Child support is a bill that needs to be paid and paid on time. Missing child support payments is not an option in the eyes of the court. Because child support is for the benefit and welfare of the child, courts take these payments very seriously. Children are often...
It goes without saying that there are many difficult issues to confront in the process of dissolving a marriage. A divorce can become especially messy if the marriage was long and if children are involved. Specifically, one major issue in divorce is the division of...
Determining child custody between parents can be a tricky matter. But the issue may be even more complicated with unmarried couples. Michigan laws are starting to change with the times in regard to the rights of unmarried parents. Our state recognizes that it benefits...
The Michigan Supreme Court recently ruled that impoverished parents can defend themselves in criminal cases that result from unpaid child support. Parents can do this by showing that it was impossible for them to pay the amount of child support ordered by the court....
