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Most drivers in the Grand Rapids area make a mistake at least once in their driving career. Some mistakes are more serious than others. One mistake that many people may make is driving after they have been drinking. These are serious offenses that are aggressively...
Tax season is upon us, and for parents in Grand Rapids who divorced in 2019, filing their taxes in 2020 may be very different than it had in years past. Child custody and other divorce legal issues can change the way a parent who has gone through a divorce files the...
You may be driving home from a party, a night out on the town or a wedding when suddenly you see red and blue lights flashing in your rear-view mirror. Before you know it, a police officer has pulled you over and asked you to perform a field sobriety test to determine...
It is not unusual for people to take out student loans to finance their college education. However, one’s college years are a time of growth and many in Grand Rapids may find that while they are in college or afterwards, they fall in love and get married. Marriage...
With each legislative session, the laws in Michigan are in flux and criminal laws are no exception. While the number of crimes committed in Michigan is at a 50-year low, the number of people jailed for crimes has gone up threefold since the 1970s. Some Michigan...
Thousands of parents across Michigan have custody and visitation orders with which they must comply. These orders dictate what a parent can and cannot do, where a child lives and what the parenting time schedule looks like. It is crucial that parents comply with these...
Now that recreational marijuana has been passed in Michigan, what does that mean for us Michiganders? Similar to the consumption of alcohol, the age requirement for purchasing, consuming and growing marijuana will be 21-years-old. Although the age requirement is...
Early warning signs of parental alienation might include things like: Exclusionary requests by the child (don’t come to my baseball games) Oppositional or oppositional-defiant disorder in a child that previously demonstrated none or minimal symptoms Shut out or...
If you are facing criminal charges of any kind, there is a lot at stake. Even if the offense is a misdemeanor, a conviction could tarnish your criminal record for years to come and result in more serious penalties in the future. For example, in the state of Michigan,...
Imagine driving home one evening when you notice a police car with its lights on behind you. You realize you still haven’t fixed that burnt out brake light, so you make a mental note to do so later that weekend. It feels like a routine traffic stop, and when the...