that most Michigan couples own, a home can be a source of great pride and a wonderful financial investment in your future during a marriage. That is, until the marriage doesn’t work out. As soon as divorce enters the picture, all of that changes. Suddenly, what was a blessing can…
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Alternative Dispute Resolution – What You Need To Know
Never heard of alternative dispute resolution? Not sure what it means, or how it could help you during your divorce? We break it down for you! What Is It? Alternative dispute resolution, from a legal perspective, is simply the use of methods like mediation and arbitration, instead of litigation, to resolve problems between…
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Debt and Divorce – What you need to know about Equitable Division (part 2)
In the previous segment in this two part series on debt and divorce, we talked about equitable division of debt during a divorce, and what that means for couples in Michigan. Moving on, we are going to look at what happens when the court has divided your marital debt, but the spouse it is…
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Debt and Divorce – What you need to know about Equitable Division (part 1)
When people get divorced, their first thoughts, when it comes to finances,are often about their assets. However, while it’s often overlooked, their debts are just as important and can have a very real impact on how the divorce is resolved. Dividing debt or figuring out who has to pay for the house and the…
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Non-Custodial Parenting – How To Make Every Minute Count! (Part 2)
Welcome back and thank you for joining us again for this discussion on how to maximise your visitation time with your child. In the previous article we talked about the first two very important items on our list, namely how much your attitude affects your time together, and the importance of picking your battles.…
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Non-Custodial Parenting – How To Make Every Minute Count! (Part 1)
Ask any parent who used to see their child every day, and now, in the wake of divorce or some other separation, only has visitation. They’ll all say the same thing – the hardest part is the lost time with their child. Across the board, non-custodial parents struggle with the fact that they are…
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Infidelity: Is It The Cause Or The Consequence of Divorce?
There was a time in the not too distant past where an extramarital affair was a source of enormous scandal, and was viewed with similar distaste to the way people view animal abuse now days. Having an affair and getting caught made you somewhat of a social pariah. But those days have come and…
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