Category: Divorce
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 […]
It’s that time of year again: the first day of school for kids; sports teams meet again; book clubs meet again, and we are reminded again that structure and routine have its benefits. After a divorce, the structure and routine are destroyed. In the past, mom fixed the lunches in the evening; dad got the kids […]
Divorce After Age 50 According to Pew research, the divorce rate of adults ages 50 and older has roughly doubled since the 1990s. And just because more baby boomers made the choice to separate, it does not mean that it’s any easier. After nearly three decades of practice, our firm has compiled a list of […]
Getting divorced is often a difficult, stressful and painful situation that can have lasting consequences for everyone involved. That’s particularly true for couples with children, who will have a number of decisions to make about where the kids should live and how they should be cared for and raised. Even when child custody and support issues are […]
Divorce is a common occurrence that can stem from a wide variety of factors, including family, money, career, personal and other issues. For some reason, however, couples seem to be calling it quits more frequently in one area of Michigan than elsewhere. More than 20 percent of all residents 15 or older in the City […]
The separation of church and state is a principle that dates back to the early days of the United States and is often mistakenly believed to be part of the First Amendment of the Constitution. The concept stands for the proposition that government should not be intertwined with religion by putting its stamp of approval […]
It turns out the second time was the charm for one pair of Michigan “newlyweds.” Philip Timmer and Trisha Stewart, of Montcalm Company, in December went before a local judge to be married. It was the second time the couple said their vows in two years. That’s because sometime after they initially married in 2016, […]
In a divorce, all assets and debts are equitably divided. Equitably means fairly; most often, that means equally. When it comes to your cars with similar values, you each get to keep your car; not that difficult. When it comes to dividing a business, it gets complicated for a host of reasons. Let’s discuss some of those […]
From start to finish, a military divorce is different, but at the same time quite similar. The similarity to a ‘regular’ divorce may create some comfort which in turn may create some pitfalls. Before You Start… The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) affords service members with some benefits that are not provided to civilians. For […]
Stop in Your Tracks… Why Are You Fighting? Undoubtedly, you’ve had this happen. You go round and round. He mentions that time when you did that… She angrily mentions the time when he went there… And somewhere in the process, for a fleeting moment, you wonder how this fight started. Often, that subject seems inconsequential […]