As we approach the holidays, many divorced parents may be planning to travel with their children to visit family or take a vacation. Before you make any plans, particularly if they involve traveling outside Michigan or across the border into Canada, it’s crucial to...
If you are like many Grand Rapids residents, you love to celebrate autumn with harvest festivals and Halloween parties. In fact, our city is known for its famous Halloween pub crawl, which will be held this year on Saturday, October 29, from 4 p.m. until midnight...
You and your spouse have decided that the differences in your marriage are irreconcilable. Divorce is your best option, and proceedings are about to begin. If you have children, then matters related to custody will be your top priority. If not, then you can start...
Most people can’t pinpoint one specific incident that led to their divorce. Instead, there are usually a bunch of little things that caused the marriage to dissolve slowly. Knowing the signs that a marriage is failing may help you to prepare for a divorce or to try...
You may have heard of the positive aspects of "birdnesting," which is when two divorced parents allow the children to stay in the family home. These parents then set up a custody schedule where they move in and out of that house, allowing them each to have custody at...
Property division is one of the most contentious issues in any divorce, more so when the couple cannot agree on how to divide the marital estate. In such cases, a judge will determine how the division will proceed, guided by state laws. This can only happen after the...
Plea bargaining can be initiated by either the prosecution or the defense. When a plea bargain is in the works both sides will negotiate the terms of a sentence. When the defense feels that they have reached the right agreement, they will present the bargain to the...
Living with a narcissist is difficult, and so is divorcing them. If you are parting ways with a narcissist, there is a pretty good chance they will not fade quietly out of your life. After all, these individuals are self-centered and controlling to the extreme. If...
Some couples divorce when their children are quite young, so the main custody concerns are ensuring adequate parental access and an appropriate share of child care responsibility, even if that responsibility is primarily financial. When your children are older, there...
Although the Miranda Warning is one of the best-known protections extended to those in state custody, it is widely misunderstood and misrepresented. Many people mistakenly assume that they have grounds to challenge their arrest based on their misinterpretation of the...
