By: Dennis M. Germain, Macomb Family Law and Divorce Lawyer INTRODUCTION This article is Part Three of the four part series, “Dividing Property & Debt in a Michigan Divorce.” With regard to division of property and debt in divorce, clients…
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Part 3: Equitable Division of Marital Property & Debt in a Michigan Divorce
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Part 2: Characterizing Property & Debt as Marital or Separate in a Michigan Divorce
By: Dennis M. Germain, Macomb Family Law & Divorce Attorney INTRODUCTION This article is Part Two of the series, “Dividing Property & Debt in a Michigan Divorce.” When it comes to dividing property and debt in a divorce case, clients…
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Part 1: Inventory of the Estate – Dividing Property & Debt in a Michigan Divorce
By: Dennis M. Germain, Macomb, Michigan Family Law Attorney & Counselor at Law INTRODUCTION This article is Part One of the series, “Dividing Property & Debt in a Michigan Divorce.” When it comes to dividing property and debt in a divorce…
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Modifying Custody vs. Modifying Parenting Time in Michigan
By: Dennis M. Germain, Michigan Family Law Attorney & Counselor at Law This article is Part 3 of a 3 Part series about legal rights associated with parenting time (a.k.a. parental visitation, physical custody, etc.) in Michigan. Part 1 addressed…
Posted in Custody & Parenting Time, Divorce Tagged with: best interest factors, change custody, Child Custody Act, custody, custody lawyer, custody of my child, decision-making, Macomb County custody, Macomb County Family Law Attorney, Macomb County parenting time, Macomb county visitation, MCL 722.23, MCL 722.27a, modify custody, routine matters, Shade v Wright, Shelby township custody, Shelby Township parenting time, Shelby Township visitation, Vodvarka
Joint Legal Custody & Decision-Making during Your Visitation
By: Dennis M. Germain, Michigan Family Law Attorney & Counselor at Law This article is Part 2 of a 3 Part series about legal rights associated with parenting time (a.k.a. parental visitation, physical custody, etc.) in Michigan. This article addresses…
Posted in Custody & Parenting Time, Divorce Tagged with: Child Custody Act, decision-making, joint legal custody, Lombardo v. Lombardo, Macomb County custody, Macomb County Family Law Attorney, Macomb County parenting time, Macomb county visitation, MCL 722.26a, MCL 722.27a, physical custody, right to parenting time, routine matters, Shelby township custody, Shelby Township parenting time, Shelby Township visitation, visitation rights
Your Right to a Specific Parenting Time Schedule in Michigan
By: Dennis M. Germain, Michigan Family Law Attorney & Counselor at Law This article is Part 1 of a 3 Part Series about legal rights associated with parenting time (a.k.a. parental visitation, physical custody, etc.). While both “custody” and “parenting…
Posted in Custody & Parenting Time, Divorce Tagged with: Geindich v Whiteman, liberal and reasonable parenting time, Macomb County parenting time, Macomb county visitation, Macomb custody, MCL 722.27a, parenting time in specific terms, physical custody, pickering v pickering, right to parenting time, Shelby township custody, Shelby Township parenting time, Shelby Township visitation, visitation rights
The Law on Parenting Time in Michigan; a Three Part Series
By: Dennis M. Germain, Michigan Family Law Attorney & Counselor at Law This is the central page of a three part series by family law and divorce attorney, Dennis Germain. The series discusses your legal rights in Michigan regarding parenting…
Posted in Custody & Parenting Time, Divorce Tagged with: change custody, custody modification, Macomb County parenting time, Macomb custody, Macomb visitation, MCL 722.27a, parenting time factors, physical custody, reasonable parenting time, Shade v Wright, Shelby Township custody attorney, Shelby Township parenting time, Shelby Township visitation, Sterling Heights Parenting time, visitation rights
Michigan Child Support | Are Employment Perks Considered Income?
By: Dennis M. Germain, Michigan Family Law Attorney & Counselor at Law Child support is calculated under the Michigan Child Support Formula which currently includes a 30 page manual and 89 page supplement. One of the most important factors for…
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“Parental Kidnapping” – Is Withholding Parenting Time a Crime in Michigan?
By: Dennis M. Germain, Michigan Family Law Attorney & Counselor at Law As a family law and divorce attorney, I encounter clients and potential clients who state: “The other parent of my child is violating a court order by not…
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Divorce When one Spouse Controls All the Money
By: Dennis M. Germain and Anthony A. DeMatteis. In a marriage, economic abuse can occur when one spouse controls all access to the marital assets. This most often occurs where one spouse is the sole producer of income and the…
Posted in Divorce, Other Family Law Areas, Property Division, Spousal Support / Alimony Tagged with: afford, affordable, alimony, attorney fees, breadwinner, child support, cost, costs, divorce, divorce attorney, domestic abuse, domestic violence, economic abuse, ex parte order, family law attorney, homemaker, interim, Macomb county, Macomb divorce lawyer, Michigan, Michigan divorce lawyer, money, Oakland county, spousal support, status quo, stay at home, temporary order, wayne county
- Part 3: Equitable Division of Marital Property & Debt in a Michigan Divorce
- Part 2: Characterizing Property & Debt as Marital or Separate in a Michigan Divorce
- Part 1: Inventory of the Estate – Dividing Property & Debt in a Michigan Divorce
- Modifying Custody vs. Modifying Parenting Time in Michigan
- Joint Legal Custody & Decision-Making during Your Visitation
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