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04/04/2023

The Michigan Supreme Court (MSC) today announced the new MI-Announce by the Michigan Supreme Court on March 10, 2023 -- Resolve Family System, a free, online platform that will help families throughout the state resolve parenting time and other domestic relations matters typically filed in circuit courts. Each of the MSC’s 16 Community Dispute Resolution Program (CDRP) centers will administer the MI-Resolve Family System in their respective regions. See more at: https://www.courts.michigan.gov/news-releases/2023/new-mi-resolve-family-system-helps-to-address-parenting-time-issues/

05/17/2019

This case is in Florida, but we have similar child support laws in Michigan. We have the Michigan Child Support Formula. In 2017, that formula was revised to provide that the Judge should use discretion to arrive an appropriate child support result in an extremely high-income case. So, had the case occurred in Michigan, the result probably would have been similar.

Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera convinced a judge to cut his child support payments to ex-mistress from $20,000 a month to $14,000.

12/31/2015

Clearly, there are more than 25 lies about divorce, but the list in the article below is a good start.

By Dr Karen Finn for YourTango.com Maybe "lies" is a bit strong. Maybe you're more comfortable with the words "myths" or "stories". I was, when I originally titled thi

05/01/2015

Imagine my suprise when my divorce attorney, in a profession that I thought enouraged couples to bicker, advised me to do just the opposite.

04/21/2015

Though jail is considered an effective incentive for parents who are able to pay, critics say punitive policies do not work for those who are poor.

03/03/2015

When one parent in a divorce is alienated by the other through bashing and over-sharing with the kids, the alienated parent needs to take care to maintain a positive relationship.

02/24/2015

Written by Adriana Velez on CafeMom's blog, The Stir.

"Divorce is the psychological equivalent of a triple coronary bypass," said author Mary Kay Blakely. She's...