Michigan Family Law Blog

How to Enforce Child Support in Michigan You have been awarded child support in Michigan, now what? Or, you have been receiving child support but payments stopped, now what? So many parents depend on the financial support they receive through these court-ordered payments, so it is important that...

Michigan is easy. It's just more efficient and allows you, rather than a judge, to determine – through negotiation and compromise – decisions that will affect you. You should go into the mediation process knowing what to expect and not to expect.  At North Oakland Divorce Law, our divorce attorn...

Generally speaking, a profit-sharing plan is a retirement plan that gives employees a share in the profits of a company. Under this type of plan, also known as a deferred profit-sharing plan, an employee receives a percentage of a company's profits based on its quarterly or annual earnings.  A pr...

A child has the right to emotional and financial support from both parents. One parent should never have the financial burden alone to support the child. If both parents and the child do not live together, the court will order child support. There are many different scenarios that can make the pr...

Adoption of a child can bring so much joy to all parties involved. The process of adoption, however, can be a long, tedious one. With the help of an adoption attorney in Michigan, you may be able to bypass many issues that other hopeful parents encounter. At North Oakland Michigan Divorce Law, o...

Once a court orders child support, the parent is required by law to pay it. When a parent stops paying it, there are consequences. Of course, many reasons exist why a parent may stop, but if it is because of a substantial change in circumstances, that parent should immediately go through the cour...

Child custody is a general term used to address parents' legal and/or physical custody of their child. Other terms with more specific definitions are used throughout the United States, for instance the term "parenting time" is used in Michigan. Regardless of the legal term, we all understand that...

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...

Postnuptial agreements in Michigan are not as widely known or used as prenuptial agreements, but they are just as important in terms of the protection they can offer, and just as damaging when not entered into fairly. At North Oakland Michigan Divorce and Family Law, PLC, our postnuptial attorne...

Prenuptial agreements in Michigan are frequently misunderstood. They are not just important tools to use to protect yourself and your assets going into a marriage; they offer transparency, and that's a good place to start a marriage. At North Oakland County Michigan Family Law, PLC, our family l...

Are you in the middle of a dispute with the other parent about which jurisdiction applies in your child custody and child support case? Today, families are mixed and varied. A father may live in one city or another state while the mother lives in another city or another state entirely. These situ...

Military Divorce Lawyer in Michigan When one or both spouses are members of the Armed Services and one or both of you are considering a divorce, the mere fact that you are in the military adds an extra layer of consideration. There are unique issues that must be addressed. How you address those ...

The question is how taking a buyout from General Motors might be an issue for a divorcing or divorced individual.  There are a number of factors that will have an impact on this issue as well.  In this blog, I will go through three simple hypothetical situations and explain how the different situ...

The rate of divorce has increased over the years, and much of it has to do with social acceptance of it. Social acceptance, however, does not make the dissolution of a marriage in Oakland any easier. When a marriage ends, you have decisions you need to make that will affect your future and the fu...

When circumstances change, child support can also be changed to accommodate those changed circumstances. But the reasons for modification are limited, must be adequately proven, and must be approved by the court with a new child support order issued to replace the original one. That all takes res...

The right to marry means LGBTQ couples also have rights enjoyed by other married couples, like state and federal benefits and inheritance rights. They also have the right to divorce. Navigating a same-sex divorce in Michigan does not have to be any more complex than a traditional divorce, but the...

Both parents of a child have the right to build a relationship with the child unless circumstances are such that those parental rights are terminated. When there's a question about paternity, this poses a significant problem because with paternity, not only is there the right to build a relations...

More and more today, the makeup of a family transcends borders. Likewise, the breakup of a married couple also transcends borders. International divorce can pose unique challenges. At North Oakland Michigan Divorce Law, our international divorce attorney based in Michigan understands what these c...

High Net Worth Divorce Lawyer in Michigan High net worth divorces involve couples whose property has a high monetary value. These types of divorces proceed under the same legal principles and procedures but are more complicated given the nature and extent of the property to be divided. High-asse...

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...