A 2022 Harris Poll found that roughly 40% of engaged or married couples between the ages of 18 and 34 have signed a prenuptial agreement. A prenuptial agreement is a practical step for couples looking to enter into marriage with a clear financial understanding and...
Family Law
Divorce, property division and the fate of the family business
Over the course of a long marriage, you have no doubt acquired significant assets. Perhaps you have also built the most valuable asset: your family business. As you face the property division phase of your divorce, you worry about the disposition of the business. Here...
What is a parallel parenting plan?
An issue that may trip your divorce up is the parenting plan. If you and your ex do not agree on many of the standard co-parenting provisions, you may believe that your case may fall to the judge to decide. While the court may favor co-parenting, it is not always the...
Will parallel parenting work for you?
Parallel parenting is one of many potential parenting options that you can take a look at when handling your post-divorce situation. It can provide you with a good transfer point between your marital life and your life after divorce. What is parallel parenting,...
Marital contracts assuming prominence for career women
A longstanding perception surrounding prenuptial agreements is that their negotiation and execution is commonly driven by well-heeled males whose less affluent prospective wives are now marrying into money. Indeed, that scenario does spell a common reality in the...
Your Michigan prenup: What can it cover, and will it be enforceable?
Some media pieces and commentary spotlighting prenuptial agreements spend significant time addressing the historical journey they have made from a checkered past to current respectability. It is admittedly the case that prenups were once skewered by a sizable...
High asset divorce? Don’t forget these two assets.
Divorce is always difficult, but when high assets are involved a single mistake can translate to big losses. One mistake to avoid is failing to take certain assets into consideration when dividing marital assets during the divorce proceeding. Two assets that those...
The three pillars of divorce
Divorce can be an intimidating process. Breaking it down into tangible portions can help make it more manageable. Divorce is essentially composed of three pillars: splitting assets, putting together a child custody agreement and finalizing the legal paperwork. Having...
Child custody in Michigan: Three common questions
Child custody is the "term that refers to rights and responsibilities for each parent and child." It is a term used to determine the amount of "time a child is going to be with each parent and each parent's responsibility to make decisions on behalf of the child."...
Foster parents facing complicated family law issues
Parents of 10 in a state outside Michigan are fighting for legal guardianship of one of their two foster children. The 4-year-old is being sent to live with a Native American tribe. The Indian Child Welfare Act was enacted in 1978 to help preserve the heritage of...