Michigan Family Law Blog

Providing what's best for a child is sometimes blurred by emotion, assumptions, and misunderstandings. Whether it is a custody dispute, adoption dispute, or another issue with a child, including an adult child with a disability, a Guardian ad litem (GAL) may be appointed in Michigan to represent ...

Both parents have the constitutional right to custody of their child, and that's typically the preference of the courts. The idea is a simple one: each child and parent has the right to develop their relationship. Barring any serious issues like abuse or neglect, child custody is a right both par...

Understanding How Domestic Violence Impacts Divorce in Michigan Domestic violence in Michigan is persistent and can affect families in deep ways that impact their present and future lives. False accusations of the same are also damaging. In divorce, both occur. In many cases, a cause for the dis...

Courts make decisions all the time that affect children. These decisions are often related to things like child custody, parenting time or visitation, child support, any future modifications to custody and support. These decisions are made in light of the best interests of the child.  At North O...

How to Create a Parenting Schedule in Michigan Parenting schedules are required in most custody situations that go through the court system in Michigan. Creating these schedules, however, can be a time-consuming process. You want a schedule that works for you and the other parent but especially ...

Michigan Parenting Plan Guide We all want to make sure our children are not hurt by a divorce, separation, or breakup.  Michigan courts also want to do their part to make sure that parents get quality time with their children because it is believed that the children, absent a valid reason like s...

Now that it appears that the vaccines will be made available for most children, I have already had a client contact me to advise that while he would like his children to get vaccinated, his wife disagrees.  He wants to know how to handle the situation. Can I Just Take My Kids to Get Vaccinated i...

Is it Just a Threat? In a divorce, often the most important issue will be custody or parenting time of the children.  This is the most emotion packed issue for many divorcing parents and sometimes can cause people to act in erratic ways.  One thing that we encounter often in the filed of family ...

The most difficult issue in many divorce cases, is how to handle custody of the children.  There are actually two types of custody, legal custody and physical custody as well as a parenting time schedule.  Generally, legal custody refers to the ability to have a say in the child's upbringing, suc...