When you are getting divorced and share a valuable collection with your spouse, it can be extremely difficult to learn that those items are going to be divided in your divorce. Collections often have high monetary or market values, but they also tend to have personal...
Year: 2020
Will the Court Divide a Gift I Made to My Spouse?
When you are considering divorce or are in the early stages of the Michigan divorce process, you are probably thinking a lot about the division of marital property. As you likely know, under Michigan law, in a divorce case, the court will classify property as either...
Are Women in Prestigious Jobs More Likely to Get Divorced?
Researchers often explore causes of divorce and seek to understand "risk" factors that may indicate whether one type of person is more likely to get divorced than another. For instance, studies have analyzed whether growing up with divorced parents makes a person more...
Imputing Income in a Michigan Divorce
Understanding the financial aspects of a divorce can be difficult in any case, even when the facts of the divorce seem relatively straightforward. Financial matters tend to become much more complex in high net worth divorces, as well as in contentious cases in which...
What Will Happen to My Pension in My Divorce?
Are you expecting to file for divorce soon, and do you have questions about what will happen to your pension? In general, unless you have a prenuptial agreement that expressly states that you will keep your pension and that it will not be divided in the event of...
What is the Division of Marital Debt in a Michigan Divorce?
Under Michigan divorce law, all marital property is divided according to a theory of equitable distribution in a Divorce. Since Michigan is an equitable distribution state (like a majority of other states in the U.S.), the court will divide all property that it...
How Will a Prenuptial Agreement Affect My Divorce?
Many people who are planning to get married enter into prenuptial agreements with their soon-to-be spouse. A prenuptial agreement, also known as an antenuptial or premarital agreement, is defined under Michigan law (MCL 557.28) as "a contract relating to property made...
Tips for Living With Your Spouse During the Divorce Process
While many Michigan residents who are in the process of getting divorced want to move out of the house they share with their spouse-or have their spouse move out of the house-a surprising number of married couples in Michigan who are going through a divorce make the...
