Child Custody

Many fathers in Michigan these days play a greater role in child-rearing than fathers generally did 50 or more years ago. It is not unusual these days for fathers to play the greater role in caring for their child’s daily needs while their spouse climbs the corporate...

You may be divorcing your spouse, but that doesn't mean you aren't family. After all, you still have children you're not done raising together.One of the best parts about working with your spouse to craft a custody agreement without the court's involvement is that...

You breathed a sigh of relief when your divorce was finally over. You survived all of the emotional upheavals, managed to divide all of the marital assets fairly and had a workable parenting plan and custody agreement -- or so you thought.Now, you aren't so sure. Your...

A child in Michigan is caught in an international tug-of-war between his mother and his overseas father that is creating a stir because the mother is accused of unfairly escaping to the United States with the child.The 14-month-old toddler was born to a native of the...

When you're separated or divorced at Thanksgiving and without your kids, it can be difficult to feel excited at all. You may just prefer to stay quietly at home until the kids are back from their other parent's house.That could, however, be too much of a price to pay...

Michigan, which already had a robust medical marijuana industry, just became one of the newest states across the nation to also allow recreational use of the drug for adults. While the state is still working out the details surrounding the new law, the increased...

A Macomb County man's tragic story of frustration and loss took another turn when he was arrested for social media posts that the judge in his child custody case found potentially threatening.When the man divorced his wife, he asked the court for full custody of his...

If you pay child support, you know that your support is designed to cover your share of your child's basic expenses -- like food, shelter and clothing.However, there's nothing basic about the back-to-school season and the expenses that go along with it. If you want to...

Generally speaking, the courts prefer to keep things as stable as possible for children whose parents are divorced. Once a custody and visitation schedule is in place, it isn't supposed to be altered without a good reason.So, what counts as a "good" reason to ask for...

Dealing with the heartbreak of divorce is hard -- but watching your child suffer along with you may be even harder.However, psychologists say that it is possible to help your child recover from the emotional trauma of divorce without any lasting damage. You just have...