Family Mediation Benefits
How Mediation Transforms Family Law: Encouraging Cooperative Solutions Navigating family law can feel overwhelming, but mediation offers hope for a more harmonious resolution. This alternative dispute resolution method is gaining recognition for transforming how families handle legal changes, promoting cooperative solutions that prioritize everyone’s well-being. Unlike traditional litigation, where courts decide, mediation empowers families to […]
How can you modify a Michigan family law court order?
Family law orders regarding parenting time (child custody), child support and spousal support (alimony) aren’t necessarily set in stone. Circumstances change, and what worked at the outset might not work months or years later. So how do you go about changing it? In general, there are two paths to obtaining a modification. In parenting time cases, […]
One thing to avoid during child custody mediation
If there’s one detail you should know about family law cases, it’s often challenging for spouses or co-parents to reach agreements in such matters. This is often what brings these parties to see a mediator. Often, parties have tried and failed to amicably resolve their differences. Child custody mediation helps guide them toward a resolution. […]
How do judges decide property division matters in Michigan?
Some couples sign prenuptial agreements and therefore will have basic, straightforward divorces. They have already set terms and will have little to negotiate or litigate. Most couples will have to invest some time and consideration into property division. They may try collaborating or negotiating through their attorneys. If disputes persist about how to split up […]
Can you restrict your children’s travel outside the country?
For many divorcing parents in Michigan who are sharing custody of their children, the custody agreement needs to address rules around not just out-of-state travel with the kids but travel outside the country. If you or your co-parent have family in Canada or abroad, it’s probably only reasonable that your children be allowed to accompany […]
When can you modify custody orders in Michigan?
Child custody is one of the biggest issues that divorcing parents face – and many parents don’t really understand the way the courts view the situation. In general, the court expects parents to set aside their own wants or needs and resolve their custody disputes based on the “best interests of the child.” What if […]
Can your child choose where they live post-divorce?
When parents get divorced, they have to decide on a custody and parenting time setup for their children. Generally, they will determine how they want to share custody and parenting time, as the child will live with each of them for a set amount of time. This is certainly the way that the courts lean […]
Co-parenting communication sets the stage
Having to deal with an ex after divorce isn’t always easy, but it’s likely necessary if you share children with each other. The most effective co-parenting communication is calm and focused on the children. Determining how to make the situation work for you is important because children can thrive when their parents act either as […]
