Family Law

While the foundation of marriage is love and trust, it is also a financial partnership. As time goes by, a couple’s financial situation can change. In Michigan, many couples use a postnuptial agreement to help handle these changes. If you are already married but want...

For generations, proposing a prenuptial agreement may have seemed like an insult. Historically, celebrities, politicians and particularly wealthy individuals were among the few who may have required a marital contract before getting married. There was an assumption of...

Communication between co-parents can be challenging – particularly in the early days of parenting separately. It can be difficult to keep personal feelings and resentments out of it and focus on the child. This is where chatbots and other conversational artificial...

Legal separation is an option in Michigan, but the state refers to it by a different name: separate maintenance. While Michigan does not formally recognize "legal separation" as some other states do, separate maintenance serves a similar purpose. It allows spouses to...

Divorce can be very tough on spouses. Few people relish the prospect of a breakup and while starting again can be exciting, it’s also challenging.  Kids, particularly younger children, tend to find divorce especially tricky. They do not yet have the tools required to...

The prospect of being in a courtroom as part of a family law case can be quite intimidating for many people in Michigan. However, beyond the legal aspect of such a case, the issues at hand can be very personal as well, such as divorce, child custody or support issues...

Family law is an area of the law that deals with family matters and domestic relations, including divorce but not limited to divorce proceedings. Family law usually applies to domestic issues when the parties involved were either never married or are no longer married...