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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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At Certain Ages, Divorce Can be Even More Traumatic For Kids! (Pt 1)
Kids who come from homes with divorced parents are not rare these days. With the divorce rate as high as it is, a huge number of children have divorced parents in Michigan, and Oakland County is no different. Many, if not most of them, are fine (or will be fine after they process the change…
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Should You Move Out Before The Divorce is Final? (Pt 2)
Welcome back! We’ve been discussing the issue of whether or not a person (usually the husband) should move out of their house during the initial divorce talks, or if they should stay home and stick it out until the divorce is final. There are several schools of thought on this, with different people claiming all…
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Should You Move Out Before The Divorce is Final? (Pt 1)
You’ve seen it before in about a thousand movies – they fight, she cries, he stares vacantly at the wall, each trapped in their own private misery. And whether it was the lipstick on his collar, the money she charges to the credit card that they can’t afford, or simply the sparks that fly when…
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Why Can’t We Use The Same Divorce Lawyer? We Already Agree! (Pt 2)
Thanks for joining us again for this discussion on why a divorcing couple should each have their own attorney. As we talked about in the previous article, a married couple who is parting ways (even an amicable couple who agrees on everything) is like a train that is splitting onto two different tracks. They’re now…
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Why Can’t We Use The Same Divorce Lawyer? We Already Agree! Pt. 1
This is a question we run into a lot – clients who want to hire a divorce attorney to make sure that everything is handled properly during their divorce process, but don’t want to spent any unnecessary money. And it’s hard to blame them – divorce can be costly, and attorneys aren’t exactly cheap (especially…
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What Do I Do With My Engagement Ring After My Divorce? (Pt 2)
Welcome back and thanks for joining us for this discussion on what to do with your engagement ring after you get divorced. It can be a tricky decision for many women to make, as they struggle to find a road between obligation, sentimentality and heartbreak. In truth, engagement rings mean different things to different people,…
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What Do I Do With My Engagement Ring After My Divorce? (Pt 1)
If you believe the billboards and TV commercials, diamonds are forever. And they may be right, but just because the diamond is forever, doesn’t mean the marriage is. Which has left a lot of recently divorced women wondering what on earth to do with this ‘forever’ stone that no longer represents the timeless love they…
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The IRS Can Burn You on Your Alimony Payments! (Pt. 2)
Welcome back and thanks for joining us again. We’ve been discussing the issue of alimony recapture and how it can affect you in Oakland County or anywhere else in Metro Detroit. As we pointed out in the previous article, alimony recapture is what happens when the IRS thinks you’re trying to disguise property settlements or…
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The IRS Can Burn You on Your Alimony Payments! (Pt. 1)
Are you divorced, and paying alimony to your ex as part of your divorce agreement? If the answer to that question is yes, then there’s something important you need to know about your alimony payments and Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Namely, you can get taken to the cleaners by the government if they suspect any…
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Is Legal Separation The Same as Divorce in Oakland County?
Did you know that it’s possible, right here in Oakland County, to have a divorce in all but name? Not sure what we mean by that? It’s simple – the act of legally separating from your spouse is very similar to getting a divorce. However, under Michigan law, it’s an entirely different legal act, which…