Child custody is often a hot topic in a divorce. You and your spouse love your children and want to spend as much time with them as possible. It is easy to see how emotions may run high, but at the heart of this is a child who only wants both parents in his or her...
Month: July 2020
Divorce, property division, and the family home
Dividing your marital assets during the divorce process can leave you with a headache. After all, there’s probably a lot to go through, especially if your spouse insists on fighting over every little possession. But as frustrating as property division can be, you...
Custody recommendations versus Michigan realities
In 2017, a representative in the Michigan House introduced a bill that would create a presumption that equal parenting time and joint legal custody is in a child's interests when the parents' divorce. Several prominent organizations opposed the bill, including the...
Using a professional appraiser in a Michigan divorce
Wealthy Michigan couples who are considering a divorce often want to know how their assets will be divided. Certain questions are common: Who will get the house? Will the vacation home be divided? What about my collection of rare antiques? Other questions may not be...
The complexities of property division in a high asset divorce
The saying often goes, “what’s mine is yours” when a couple marries. However, this thought dissipates when a spouse files for divorce. While the process is often overrun with emotions, getting a divorce can be a very complex matter. For wealthy couples, this can be a...
How to file for a divorce in Michigan
Although divorce in Michigan has seen a fairly steady downward trend over the past 40 years, it is still a fairly commonplace occurrence. According to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, there were over 28,000 divorces statewide in 2018 alone. This...
Factors considered when requesting alimony in a divorce
Although money cannot buy happiness, it can help provide a newly divorce spouse with the ability to meet his or her needs. When one spouse makes all or most of the household income, the lesser earning spouse can take a major financial hit because of divorce. As a...