Year: 2018

Today more than ever higher education is increasingly viewed as a key component of a young person's education. Furthermore, due to the high price tag that comes with attending college society generally expects parents to help pay for their children's university...

When a married person takes out a life insurance policy they generally name their spouse as the policy's beneficiary. But what happens when such a couple gets divorced? Often times the policy holding spouse will simply alter the terms of their life insurance policy...

Most people get married believing wholeheartedly that they will stay together with their new spouse until death parts them. With this optimistic state of mind many newlyweds execute a will naming their new spouse as their sole heir, stick the document in a safe...

If you're facing an impending divorce, you may want to consider working out the details of the split with your spouse via divorce mediation rather than taking your issues to court. Divorce mediation is a powerful dispute resolution tool that has become increasingly...

While the actual act of getting divorced will not directly affect your credit score, it is important to realize that dissolving a marriage does often take an indirect toll on an individual's creditworthiness. How does this happen? Read on to find out. The Indirect...

Are you getting divorced and worried about the family business? This is a valid concern that plagues many divorcing couples as divorce is a common killer of family-owned businesses in the United States. However, the good news is that there are several steps you can...

In Michigan we do not recognize "legal separations" like some states do, but we do have something that is very similar: separate maintenance. In order to shed some light on this legal concept some frequently asked questions about separate maintenance have been...

After filing for divorce in Michigan it is essential that your spouse be properly served with the divorce papers. Read on to find out the various ways in which this can be accomplished. How to Properly Serve Divorce Papers in Michigan The Michigan Courts' website...

"Annulment" is one of those pesky legal terms that is commonly talked about in romantic comedies but is often misunderstood in real life. To help clear up some of this confusion this article briefly discusses some of the key legal ramifications commonly associated...