When you find yourself navigating a Michigan divorce during your later years, you may have distinct financial needs and challenges that differ from those faced by younger people in the same situation. For example, you may not plan to reenter the workforce again, and...
Family Law
Grey Divorce comes with unique financial issues
The overall number of people who file for divorce has gone down overall in recent decades. However, the so-called "grey divorce" phenomenon is one age group that continues to see its numbers rise. Referring to couples 55-years-old and up, grey divorce often involves...
Prenuptial agreements are not always ironclad
Prenuptial or premarital agreements were once something the wealthy used when they remarried. Now, these agreements have become more common for couples in all income brackets. In fact, millennials in particularly embraced them in recent years. However, it is important...
A child’s “best interests” dictates custody arrangements
The term "a child's best interests" is the crucial principle determining custody. Judges use it to make their decisions. Attorneys will use it regularly when discussing the family's needs and wants, regardless of whether they are in court or using mediation or another...
Divorce can take a toll
The physical and mental toll that stress takes upon people is well-documented in recent years. Now a new study focuses on divorce’s impact. There is a certain amount of stress (and hopefully cause for some optimism) tied to divorce. Still, this study is the first to...
Tips for co-parenting during COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged day-to-day life in many ways. For many divorced or separated mothers and fathers, this has been felt most acutely with co-parenting. As one writer says, even exes with a strong, healthy relationship are not immune, as efforts to...
Can a divorced parent move with a child to a different state?
One of the most difficult adjustments a parent must make following a divorce is with their children. The new situation, involving separate households potentially miles apart, means the time you spend together is half of what it once was. So what happens when one...
Tips to protect your reputation in a divorce
Divorce is hard in so many ways. It affects your present and your future. Going through a particularly contentious divorce increases both your emotional and financial hardships, often for months or years. With that said, our family law attorneys want you to know that...
The most common reasons people file for divorce
There is no standard template for what makes a marriage work, nor a formula for determining when such a coupling might end. Every situation is different, and these matters are deeply personal. It is what makes a divorce so challenging, even if a spouse believes it is...
After the divorce, what will happen to our debts?
Most people have at least some debt. It can be student loans, a mortgage, credit card charges, wedding costs or medical bills. When a couple divorces, what happens to these debts? Just like other property – the house, vehicles, retirement accounts and other assets –...
