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Where Should Your File Your Divorce or Custody Case?
When a relationship breaks down, one or the other parent often has to make a move. Whether one partner goes to another county to live
Cohabiting: Does Common Law Marriage Happen in Michigan?
Statistics say that couples are getting married later in life. Many, if not most, couples choose to live together before their weddings. Others, never bother
Michigan Court Hangs Same-Sex Custody Rights on Marriage, Again
Relationships start and end every day. That’s true no matter what your gender or sexual orientation. But until 2015, legal marriage – and by extension
Will Michigan Follow Utah’s Free Range Parenting Law?
How much supervision of a child is enough? Can there ever be too much? Parents – and professionals – differ on the the best parenting
Can You Change a Father’s Name on a Birth Certificate?
There are many ways to form a family. A child’s parents could be married. They could be living together in a committed relationship. Or they
Can You Change Child Custody After the Judgment is Signed?
A judgment may be the final order in a divorce or child custody action, but if you have children it isn’t necessarily the end of
Can a Guardian Grandparent Deny Parenting Time?
At its core, family law is about moms, dads, and their children. But the reality is that Michigan families come in many more shapes and
My Wife Just Had A Baby That’s Not Mine. Now What?
Tradition would have you believe that when a woman announces she is pregnant the first thing to do is congratulate her husband. But what if
Divorce Mediation & Arbitration: Finding the Right Answer Without Trial
Only a family court judge can dissolve a marriage and enter a Judgment of Divorce. But that doesn’t mean you have to go through the
Why Your Ex Needs To Know About Your Adoption
Divorce can be messy. When a co-parent disappears after a high-conflict separation, the last thing you want to do is remind him or her of