Michigan divorce proceedings encompass a variety of processes. They often include issues such as child support, custody and dividing property equitably. Working out the details can become frustrating if you or your spouse have ownership in a business and both of you...
Bloomfield Hills Michigan Family Law Blog
How can you be a respectable co-parent?
Co-parenting is not for the faint of heart, especially if your ex does not willingly comply with court orders. However, your commitment to following the rules and putting your children's best interests first can help make the co-parenting experience as positive as...
Business buyouts and divorce
Divorce is a complicated legal process. For a couple lacking business partnership, the process is relatively straightforward. What happens for couples who are also business partners? What happens to their business during or after the divorce? While there aren’t laws...
Bring that proverbial shovel: digging up divorce-tied marital assets
Do you know what a “restricted stock unit” is? If so, kudos. That knowledge might just pay off for you in a literal sense if you are headed for a Michigan divorce. And if you don’t know what it is and lack the inclination to learn or know whether it might be a factor...
Joint bank accounts: sometimes a double-edged sword
Like legions of other married Michigan couples, you perhaps share a bank account with your spouse and readily appreciate its many upsides. Like simplified finances, for example. A joint account enables a couple to pool resources and independently transact as though...
Post-divorce relocation with children: some focal points
It’s quite possible that the execution of your Michigan divorce decree spelled the end of a contentious and highly negotiated process. That would not be a rarity. Indeed, contested divorce is the norm in Michigan; legions of splitting couples have one or multiple...
Some considerations re divorce process duration
What is divorce like for Michigan couples involved in the process? That is a question that defies easy answers. Impending exes in some instances work through the details without much ado, managing to secure a post-divorce fresh start without much angst or contention....
Student loan considerations in a Michigan divorce
A multitude of scenarios can emerge in Michigan divorces involving outstanding student debt obligations. Here’s one: You amassed some level of debt on that climb toward graduation, but your spouse did not. Or, conversely, both of you took out loans. And here’s...
Logical focus on a business in many high-end Michigan divorces
So-called “high net worth” or “high asset” divorces in Michigan often entail more complexity than other marital splits. And that is understandable. There is obviously more at stake financially where significant property is in the distribution mix. Michigan is an...
Michigan divorce factors often multiple, varied
Here’s a straightforward query concerning marital dissolution in Michigan and nationally: What causes divorce? That’s a simple question, right? Yet it hardly invites a tailored response with across-the-board applicability. The truth is, very divorce is flat-out...
