Year: 2020
Parties often audio or video record when they anticipate a divorce or custody dispute. But is that allowed? And even if Michigan law allows you to record conversations, will it be beneficial? Our Grand Rapids divorce lawyers are here to provide you with answers. What is Michigan’s Law on Recording Your Spouse? Under certain circumstances, but not always, when both […]
Our Domestic Violence Attorneys Are Here to Help You Escape Your Bad Situation Kent County Circuit Court records reflect that the court issued 2,400 Personal Protection Orders, sometimes called Restraining Orders, in 2017. That’s the number of people who felt threatened or harassed or were attacked by someone. For abuse to be ongoing, the abuser […]
You were in love, and then you married. You bought a house together because your first child was on the way. Life became busy, and suddenly you realize that you have had a lot of conflicts, and those conflicts are not being resolved. Eventually, conflicts turn into fights, and here you are: reading a divorce attorney’s blog on […]
The average American owns four credit cards with an average credit card debt of about $6,000. When couples divorce, their assets and debts must be divided equitably. This property division must be equitable. Equitable means fair; not necessarily equal; although for many divorcing couples, the division of assets and debts is equal or close to equal. During the divorce process, […]
On June 11, 2020, the Michigan Court of Appeals issued a published opinion in the matter of Stavale v Stavale. David Stavale and his attorney emailed each other about the case, and those emails included confidential information. Michigan law provides that whatever an attorney discusses with his or her client is considered attorney-client privileged information, and these conversations, either […]
Can a Parent Continue Homeschooling for the 2020-2021 School Year? With the current stay at home orders in place, Michigan parents have all become homeschoolers. Some enjoy it more than others. Some are more successful than others. Some parents see significant benefits, and now that they have made the jump to homeschooling, they want to continue homeschooling […]
Breaking Down Michigan’s 100 Mile Rule for Parental Relocation The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry. Your employer goes out of business; you get a better employment offer far away. Your employer asks you to start working at a different branch. Or, your employment is very stable, but you get that unexpected phone […]
Can Victims Request Damages in Domestic Violence Cases? A Recent Michigan Court Decision Says Yes Julia and Craig Hamlin dated for three weeks, married, and after seven months’ of marriage, Julia filed for divorce from Craig after he pulled her around by her hair, punched and kicked, her, banged her head on the ground and […]
We wanted to give you a general update what to expect regarding your case during the COVID-19 outbreak. Rules have changed a few times and we expect that they will change again. Please call our staff to get the latest update when you are scheduled to attend a hearing or if the uncertainty of your court […]
Divorce among Muslim couples is on the rise. Studies show this and we have noticed this in our firm as well. Regardless of your religious or cultural background, a divorce will be one of the more challenging periods in your life. For Muslim men and women, they are faced with additional challenges of their faith and tradition. Muslim families […]