Divorce

If you’re a long-distance parent following separation or divorce, you likely feel like you’re missing out on a lot. Maintaining regular communication can be challenging, even with so many options available. Even if your co-parent makes sure you can spend time with...

What attracts people to each other? Lots of characteristics can bring a couple together at the start of their relationship and throughout its duration. Looks, common interests and goals, shared values, similar upbringings and the ease of being in each other’s company...

Divorce will affect you financially since you will have to split some of your property with your ex-spouse. But it's not only property that is up for division. Debt, too, forms part of the marital estate and will be divided equitably between both of you. It means that...

Even the most amicable divorces present unique challenges. The settlements obtained during divorce proceedings can have life-altering consequences. As a result, it is important to negotiate a settlement that works for you. There is no one-size-fits-all approach to...

Not all couples who decide to end their marriage immediately begin living separately. Although one person often does move out of the home, that’s not always possible. Sometimes, it’s just not affordable to get a new residence until the financial arrangements have been...

“Nesting” is a child custody option that many parents in Grand Rapids going through a divorce have never heard of. In a nesting arrangement the child stays put in the family home and the parents take turns living with the child during their custody period and living...

When two people fall in love, exchange wedding vows and start a family, the world they build together blends all aspects of their financial and emotional lives. But it is a legal contract that holds a marriage together in the eyes of the law. When the couple decides...

When your spouse serves you with divorce papers it may come as a complete surprise or, if your marriage was floundering for a while, no surprise at all. Either way, you will want to take certain steps if you are served with divorce papers to protect your interests...

There are many reasons why a couple might file for divorce; however, in Michigan and other no-fault states, one does not need a reason listed when filing for divorce. Nonetheless, many marriages will dissolve due to domestic violence or abuse. In these matters, taking...

When a Michigan couple gets married, they are filled with excitement and optimism for their future. But not every marriage lasts forever and occasionally a divorce becomes imminent. A divorce can be one of the worst times of a person’s life, not only for emotional...