Dealing with a toxic spouse is a difficult experience, and you may finally have to divorce them for your sake and the sake of your children. In Michigan, you may have to co-parent with your former spouse after the divorce. This requires establishing a structured and...
Being pulled over and questioned for DUI is serious. If you are convicted, you will face serious consequences. If you are pulled over by law enforcement under suspicion of DUI, it's crucial to know how to handle the situation responsibly to minimize the potential...
When caught up in a criminal case, you may get a proposition for a plea deal, which is an offer from the prosecution (likely) to plead guilty to a lesser charge or receive a lighter sentence in exchange for avoiding a trial. While it may be a good deal, a plea deal...
These days, plea deals are more common than criminal trials. It’s estimated that roughly 98% of criminal cases in federal courts end that way, and figures in local jurisdictions are not thought to be much different. None of that means that a plea agreement is right...
If you’re facing an operating while intoxicated (OWI) or other impaired driving-related charge, it’s crucial to take it seriously and consider all the potential effects that a conviction could have on your life. For example, if you travel to Canada for business,...
If you’re concerned that your spouse is going to try to hide assets during a divorce, there are many ways for them to do it. Some people simply try to transfer assets into hidden locations, such as moving money into an overseas bank account without telling their...
Michigan has new safe gun storage laws taking effect on Feb. 13 as well as a number of others related to gun safety. That’s exactly one year after the mass shooting at Michigan State University in which a man killed three students and injured others. It also comes...
When it comes to blood alcohol concentration (BAC), it’s important to remember that it’s not exactly the same for everyone. If two people go out and have the same number of drinks, their BAC will not be identical. One person could be under the legal limit and assume...
Reasonable suspicion is a threshold that allows police officers to conduct a traffic stop if they reasonably believe that a person is committing, has committed or is about to commit a crime. This differs from probable cause, which is the higher standard for an arrest....
Sometimes, divorcing someone struggling with addiction is the right thing to do not just for yourself but for the benefit of your children. Unfortunately, the element of addiction can make an already challenging divorce even more complex. Your finances and your and...
