Brandy Thompson

  • What Do I Do With My Engagement Ring After My Divorce? (Pt 2)

    Welcome back and thanks for joining us for this discussion on what to do with your engagement ring after you get divorced. It can be a tricky decision for many women to make, as they struggle to find a road between obligation, sentimentality and heartbreak. In truth, engagement rings mean different things to different people,…

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  • What Do I Do With My Engagement Ring After My Divorce? (Pt 1)

    If you believe the billboards and TV commercials, diamonds are forever. And they may be right, but just because the diamond is forever, doesn’t mean the marriage is. Which has left a lot of recently divorced women wondering what on earth to do with this ‘forever’ stone that no longer represents the timeless love they…

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  • Consistent Discipline Can be Difficult After Divorce

    Divorced parents face a number of challenges. Co-parenting after divorce means that you’re still sharing the parenting duties with your children’s other parent. However, because you’re no longer in a relationship together, you don’t have any influence over how they parent your kids. For sure, that can be very frustrating, especially when you don’t agree…

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  • Parental Alienation is a Growing Problem in Michigan Divorces!

    Parental Alienation, which is described as the heartbreaking social dynamic in which a child feels and expresses a very strong dislike (and sometimes even hatred) for one of their parents. It’s an issue that usually develops during or after a high conflict divorce, because of parental bullying and manipulation. And according to the stats, it’s…

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  • Will The New Tax Law Cause a Rise in Divorces This Year?

    If you’ve been paying attention to the news, then you know that tax laws are changing. On December 22, 2017, President Trump signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which cuts the corporate tax rate, the individual tax rate, and the income tax rate. It also doubles the standard deduction and eliminates personal exemptions. But…

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  • Do Your Children Need Help Coping With Your Divorce? (Pt. 2)

    In the previous article here on our Oakland County Family Law blog, we looked at the first two items on our list of tools that parents can use to help their children navigate the turbulent waters of divorce. Because children so often struggle with the divorce process, but don’t have the coping skills to help…

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