Joshua Pease

  • I Want to Get Divorced But I Can’t Find my Spouse! (Part 1)

    That probably seems like a strange headline to some of you. After all, a spouse isn’t something you misplace, so how on earth could someone not know where their husband or wife is when they decide they’re ready to officially sever ties? Well, it may surprise you, but there are many instances where married couples…

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  • Did You Know That Divorce Can Actually Be Good For You?

    Here at our Oakland County office, we help a lot of people get through their divorces. Sometimes we have the pleasure of running into them again later on, and finding out how they’re doing. Invariably, when asked how life is treating them since their divorce, the answer we get is “Wonderfully!” In many of those…

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  • All I Want For Christmas is… Time With my Kids!

    It’s that time of year again – tinsel and gifts and eggnog and caroling in the snow with your family. Magical, right? Unless you’re recently divorced. In which case, fighting to spend time with your kids over the holidays can be more stressful than braving the crowds at the mall on Christmas eve! While it’s…

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  • Emotional Affairs – Is It Still Cheating If There’s No Sex?

    In the not too distant past, an affair had a very specific meaning: extramarital sex. For someone to be accused of “having an affair,” it meant they had a physical (usually sexual) relationship with a person other than their spouse. In recent years, however, that concept has evolved to include other types of infidelity, namely:…

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  • Divorce in Oakland County: Your Exit Strategy

    Many romantically inclined individuals spend hours fantasizing about their future weddings, (often long before they’ve found the person they hope to share it all with.) They dream up the perfect wedding gown, the beautiful flowers, the magical honeymoon getaway. It’s not called ‘the Pinterest generation for nothing, after all! However, very few of them also…

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  • More Seniors Are Cheating on Their Spouses Than Ever!

    If we told you that the infidelity scales were tipping, would you believe us? No, we don’t mean less cheating among married couples. Just less in certain age groups and more in others. Curious? We were too. Especially when we read the recent results of the General Social Survey, which shows that older people are…

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  • Adoption in Michigan: What Are The Consent Laws? (Part 2)

    In the previous article on adoption in Michigan, we opened the discussion about adoption consent laws. We talked about who is required by law to give their consent, the age at which the adopted child may consent to the adoption, and when parental consent isn’t needed. Moving on, here are four more things about consent…

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