Category: Custody
When a spouse or co-parent struggles with mental illness, it often affects relationships. Sometimes mental health problems affect the relationship so much that it contributes to the collapse of the relationship. When clients visit us, they often ask us how their mental illness or their spouse or co-parent’s behaviors will affect the divorce or child custody. […]
Similar Murders of Children Highlight the Intensity of Child Custody Disputes This past week, in Lowell, Michigan, Derek Thebo, shot his three year old son during his scheduled parenting time and subsequently shot and killed himself. Dylan’s mother had requested and received a Personal Protection Order, but then agreed to terminate the Order when a […]
Judges routinely are tasked with the decision whether a child should be vaccinated. When parents can’t agree whether to vaccinate, then a judge will decide the issue. When parents share joint legal custody, they must reach an agreement regarding major medical decisions or alternatively the judge will decide the issue. Such a decision is not made lightly; […]
Divorce can be a challenging, confusing, and emotionally draining experience for everyone involved, especially when the spouses going their own ways have kids. In addition to legally untangling the marriage, parents have to decide (or let a judge decide for them) how their children will be cared for and where the kids will live, among other […]
How Co-Parenting Apps Can Help Divorcing Parents Navigate Child Visitation Getting a divorce is often a difficult, stressful, and emotional experience, especially for couples with kids. At Kraayeveld Family Law, we often tell clients that it doesn’t necessarily have to require a long and contentious court battle. There are several legal tools that a Grand Rapids child […]
What to Expect Regarding Child Custody for Kim Kardashian and Kanye West? It is a new year and there will be new divorces for many couples. Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have announced that they will likely get a divorce, and one wonders: how will a judge decide child custody in their situation? We must […]
A Michigan man was recently placed in handcuffs by state police officers after refusing to return his four-year-old boy to his mother. Mark Petrick was arrested in Kingsley some three months after he was scheduled to return the boy to his mother in Wisconsin, according to the Traverse City Record Eagle. The child’s mother told […]
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 […]
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 […]