Shortly after I posted a recent blog about “No Fault Divorce”, I received a question while I was on the radio (690 A.M. with Bob and Rob Allison’s ‘Ask Your Neighbor’ program. . .Fridays at 9 a.m.) talking about No Fault Divorce issues. I was asked about the phrase “Irreconcilable Differences”. That is a phrase…
Continue reading ›I receive calls all the time from people who want to know how much a “simple divorce” will cost. Some of those people reveal that they have purchased on line divorce kits or they went to the court house and began filling out the forms on their own. In today’s economy, people are always looking…
Continue reading ›When parents make the difficult decision to file for divorce, the impact on the children’s lives can be devastating if the parents cannot (or will not) co-parent. Co-parenting is part and parcel to the legal concept of joint legal custody. Michigan divorce law favors joint legal custody so that both parents are involved in making…
Continue reading ›Most people going through divorce have heard the phrase “No Fault Divorce”. No fault divorce means that the courts do not care whether someone “caused” the divorce. . . if a husband or wife wants a divorce, he/she will be granted the divorce whether the other spouse wants it or not. It does not matter…
Continue reading ›If you are the payor or the person paying child support (remember, in today’s world, it’s not always the husband that pays. . .but that’s a discussion for another blog post) pursuant to a custody order contained in a divorce judgment or custody agreement, you should be aware of your rights. Most cases opt to…
Continue reading ›When I finalize a divorce judgment, I try to take the time to walk my client through the judgment of divorce to give him/her tips on how to stay out of court. When children are involved and the divorce was fairly contentious, there may be problems between the parents and the kids get caught in…
Continue reading ›This question can be very complicated. However, the simple answer is every person is entitled to have all medical bills paid for all reasonably necessary medical treatment arising out of injuries sustained in the auto accident. (exceptions are rare) Determining which company should pay first is not always an easy analysis. It involves a detailed…
Continue reading ›Whether to file for a legal separation or divorce is a complicated decision that you need to discuss with an attorney. In either case, there has been a break down in the marriage. I recently had a client who filed for divorce but during the mediation process, we agreed to convert the case to an…
Continue reading ›On December 4, 2007 Richard G. was thrown from a vehicle occupied by several people who had stolen plumbing supplies from his truck. Not surprisingly those individuals fled the scene and were never identified. Following the accident, Mr. G. was transported by EMS to the Detroit Medical Center where he was diagnosed with a Closed…
Continue reading ›Celebrities such as Charlie Sheen seem to constantly be in the news while their divorces or custody battlestake center stage. One wonders if that’s the way these celebrities like it while the average person doesn’t want anyone to know his/her business. In Sheen’s case, the unfortunate scenario appears to be a situation where both parents…
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