Year: 2018

When you file for divorce in Michigan and have children from the marriage, you should be prepared to learn more about Michigan parenting time guidelines and the ways in which the court will deal with child custody. Generally speaking, the courts recognize that both...

Many couples in Michigan cite financial problems in the marriage as a primary reason for considering divorce. At the same time, those same financial problems often lead individuals or couples to consider filing for bankruptcy. If you are thinking about filing for...

When you are unhappy in your marriage, you might be thinking about ending the relationship. For many Michigan couples, the obvious way to end a marriage is to file for divorce. Some people, however, want to know if they can simply have a marriage "annulled," moving...

While it might sound completely nonsensical at first, many couples who get divorced in Michigan and across the country decide to continue co-owning their family home, while some even continue cohabitating for financial reasons. What are some of the issues to consider...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

Social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram allow people in Michigan to connect with old friends, and sometimes to connect with old lovers. According to a recent article in Time Magazine, Facebook could be "the single greatest breeding ground ever for...

Under Michigan law, only marital property is subject to division in a divorce. This means that only debts and assets that belong to the marriage will be distributed in a divorce proceeding. Given that Michigan law follows a theory of equitable distribution, the court...