Year: 2019

Michael A. Robbins, a Bloomfield Hills attorney who practices exclusively inFamily Law, was recently admitted into the International Academy of Family Lawyers.The IAFL is a worldwide association of Matrimonial Lawyers who are recognized bytheir peers as the most...

If you are planning to file for divorce in Michigan, or if you are in the process of getting divorced, you likely know already that the court will handle a number of financial issues tied to your marriage and divorce. More specifically, the court will divide property...

Nearly everyone who gets divorced in Michigan has some experience with electronic communication and social media, from emails and texts to social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. As an article in NPR discusses, "digital spying" has become...

Will you be selling your marital home or other real estate as part of the divorce process? Or are you hoping to negotiate a property settlement with your spouse that allows you to keep the marital home? Either way, it is important to learn more about valuing real...

If you own a home with your spouse and are thinking about divorce in Michigan, it is important to learn more about how your property-including your home and other real estate-will be divided. You should also learn more about how real property is likely to get...

When you are considering divorce in Michigan, one of the first and most important steps you will need to take is hiring a divorce lawyer. Finding a divorce lawyer can feel like a daunting process, but it does not need to be so difficult. As long as you plan ahead for...

Can a "sleep divorce" help couples to avoid a legal divorce? The question might seem like an improbable one, but according to a recent article in Healthline, sleep divorces can result in more stable relationships in certain situations. In short, sleep is particularly...

How will the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) impact your taxes after you get divorced? When the TCJA passed, it immediately changed the ways in which many people got credits or deductions on their taxes for that tax year. For example, certain deductions were eradicated,...

Getting divorced has numerous financial consequences, including, for most people, a change in how you file your taxes. After your divorce is finalized, you will need to consider your tax filing status, as well as matters concerning claiming your dependents. We want to...

Many people who are considering divorce know that there is a wide range of effects that the legal process can have on their lives, from financial effects to health effects. Yet despite the rising rate of "gray divorce" among older adults, there are few studies that...