Whether you’re officially getting divorced, or simply parting ways from a relationship you’re not happy in anymore, if there are kids in the mix your situation just got more complicated. It doesn’t really matter where in Oakland County you live. Especially if you’re not parting on good terms. And when it comes to kids, it…
Sharing custody can be a great experience – it gives both parents a chance for a little “time off”, and allows kids a chance to have a relationship with both parents. And let’s not forget, it helps a child to feel loved by both parents, even if those parents no longer love each other. But…
Parenting is challenging for all of us. Whether you are married, divorced, or a single parent, raising children is going to be one of the hardest and one of the most rewarding things you do. However, divorced parents often face unique challenges that can make the process that much harder. One of those is challenges…
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…
Welcome back and thanks for joining us again. We understand that this is a really hard subject to read about, and for Michigan parents who are already battling Children’s Protective Services (CPS), it’s excruciating. However, like all battles, the better prepared you are, the better your chances of winning! So congratulations on being proactive, and choosing…
Having your parental rights terminated is one of the most frightening things that could happen to a parent. Not to mention, one of the most heartbreaking! However, it’s also one of the most confusing, because the law in Michigan concerning termination of parental rights is very complex, and most people (including most attorneys) don’t really…
Divorce is tough for everyone affected by it. Certainly this is far more so for special needs kids and their parents. Welcome back to our discussion on the challenges faced by families with special needs kids during divorce. Having talked about the financial concerns that these families need to consider, we’ll be moving on to…
Divorce is hard for everyone. The challenges and difficulties that have to be overcome can be substantial. But for special needs kids and their parents here in and around Oakland County, those challenges are usually a lot more complex and can make the divorce process even harder. In addition to the emotional toll that divorce…
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…
Divorce is tough for everyone. But children seem to have a particularly rough time with breakups. Their family is dissolving right in front of their eyes and they don’t have any say in the matter. That’s so frightening and upsetting for a child. The result is that children who aren’t given ways to process their…
