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  • Planning To Marry Your Affair Partner? Not a Good Idea! (Part 1)

      Why do people have affairs? Ask that question and the answers you’ll get will probably be more varied than pebbles on the Michigan shoreline. Some will tell you it’s the thrill of doing something illicit, others will argue for the need to be loved in a loveless marriage, while there are those who will…

  • 10 Signs Your Spouse is Having a Virtual Affair (Part 2)

      Thank you for joining us again, as we look at the 10 most common signs that your spouse is cheating on you with someone online. In the previous article we looked at the first five items, including how much time they spend online, how quickly they shut down their screen when you enter a…

  • 10 Signs Your Spouse is Having a Virtual Affair (Part 1)

      Online affairs, or ‘virtual affairs’ as they are sometimes called, are becoming so commonplace these days that the term is recognized in it’s own right. More and more people are turning to their computers and smartphones have their sexual desires met. A phenomenon that may seem strange, until you consider the facts: You can…

  • What You Need To Know About “Deadbeat Dads”

      Say the words “deadbeat dad” and very few people have to ask you to clarify. Most people have heard of at least one (usually a great many) dads who abandon their children to the care of a harried single mother who can hardly keep up. Skipping out on child support payments? Of course. Hardly…

  • Men: Should You Move Out During The Divorce Process? (Part 2)

      In the previous article we introduced a well known book,  The 10 stupidest mistakes men make when facing divorce: And how to avoid them,  written by Joseph E. Cordell, an attorney practicing in Missouri. One of the difficulties you are likely to face when making decisions about your marital future and what is best…

  • Men: Should You Move Out During The Divorce Process? (Part 1)

      You have only to watch 12 minutes of just about any soap opera on the planet to know how it goes… They fight. She screams at him to get out. He throws a few shirts into a bag and walks out into the darkness, destined for some seedy motel where he will stare with…

  • Child Custody in a Michigan Divorce: What Are The Deciding Factors? (Part 3)

    Hello there and welcome back to our discussion about child custody in Michigan, and the 12 factors that the court considers when determining how to assign custody to divorcing parents. In the previous articles we’ve already discussed the first eight items on the list. Moving forward, we are going to look at the last four…

  • Child Custody in a Michigan Divorce: What Are The Deciding Factors? (Part 2)

      Thank you for joining us for the continuation of this discussion about child custody in Michigan, and what deciding factors the court uses to determine custody. As we mentioned in the previous article, there are 12 factors that the court looks at when attempting to decide what custody arrangement would best benefit the child.…

  • Child Custody in a Michigan Divorce: What Are The Deciding Factors? (Part 1)

      When a divorcing couple’s interactions have become so fraught with anger and resentment, or their opinions are irreconcilably different and they just cannot reach an agreement regarding custody of their children, the court will make those decisions for them.   The Michigan family courts will always consider the ‘best interests of the child’ when…

  • Adoption: Do You Really Know How It All Works? (Part 3)

      In our two previous articles in this series on adoption in Michigan, we discussed the fact that local adoption doesn’t get as much coverage as international adoption does. It’s our goal to make information about anything pertaining to family law readily accessible to people in Michigan. With regards to adoption, we are hoping to…