Divorce is not easy, but it does not necessarily have to ruin children’s lives. Children are typically resilient and adaptable. However, if unresolved child custody issues are causing stress in a family, a concerned Michigan parent might recognize physical signs of...
Child Custody
Creating a parenting plan that works for everyone
Going through a divorce or separation is hard enough, but when there are children involved, it can become even more complicated. Co-parenting is not an easy task, but it is possible when parents have a cooperative and constructive relationship. When Michigan couples...
Michigan promotes the idea of parenting time in child custody
There are a plethora of matters that have to be sorted out when divorcing. Some of these matters can be handled quite amicably and without having to get the courts involved. Other issues are more complex and require court attention. With respect to child custody in...
Are military personnel at a disadvantage in child custody cases?
Child custody is difficult for any couple that has to go through it. Because there is the potential for a parent to lose time with their child, emotions tend to run high during child custody battles. The courts have to look at what is in the best interest of the child...
Michigan appellate court rules on family law matter
There has historically been a presumption in the law that a child born to a married couple is the biological child of the spouses. For most Brighton families, this presumption is a reality. However, when marriages break down and individuals engage in extra-marital...
Fathers are increasingly winning child custody
Michigan courts look to the best interest of the child when making decisions as to child custody. This standard is applied in almost all jurisdictions as a measuring stick for child custody decisions. The standard looks at many factors, including the parental...
Joint custody is the wave of the future
Determining child custody is probably one of the biggest decisions that a court has to make when dealing with divorce. There are a plethora of other things that have to be handled in divorce proceedings, but none are as paramount as who takes custody of the children....
Divorce and social security may go hand-in-hand
When getting a divorce, so many things have to be addressed, especially if the parties to the divorce have been married for a while. The longer a marriage lasts, the more things the divorcing party has to deal with. The big-ticket items like property division, asset...
Amicably resolving child custody disputes is helpful
A divorce can bring about a plethora of emotions, such as anger, anxiety, worry and hate. These emotions can at times cloud a person's decision-making when facing issues such as child custody. When children are involved in a divorce, the divorce proceedings seem to be...
Famous actor in battle for custody of his daughter
Child custody is such a hot button topic in divorce cases because in some instances a parent's relationship with his or her child will be forever changed. To go from being with one's child every single day to a potential situation where that is not the case can be...