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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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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.…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Joint Custody – What Happens When You Don’t Agree?

      In the majority of standard divorce cases in Michigan, the outcome of the custody arrangement is Joint Legal Custody, which means that regardless of how the physical custody is divided, both parents have equal say in how the child should be raised.   While physical custody means the actual location of the child as…

  • Marriage versus Living Together – What Are The Facts?

      With divorce rates rising at an alarming rate, and statistics for the success of second marriage so disheartening, is it any wonder than more and more couples are choosing to forgo tying the knot in favor of simply living together?  After all, with the prospect of a messy and possibly expensive divorce on the…

  • His & Hers: The Differing Perspectives Of Marriage

      In 1972, sociologist Jesse Shirley Bernard put forward the theory that within each marriage there are two separate marriages – the husband’s marriage and the wife’s marriage, and that the husband’s marriage is invariably better than his wife’s. These were controversial claims at the time that they were made, and met with much resistance.…

  • Does The Health of Your Marriage Affect The Health of Your Baby?

      Most couples, when planning for a future with children, spend a great deal of time preparing for sleepless nights, dirty diapers, and toys underfoot. They read up on the safest car seats, the latest crib designs, and investigate pediatricians with more thoroughness than an online data-miner. But the one aspect of their future family…