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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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Oakland County Circuit Judge Gorcyca Challenges Review by Judicial Board
Judge Gorcyca, an Oakland County, Michigan Circuit Court Judge who has recently been put on the hit list for the way she handled a fiercely controversial custody case last year, has spoken out against the Judicial Tenure Committee (JTC) that is supposed to be impartially reviewing her conduct. The case began in 2014 when…
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And You Thought Your Divorce Cost Too Much!
There’s an old joke about the cost of divorce. Why does a divorce costs so much? Because it’s worth it. Divorce isn’t cheap in Michigan or anywhere else. Most people already know that. Between attorney’s fees, split assets, spousal support payments, child support and the often unavoidable guilt-spending that so many people fall prey to,…
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Hostile Aggressive Parenting – What You Need To Know
Although awareness is increasing regarding the tragic issue of Parental Alienation and Hostile Aggressive Parenting, the fact is that many people still do not realize that it even exists. Those that do acknowledge the issues often don’t understand how damaging it is to parent-child relationships, and to the emotional well-being of everyone involved. Although…
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Addressing the “Wealthy Divorcee” Myth
We’ve all seen her on TV. The wealthy divorcee, wearing designer clothes and drinking champagne while she scoffs at the financial struggles of the ex-husband supporting her. And Hollywood has no shortage of her stories either. The First Wives Club. Intolerable Cruelty. The list goes on…. But research is revealing some interesting facts about this…
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Michigan PPOs – Do It Alone, Or Have An Attorney?
We regularly have people contacting our law firm about Personal Protection Orders (PPOs), and we want to take a moment to answer a few questions you may have about them, and address a couple of concerns. For starters, we point out to you that while it is entirely possible, and completely legal in Michigan, to…