Marriage can present its fair share of difficulties. However, unmarried couples, which often times include same-sex couples, also have difficulty when it comes to dealing with issues of child visitation, child custody and adoption. In many states, same-sex couples are not allowed to marry so these issues persist. It is a vicious circle because same-sex couples have always been considered unmarried couples in places where same-sex marriages are illegal.
Recently divorced man fatally shoots MI police officer
Divorce can be a difficult process to go through for all parties involved. Divorce means the end of a relationship, the end of a family unit, and the end of an important time in the lives of a couple. Divorce can be stressful, emotionally challenging and exasperating. People who are going through a divorce have a lot to handle with respect to family, property and whatever else goes along with the process. Sometimes the stress that comes with getting a divorce is too much and a person handles that stress in the wrong way.
Non-payment of child support can lead to jail time
Child support payments mean exactly what it says -- payments to support the child financially. In most divorce cases, separation cases or unmarried couple cases where there is court involvement, the court makes a determination about child support. Sometimes the parties can work out, among themselves, a payment schedule. However, often times, the court has to mandate a payment schedule that is appropriate for the situation.
Usher awarded primary custody of his two children
Readers in Livingston County know that even the most amicable divorces can turn hostile when a child custody dispute arises. When child custody is at issue, Michigan courts look to the best interests of the child in making decisions about legal and physical custody.
