With more than 30 years’ experience handling Michigan divorce cases, sometimes we think we’ve seen it all—the division of houses, cars, and the obvious big-ticket items. However, what often catches our clients off guard are the easily overlooked assets in a divorce. Here, we’ll explore some of these hidden treasures and why they matter in…
Many people think they should try to handle a child support hearing on their own. You might think “it’s easy right?” “They just look at both parent’s incomes, and come up with a number, right?”. It isn’t that simple. There are many things taken into account when child support is calculated and you may…
Welcome back and thanks for joining us for the wrap up of this discussion on what to do with your home in Oakland County, now that you’re getting a divorce. As we mentioned in the previous article, divorcing couples have several options when it comes to their home. We’ve already looked at the first two…
One of the many challenges people face when they decide to end their marriages is what to do with their home. For most couples here in Oakland County, Michigan, their house is their largest asset, which means the decision they make regarding how to handle it during a divorce can have a huge impact on…
Welcome back and thanks for joining us here at The Kronzek Firm in our Oakland County office, in Farmington Hills, Michigan. We’ve been discussing the issue of credit card debt and how the court divides it up when a couple gets divorced. As we talked about in the previous article, if it counts as marital…
Credit card debt can be a killer. And for many of us here in Oakland County families, who are already paying off mortgages, cars, and student loans, credit cards can be a real financial burden. So it comes as no surprise that divorcing couples want to make sure that they aren’t stuck paying off any…
Welcome back and thanks for joining us. We’ve been talking about the consequences of not paying your court-ordered child support, specifically here in Oakland County, Michigan. Candidly, it’s not much different than Macomb, Wayne, Livingston or Lapeer counties. Anyway, in our previous article, we looked at a few basics, like why a court order is…
The very first thing we want to make sure you understand here, before we talk about how much you need to pay, is the issue of court orders. If something has been ordered by the court, that means it’s not optional. It’s not a suggestion, or an idea you can consider for later, or a…
Few things cause more problems for divorcing couples than the issue of money. Whether it’s alimony or child support, and whether you’re the one forking over the cash or the one receiving it, there seems to be no end to the resentment and bitterness when money is fought over. Especially in many Oakland County cases,…
Welcome back and thanks again for joining us here at The Kronzek Firm in Oakland County, Michigan. We’ve been discussing the issue of how a divorce can wreak havoc with your finances if you’re not careful, and how to avoid having your divorce trash your credit. As we mentioned in the previous article, your first…
