Bloomfield Hills Family Law Blog

Nobody wants to go through a messy and contentious divorce that results in significant financial and emotional costs. While some divorces do involve animosity between the parties and an unwillingness to communicate or to negotiate, it is possible to have an amicable...

 If you are planning to file for divorce or you are in the process of getting divorced and have a minor child from your marriage, you may be in a situation in which you want to change your child’s last name. While changing a minor child’s last name might not even be...

 If you have filed for divorce in Michigan but your spouse refuses to sign the divorce papers, you may be concerned that you are facing a lengthy case that could drag on for years if your spouse will not sign the divorce papers and allow the case to proceed. Yet it is...

Divorce in Michigan can be expensive, particularly when you are going through a contested divorce in which many issues are in dispute. Divorce cases involve child custody disputes or complex property division issues can be particularly lengthy and expensive. For...

More often than you might think, spouses who are living separate and apart from one another might not be keeping track of the other spouse’s whereabouts. This is particularly true when there are no minor children from the marriage, and there is no reason for the...

 If you and your spouse still reside in the same home you shared during your marriage, but you are getting divorced, your spouse might want you to find another place to live. In some cases, it might feel as though your spouse is trying to kick you out of the house, or...

Divorces are difficult for many different reasons, and some of those complications may not dissipate simply because your divorce case is final. This is particularly true when you share minor children with your spouse, and the two of you are co-parenting in a shared...

Making plans to file for divorce means that you will likely need to make some lifestyle changes, including living by a more defined budget and abiding by a parenting time arrangement if you will be sharing custody of minor children from your marriage. In addition,...

Divorce can be expensive, and the aftermath of a divorce can come as a financial shock to many Michigan residents. Married couples become accustomed to sharing costs of a single household, and in many marriages, one of the parties is the primary earner while the other...

Couples in Michigan get divorced for many different reasons. In some situations, the spouses are in agreement about the divorce, and the decision to move forward with the dissolution of the marriage is at least somewhat consensual. In other scenarios, one of the...

Going through a Michigan divorce is difficult and complicated, even when you have not been married for a very long time and you do not own a significant amount of property with your spouse. Naturally, divorces become much more complex when the spouses have minor...

If you are going through a divorce and have minor children from your marriage, or if you are a grandparent and one of your children is currently going through a divorce case involving minor children, the topic of grandparent visitation may be on your mind....

 If you are considering a divorce in Michigan, there are some steps you need to take as soon as possible. Divorce in Michigan is a complex process, and it is critical to understand how Michigan divorce law will apply to your case. An experienced Michigan divorce...

If you are involved in a violent relationship with a partner, you should know that Michigan has domestic violence laws that can protect you. Yet for many people in Michigan, it can be difficult to know whether certain actions or behavior constitute domestic violence...

If you have a child custody order or parenting time agreement in place following a recent divorce or separation, an issue might arise that requires you to modify the existing order. There are many different reasons that a parent can seek to modify an existing child...

If you have friends or family members in other states who have gotten divorced with no children and relatively few assets, you might have heard about a process known as a simplified divorce, or a joint simplified dissolution, depending upon the specific state. Some...

When you are planning for a divorce under Michigan law and you are considering the plans you need to make, you are probably thinking about everything you need to do leading up to the divorce — opening your own bank account, gathering financial documents from your...

If you are going through a divorce and have minor children from your marriage, or if you are separating from a partner with whom you have minor children, you will need to learn about the Michigan Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA). The...

Many people turn to their social media accounts, including Facebook, to provide life updates to friends and family members, and to vent about issues or concerns happening in their lives. Indeed, Facebook can seem like a good place to turn to let all of your friends...

 If you are planning to file for divorce in Michigan in 2021, or if your spouse has already filed a petition for the dissolution of marriage, you are likely already thinking about how your marital property will be divided and whether certain assets will be subject to...