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…
Everyone knows divorces cost money. Whether it’s the lawyer’s fees and court costs, or the simple fact that your family is going from two incomes to one (or one income to half an income!), the effects can be rough! But while the split is likely to leave you feeling like you need to pinch pennies,…
Welcome back and thanks for joining us here at The Kronzek Firm’s office in Farmington Hills. We’ve been talking about Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (called QDROs for short) here in Oakland County, and how that could affect your divorce. As we mentioned in the previous article, QDROs are important because when you get divorced, your…
Some of you are probably scratching your heads and wondering what a Qualified Domestic Relations Order is (called a QDRO for short!). And who could blame you? It’s certainly not something the average person deals with on the average day. So what is it and why does it matter if you’re getting divorced in Oakland…
Welcome back. We’ve been talking about prenuptial agreements in Michigan, and what soon-to-be-married couples should and shouldn’t include in their prenups. It can seem a little strange to someone who’s never written one before, but believe it or not, crafting a strong prenup that’s likely to stand the test of time and hold up in…
