Is Grief Affecting Your Divorce Settlement?
Every divorce includes loss: separation from a life partner, division of assets, and often relocating to a new home. With loss comes...Read More
Grandparenting Time in Complicated Families
Custody law is almost always about families who don’t work as well as they once did. When the families involved become multi-generational,...Read More
3 New Year’s Resolutions for a Smoother Divorce
‘Tis the season for turning over new leaves and resolving to be a better person. This can be especially difficult if you...Read More
Michigan Senate Approves Rape Victim Protections
It seems unthinkable – that a rapist could actually seek and be awarded custody of the child their crime created. Right now,...Read More
Give Your Kids the Gift of a Better Co-Parent
The holiday season can be especially tough on children of divorced or separated parents. This Christmas, give them a gift they don’t...Read More
Court Grants Equitable Parent Rights to Married Lesbian Couple
Now that LGBT couples are guaranteed the same fundamental right to marry as straight couples, lawyers and courts across the country are...Read More
Why LGBT Couples Need Adoptions
The case is over! Marriage Equality advocates won! But that doesn’t mean that LGBT couples don’t still need to protect themselves and...Read More
Attorney Lisa J. Schmidt Warns Attorneys of Child Support Loophole
Earlier this year, Michigan passed two new paternity laws that make it easier for state agencies to connect parents in need with...Read More
After the Divorce: Joint Legal Custody
The divorce is over. The Judgment is signed. Now what do you need to do to take care of your kids? What...Read More
After the Divorce: Financial Beneficiaries
Once your Judgment of Divorce has been signed and the case is closed, you may be ready to move on with your...Read More