The divorce process can be challenging and divorcing couples who are going through the property division process are no strangers to that. One portion of the property division process that may cause particular concern is how a family home will be divided during the...
Month: October 2021
What is a “separate maintenance” case?
Generally speaking, a separate maintenance case is Michigan’s version of what some states call legal separation. In practice, separate maintenance is similar to divorce. If a married couple no longer want to live in the same home, they while have to file in court for...
How are gifts treated in a divorce?
Property division is one of the most complex issues which must be dealt with during a divorce. Assets must be divided into separate and marital property, with marital property subject to equitable distribution between the two spouses. But how are gifts handled? The...
Child support enforcement measures in Michigan
When a custodial parent does not receive child support payments on time, it hampers the child’s best interests. Fortunately, there are measures in place that can help a custodial parent to enforce a child support order. In Michigan, the Friend of the Court offices...
Michigan child custody and a child’s best interests
In Michigan and across the United States, with the current national situation leading to an uptick in divorces, a growing number of people are dealing with family law concerns. When a couple decides to get a divorce, one issue with the potential to be contentious and...
Divorce and the unmarried
More American are unmarried. In 2018, the year with the most recent available data, 35 percent of Americans between 25 and 50 never married. This figure was just 9 percent in 1970. More unmarried couples now live together. But unmarried couples, like married couples,...