We get asked this question a lot in our Lansing office – “Do I have to go to court to get divorced?” And it’s hard to blame people for their concern. After all, court is a very public place, and most people have only seen courtroom divorces in movies. Which is scary. Divore litigation seems…

You may have watched ‘Unorthodox‘ or ‘Shtisel‘ on Netflix – both binge-worthy shows about the ultra-orthodox jewish community. (And if you haven’t, then you should!) But for most people, their knowledge of the lives of orthodox Jews doesn’t go much beyond recognizing the men in the street by their little side curls (called payos), and…

Obviously, there’s a huge difference between a “decent” divorce lawyer and a “good” divorce lawyer. “Decent” implies that they don’t suck. But that’s about as good as it gets. And as you can imagine, when it comes to your divorce, this isn’t what you want or need. Not if you’re hoping to be set up…

Making the decision to get divorced is a major life event. It can take some people years to come to a place where they’re ready to end their marriages, even if those relationships have been unhappy for a long time. But knowing you want out doesn’t necessarily make the process any easier. Many people deal…

Hey there and welcome back to our chat about how to keep your divorce moving smoothly with a few basic rules. As we pointed out in the previous article, divorces are going to be time consuming and stressful pretty much from the get-go.  So anything you can do to make the process easier on you…

Just about anything in life comes with some kind of rules in order to keep it from falling into total chaos. Schools have rules to keep kids safe and focused on their work. Relationships (at least, healthy ones) have rules in order to protect people from unnecessary emotional pain. And communities have rules governing people’s…

Hi there and welcome back. We’ve been talking about your different types of insurance, and how they can be impacted by your divorce. So far we’ve covered pretty much all of them, including life, homeowners’, and medical insurance, and now we’d like to wrap it up by taking a look at your car insurance. Yes,…

If you follow our blog here on the Kronzek Firm’s midMichigan Family Law site, then you already know we’ve been addressing the issue of insurance quite a bit lately. That’s because it’s so important (even if it isn’t the most exciting subject to talk about), and forgetting to deal with these things can make life…