• DIY Divorces – Not Always Your Best Choice

    We live in a society that champions the DIY approach for just about everything. You only have to spend five minutes on Pinterest to find recipes for everything from homemade laundry detergent and sunblock, to instructions on how to build your own dining room table and weave your own hammock. While this wonderful variety of…

  • Cheating Spouses & Affairs: What You Should Know (Part 3)

    In part one and two of this series on cheating and facts about infidelity, we discussed the first eight items on our list of facts you should know about extramarital affairs. Moving on, we are going to wrap this up with the last four items on our list. So here goes…   Cheating Can Spice…

  • Cheating Spouses & Affairs: What You Should Know (Part 2)

    In the first installment of this article series on facts about infidelity and cheating, we discussed the first four items on the list of facts about cheating spouses that you should know. In this article we will continue our list.   Most Cheaters Love Their Spouses   Studies show that the majority of people who…

  • Cheating Spouses & Affairs: What You Should Know (Part 1)

    Hollywood has, for years, depicted the ‘cheating husband’ as a heartless, selfish man. One who grows bored of his wife, slaving away at home to prepare his meals, raise his children and clean his house, and looks instead for a younger, more exciting bed partner. A similar myth exists about cheating wives, vixens who use…

  • Catching an Unfaithful Spouse, or Struggling With Trust?

    The question of whether or not it’s possible to catch a cheating spouse is actually pretty easy to answer. The truth is, usually you can. Between spy software and tracking apps for smart phones, private detectives who are willing to follow someone for days with a camera in hand, and the trusty old methods of…

  • New Laws Related to Family Law in Michigan

    2016s second quarter has been a very busy one for Legislators. More than 150 new bills were signed into law, and many of them affect Family Law in Michigan. For that reason, we would like to provide our readers with a quick overview of some recent changes in state law, specifically as it relates to…

  • Different Types of Divorce in Michigan (Part 2)

    In the first portion of this two part series we looked at the difference between fault and no-fault divorces, and what Michigan’s current laws are regarding divorce. Michigan is a no-fault divorce state, but within those parameters there are several different ways that a divorce can be handled.   Contested divorce: In this type of…

  • Different Types of Divorce in Michigan (Part 1)

    Both marriage and divorce are legal processes that occur almost across the entire world. The only exceptions being the Philippines and the Vatican City, which do not allow divorce. While marriage is a fairly standard contract that doesn’t change much in it’s nature from place to place, divorce laws can and do differ vastly in…

  • Parental Rights vs. Service To Your Country: Custody Concerns For Deployed Parents

    With the multitude of stories circulated in the media in recent years regarding the custody struggles faced by deployed military parents, it is no wonder that individuals serving in the armed services are desperate for change.   In 2012 the Uniform Law Commission drafted the Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act, which serves to…

  • The Myth of The Midlife Crisis: Is It Really a Factor in Divorce?

    Midlife Crisis. It’s a term that has become so embedded in popular culture that no one thinks to question it anymore. A guy suddenly leaves his wife, gets a flashy car and starts having an affair with his twenty-two-year-old secretary? Midlife crisis. A woman ups and walks away from her family to pursue a life…