Welcome back to our discussion on divorce and how it can be uniquely impacted by having to parent a newborn during the split. As we discussed in the previous article, child custody is an important issue to keep in mind if you’re planning to get divorced. You should also make a point of seeing an…
Caring for a newborn can be an extremely challenging and exhausting task. No matter how loving and patient you may be, babies have a very high need level. This means the first months as a parent to a newborn are likely to be filled with stress, hormonal fluctuations, and complete exhaustion. Now add divorce into…
After divorce, many couples disagree about how to raise their children. Issues like bedtimes, dietary restrictions and even screen time can be a source of contention. But it’s not often that a former couple ends up in court over disagreements about how their child should be cared for. And it’s even less common that the…
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…
In the previous article we talked about interstate child abduction, and what a Michigan parent should know about this subject. In this next segment we are going to go a little further afield, and discuss international child abduction. The Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act, which was passed in Michigan on January 12, 2015, addresses the…
Let’s say that you and your spouse are getting divorced. Not an amicable divorce, but a highly contentious breakup that involves lots of finger pointing and angry name calling. Sounds stressful, right? Absolutely. However, the biggest issue isn’t the fact that you and your spouse can’t exchange three civil words. It’s the fact that the…
In the previous article, we wrapped up the discussion on Michigan’s change of domicile laws by explaining what a parent would need to do if they are hoping to move beyond the state’s 100 mile threshold or move across state lines. Simply put, this would involve a “Lombardo motion” or gaining the permission of the…
In Michigan, as in many other states, people who are co-parenting after divorce have greater restrictions on how far away they can move. This is often called “change of domicile”. In a joint custody arrangement, a child would have two legal residences – one for each parent with legal or physical custody. Under Michigan law,…
Prior to 2001, a parent with physical custody of their child or children only had to notify Friend of the Court of their new address and they could go anywhere in the state they desired, no holds barred. Thankfully times have changed, and the court now goes to greater lengths to maintain any possibility for…
