• posted: Jun. 15, 2021
• separate maintenance,  divorce,  legal separation

Couples whose marriages are broken beyond repair but who do not wish to divorce have another option: separate maintenance. This is Michigan’s version of a legal separation. A judgment of Read More

• posted: May 17, 2021
• equitable distribution,  high-asset divorce

The dissolution of a marriage can be complicated, time-consuming and contentious. In a divorce between wealthy spouses — known as a high-asset divorce — division of valuable property and resolution Read More

• posted: Apr. 15, 2021
• equitable distribution,  postnuptial agreement,  full disclosure

Many people are familiar with prenuptial agreements, which couples enter into before marriage to define their property rights. Similarly, a postnuptial agreement allows a married couple to specify how they Read More

• posted: Mar. 15, 2021
• child custody,  visitation schedule,  modification order

Despite a court order setting a visitation schedule after a divorce, there are times when a minor child doesn’t want to go to the other parent’s house. If your child Read More

• posted: Feb. 15, 2021
• child visitation schedule,  COVID-19,  parenting time

Like other states, Michigan has been subject to executive orders and other measures that require workers — except for those designated as essential — to remain at home in an Read More

• posted: Jan. 15, 2021
• joint ownership of property,  equitable distribution,  marital property

Marriage is a complicated set of legal rights and obligations, including the presumed joint ownership of property acquired during the marriage. In a divorce, Michigan law provides for division of Read More

• posted: Dec. 15, 2020
• child custody and visitation,  100-mile rule,  relocation

In a divorce, child custody and visitation arrangements are set based on the circumstances at the time. That usually means the spouses are in close enough physical proximity to allow Read More

• posted: Nov. 15, 2020
• separate maintenance agreement,  divorce alternative,  child support,  child custody

While Michigan law doesn’t provide for legal separation like you will find in some states, couples can create a status known as “separate maintenance” if they wish to stay married Read More