Did you begin thinking about filing for divorce after learning that a family member or a friend had decided to file for divorce? If so, you likely are not alone. While divorce is not contagious in the same way as a virus, a study conducted by researchers at Brown...
Month: June 2018
Shared Parenting After a Michigan Divorce
If you are thinking about filing for divorce in Michigan or if you are currently in the process of getting divorced and have children with your spouse, you may know that there is pending legislation in the state concerning shared parenting. In recent months and years,...
How Michigan Courts Handle Pets in Divorces
If you are getting divorced in Michigan and you share a cat or a dog-or more than one pet-with your spouse, you are probably wondering how the court will make a decision about who gets the pet. In contentious divorces, the question of pets from the marriage often...
Learning to Talk to Your Kids About Divorce
When you and your spouse decide to get divorced, or even when you make a unilateral decision to file a petition for the dissolution of marriage in Michigan, such a decision can have an enormous impact on your children. Whether your kids are still young and in school...