There are many considerations one must face when a divorce seems imminent, particularly if you have children.  Most often parents are primarily concerned with the child's welfare and how the child will cope with the divorce and life post divorce.  The primary concerns in such cases are custody, parenting time and child support.  One other aspect that is sometimes overlooked is the cost of childcare ..read more

There are many issues in any divorce case including the division of property, division of debt, alimony or spousal support and in cases where there are minor children there is custody, parenting time and child support.  This blog is intended to broadly address the issue of which parent should pay ..read more

Going through a divorce is a very difficult time for anyone and can be particularly difficult for spouses with children.  The issues of custody, parenting time and child support can be some of the most difficult issues you will have to handle in your entire life.  One question that should be addr ..read more

When you are considering a divorce, there is a lot of anxiety about a wide variety of issues.  Because the divorce process is often slow and takes time, one consideration that concerns many people in this situation is how they will pay their bills while the divorce case is proceeding.  That is ho ..read more

In many divorce cases there can be a lot of "he said, she said" regarding threats or admissions by one of the spouses.  Typically these types of conversatinos take place between the spouses  privately without any witnesses which leaves it up to the judge to make a decision who is lying based upon ..read more

Going through a divorce will most likely have some effect on nearly every aspect of your life.  This includes not only your finances and savings but potentially how much time you will get to spend with your children.  One issue that often comes up is "what will happen to an inheritance in a divor ..read more

For people that have minor children, the biggest concern they have when preparing to file for a divorce or custody proceeding is custody, parenting time and child support.  The concerns become that much greater when there is no trust between the parents or one of the parents has issues with drugs ..read more

There are many issues to consider when you're contemplating a potential divorce or separation.  One thing that comes to mind for many people is what will happen to their health insurance, particularly if they are self-employed or home-makers who have their insurance through their spouse's employe ..read more

Prenuptial agreements are commonly used to protect the assets and/or income of one or both parties to a marriage.  Sometimes after the parties to a prenuptial have been married for a long period of time, it can seem unfair to one spouse to enforce the contract as it is written.  This leads to the ..read more

There are many aspects to a divorce including child custody, child support, alimony or spousal support as it is known in Michigan, division of debts and property division as well.  This blog is intended to address the limited question of how family law courts in this State will handle an IRA when ..read more