Michigan Family Law Blog

Q: What happens if I can't afford to pay my child support payment? When a couple divorces, the needs of the children are top priority and that includes financial support. Child support is the monthly payment the non-custodial parent is required to pay to the custodial parent. The amount is determ...

: Can proper pre-nuptial planning streamline and privatize an eventual divorce? Brangelina is now just Brad and Angelina again. By now you've likely heard that one of the world's most popular celebrity power couples, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, has recently called it quits after 12 years togeth...

I am a divorce lawyer in  Auburn Hills, Michigan close to Rochester Hills and Troy.  While Michigan is a "no-fault" state when it comes to divorce - which means that one does not have to prove a reason to get divorced, the fault in causing the breakdown of the marriage may be taken into account w...

I am a divorce lawyer in the Rochester area of Oakland County, Michigan.  Some people I speak with seem to think that alimony is no longer awarded in Michigan.  Nothing could be further from the truth, alimony or spousal support as it is called in our state, is alive and well and can be awarded t...

I am a family law attorney with my office in Auburn Hills on the border of Rochester Hills, Michigan.  The marital home can be one of the bigger assets in a divorce case.  There are several ways to handle the division of the value or the equity in the marital home.  The most straight forward way ...

How could the state I divorce in impact my legal rights? Divorce laws are set by the individual states, which has created considerable variability from state to state.  Where you divorce could have an impact on how long the process takes, your property division rights, and more.  The following is...

What legal steps should I take if I am caring for my grandchild? In an ideal world, all children would be raised in a loving and stable family.  Unfortunately, this is not the case for every child.  At times, parents across America find themselves unable to properly care for their children.  When...

I am a divorce lawyer in the Rochester area of Oakland County, Michigan.  One issue that often comes up in relatively shorter term marriages is how to divide any premarital equity in the marital home where one of the parties owned the home before the marriage.  The matter of Boras v Boras, COA 32...

I am a divorce lawyer.  My office is located in Auburn Hills, Oakland County, Michigan, close to Rochester and easily accessible to Troy, Birmingham, Clarkston and Holly.  Once in a while someone will ask me a question about whether he or she might be considered guilty of abandonment and how that...

I am a divorce lawyer with my office in Auburn Hills, Oakland County, Michigan. My office is centrally located close to Rochester, Rochester Hills, Birmingham, Bloomfield, Troy, Oxford, Clarkston and Oakland Township.  The first time I meet with a potential client, I often use two different “prog...

I am a family law attorney, also known a a divorce lawyer, in the Auburn Hills area of Oakland County, Michigan.  I read every case decided by our Supreme Court and Court of Appeals in my area of the law.  On September 11, 2012, the Court of Appeals issued an interesting opinion with regards to h...