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When an attorney and the client discuss the client’s case, the conversation between the attorney and client is attorney-client privileged, which means it is confidential. Logically, this makes sense. An attorney needs his or her client to be honest about the situation so that the attorney can anticipate responses or prepare a defense when bad […]

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Recently, I read a Facebook post of a mom whose child was alienated from her, and she was ready to give up. Dad had been alienating her daughter from her for years. The alienation had reached the point that her daughter had refused to visit her for nearly two years, and texting had been a […]

More than a year after COVID-19 began wreaking havoc on families in Michigan, across the country, and around the world, there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Vaccines are becoming more readily available, allowing people to start planning for an eventual return to “normal” life after the pandemic. Still, the inoculation effort can […]

Often divorcing parents spend a lot of attorney fees litigating their child custody and parenting time arrangements and a few months after the divorce is final, they wonder if they get to claim their children as a qualifying children on their tax return. Our Grand Rapids family law attorneys can help you with some answers. This situation can be […]

Marriages Slightly Up, Divorces on Decline in Michigan Fewer people are getting divorced in Michigan, according to new Census data. About 7.4 in every 1,000 women in Michigan got divorced in 2019, down from 9.3 a decade earlier, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. That is a similar downswing to the one seen […]

When an addicted spouse fails or refuses to seek treatment for an addiction, such as an alcohol, drug, sex, or gambling addiction, a divorce sometimes becomes inevitable. Unfortunately, after struggling as a family unit, the divorce is often a struggle as well. Our Grand Rapids divorce attorneys outlined some of the difficulties. Addiction Can Lead to a Sudden Divorce […]

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 […]

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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 […]

After making it through the holidays, many couples decide a new year is a good time for new beginnings and file for divorce …. including Kim Kardashian and Kanye West.  Will their divorce be different than your average West Michigan divorce?  How will their divorce be different and how will it be similar? The West/Kardashian couple may […]

Hopefully, you started the divorce process correctly and hired a great attorney who has experience and with whom you formed a great working relationship that allows you to ask questions and allows your attorney to fully learn your intentions. Besides this most important first step, here are some considerations before you sign that Judgment of Divorce. 1. Get […]