Year: 2020
Before You Call a Michigan Divorce Lawyer… People usually take a year to plan a wedding when they have limited assets and no kids. And then after a big fight over the weekend, people call us on Monday morning and plan to file for divorce. By now, they have substantial assets to divide, custody to decide […]
As we approach tax season, everyone is looking to minimize their taxable income and maximize their tax deductions. One of the common credits available to parents is the Child Tax Credit, which allows for up to $2,000 per qualifying dependent child and reduces your tax bill on a dollar-for-dollar basis. The Child Tax Credit is […]
During our decades of representing spouses and parents in their divorces and custody cases, our lawyers have learned that alcohol abuse often is a factor for the breakup of the relationship. This is perhaps not a surprise, as Alcoholism-Statistics.com reports that an estimated 6.6 million children live in homes with at least one alcoholic parent. These statistics […]
On January 28, 2020, the Court of Appeals issued a published opinion in a case regarding an apparent parental alienation matter. Judge VanAllsburg issued the opinion at the trial court level and his ruling to prohibit all unsupervised parenting time between the child and the alienator, was upheld at the Court of Appeals. The Court of […]
What Does It Take to Remove a Judge From Your Case or From the Bench? Family Court judge Dawn Gentry was suspended with pay after a hearing during which nine allegations were leveled against the judge. The Judge, who was appointed in 2016, allegedly had a sexual relationship with a local pastor, and she had […]
The House is Titled in My Spouse’s Name. Will I Lose It When We Divorce? It’s common knowledge that when someone purchases a home, they go to the title company, sign documents, and the new homeowners receive a title that shows that they are the rightful owners to the home. Some married couples end up […]
Yesterday, January 8, 2020, the Michigan Supreme Court adopted an amendment to the Michigan Court Rules explicitly allowing the public to bring and use cell phones in the courthouse and courtrooms as long as the phone is set to silent. The Supreme Court’s news release sums up the changes. There are some pros and cons to this ruling. Historically, most courtrooms […]