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DO I REALLY NEED AN ATTORNEY FOR MY CHILD SUPPORT HEARING?
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…
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Should You Stay Together For The Sake of Your Children? (Part 1)
Deciding whether to stay together or get divorced is an incredibly hard choice. Add kids into the mix and the issue gets even harder. There are couples all over Oakland County who choose to stay together for the benefit of their children, though their marriages are unhappy. The reason behind this choice is because they…
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Getting Divorced After a Long-Term Marriage?
Many people assume that if you’ve been together for twenty, thirty or even forty years, you and your spouse are unlikely to get divorced. And as it turns out, you would be right. According to Census Bureau statistics from the American Community Survey, the chances of a long-duration marriage ending in divorce here in Oakland…
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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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What Rights Do Oakland County Dads Have? (Part 2)
In the first installment of this two-part series, we talked about the importance of fathers in their children’s lives, and took a look at the first two items on our ‘father’s rights’ list, namely child support and visitation. Moving forward, we are going to wrap this up with the last two issues – the establishing…
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What Rights Do Oakland County Dads Have? (Part 1)
Unmarried fathers are often thought of as having the least amount of influence in the lives of their children. This is predominantly because, historically, it was the mother who was awarded custody when the couple parted ways. Also, it was the mother who was viewed as invaluable to the raising of the child. Thankfully, we…
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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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Jail Calls in Domestic Abuse Cases: Are Your Children Affected?
For many people who are not familiar with domestic violence, they tend to assume that once the abuser has been arrested, the problem goes away. In truth, many abusers continue to dominate, manipulate and frighten their victims, even while they are behind bars, by way of the jail telephone. How is that possible, you ask?…
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Divorce: Your Chance For A New Future
Divorce is almost always thought about as a tragic event. A heartbreaking ending to a chapter in life that was supposed to be full of love. While it isn’t usually a “good thing” by the standard dictionary definition, it can certainly be a gateway to good things. What does that mean, you wonder? Well, in…
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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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Adoption In Michigan: What Are The Consent Laws? (Part 1)
We had a number of people reach out with questions about adoption in response to our previous article on Michigan’s licensing requirements for adoptive and foster families. As such, we have decided to share with you some information about adoption in Michigan. Consent laws refer to the agreement made by a parent, or the person…