Southfield Divorce Law Blog

Michigan is known as a “no fault” divorce state. That means that individuals do not have to plead cruelty, adultery, or any of the other historic “fault” grounds for divorce that were once required in some American jurisdictions. Rather, they only have to claim that...

Prenuptial agreements are sometimes viewed as something negative. There are many important benefits, however, associated with prenuptial agreements that couples considering or entering marriage should be aware of. Benefits of prenuptial agreements Prenuptial...

Parents in Michigan who divorced in 2020 are now facing Thanksgiving and the winter holidays as newly single individuals, sometimes for the first time in years or even decades. It is important that they prepare for the holidays ahead of time, to ensure their holiday...

Divorce is not limited to young couples or even middle-aged couples. These days more couples in the Southfield area who have been married for decades are looking to end their marriages in what is referred to as a “grey divorce.” The following are some reasons why some...

Most people hope that they can settle their child custody disputes amicably. In many instances, though, this simply isn’t possible. The parties can differ in what they think is in the child’s best interests, and many times parents deny some of the accusations leveled...

Sometimes a child custody or child support modification is needed. It is important for parents, both those seeking a modification or those opposing a modification, to be familiar with the child custody modification process and the family law resources that can help...

A lot of people who go through divorce dread settlement negotiations. They oftentimes don't want to sit down with their estranged spouse and choke back their emotions as they try to work out issues like property division and child custody. Even those who are on...

When parents in Michigan are married and decide to divorce, the husband is presumed to be the child’s legal father for child support purposes as long as the child was born within the course of the marriage or the mother became pregnant within the course of the...

When a couple is married, they may operate under the axiom that “what is yours is mine, and mine is yours.” However, if divorce is on the horizon, property division becomes a major issue, with both parties wanting to make sure their assets are divided fairly so they...

When it comes to a custody battle, it is important to recognize that your ex and you will still have a relationship to some extent through your child, and parenting time will have to be negotiated. Because Michigan is a 50/50 child custody state, a judge will start...