Lisa J. Schmidt

The idea of truancy is as old as public schools. It brings to mind stereotypes of mischief-making teenagers ditching class to do...

I get it. You feel hurt. You want your day in court. You want justice! But have you thought about what taking...

There isn’t much good to be said for the Flint Water Crisis or the way the state has handled its emergency response...

With society growing more mobile by the day, it is becoming far more likely that couples may have been married someplace other...

On March 7, 2016, the United States Supreme Court quietly granted thousands of gay and lesbian parents across the country piece of...

One of the first questions many people ask their family lawyer is “Will I have to pay child support?” Child support calculations...

When you are in the midst of a hotly contested divorce or custody case, it can be easy to get so wrapped...

Alternating weekends and one midweek night a week just isn’t the right parenting time schedule for everyone. Far too often, when parenting...

When you think about your assets, after your home, the next most valuable thing you own is probably your retirement. Despite what...

The last thing a domestic violence victim want to take with them as they leave an abusive relationship is a lasting injury....