Parents in Michigan who are going through a divorce and share minor children from their marriage, or parents who are breaking up and share minor children from their relationship, need to have an established parenting plan. While Michigan law allows a Michigan court...
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What Should I Ask for in the Divorce Settlement?
If you are going through a divorce in Michigan, you may be able to enter into a marital settlement agreement (MSA) with your spouse instead of going through costly and timely divorce litigation in which the judge makes a decision about the division of marital...
How Can I Receive Temporary Child Support?
When it comes to child support after a divorce filing or a breakup with your partner, Michigan uses a formula which looks at both parents’ incomes and total parenting time. How, then, can a parent receive temporary child support? What is Temporary Child Support?...
How are Business Assets Divided in Divorce?
If you are beginning to plan for a divorce in Michigan and you own a business, our Michigan divorce lawyers know that you likely have urgent questions about how business assets are divided in a divorce. As you may know, Michigan is an equitable distribution state,...
Who is Responsible for College Payments in a Michigan Divorce?
When you are going through a Michigan divorce and you share children with your spouse, the court will need to make a child support determination if your children are still minors or are still finishing high school. When it comes to child support, one or both of the...
If You Get Divorced in Michigan, Can You Move Out of State With the Children?
After a divorce in Michigan, there are a variety of reasons that one of the parents might want to relocate to another state and might want to move with their children. In some cases, a parent might get remarried to an out of state spouse or be offered a new job that...
Five Tips for an Amicable Divorce Filing
Nobody wants to go through a messy and contentious divorce that results in significant financial and emotional costs. While some divorces do involve animosity between the parties and an unwillingness to communicate or to negotiate, it is possible to have an amicable...
Can You Change Your Child’s Last Name After Divorce?
If you are planning to file for divorce or you are in the process of getting divorced and have a minor child from your marriage, you may be in a situation in which you want to change your child’s last name. While changing a minor child’s last name might not even be...
Steps to Take if Spouse Will Not Sign Divorce Papers
If you have filed for divorce in Michigan but your spouse refuses to sign the divorce papers, you may be concerned that you are facing a lengthy case that could drag on for years if your spouse will not sign the divorce papers and allow the case to proceed. Yet it is...
Am I Responsible for All My Attorney’s Fees?
Divorce in Michigan can be expensive, particularly when you are going through a contested divorce in which many issues are in dispute. Divorce cases involve child custody disputes or complex property division issues can be particularly lengthy and expensive. For...
