Nearly 20 people are oppressed by their spouse every minute around the world. When children are involved, child’s custody and parenting time may be affected. When making decisions that impact children’s lives and where they live, here is how a court will evaluate claims or convictions of domestic abuse. Domestic Violence Affects the Best Interests Criteria of the Child’s Custody Courts apply the best interests of the child criteria when determining parenting time. In some instances, the court will take … Read More
How Does A Closed Domestic Violence Case Affect Child Custody?
How Will Spousal Support Abuse Affect Child Custody? – ChooseGoldman.com
What happens if there are claims of spousal abuse, and how will spousal support abuse affects child custody, is a query that has been addressed to us. One would believe that questions about spousal violence have no bearing on children. To put it another way, just because someone accuses someone of pushing them or hitting them doesn’t mean they’re a horrible parent. Circumstantial basis of spousal support abuse that affects child custody In Michigan What you should know is that … Read More
How Can We Help Clients With Disabilities in Divorce and Custody
You might wonder how clients with disabilities impact his/her ability to get divorce or custody. Moreover, one might also ask regarding up to what degree can either the condition be a privilege or disadvantage. Just because a client has a disability, your divorce or custody case will not be treated any differently. You should be aware of this because of federal regulations that prohibit discrimination or biases based solely on the fact that someone has a disability. No exemption … Read More
What You Need To Know About Joint Legal Custody In Michigan
When children are involved during a divorce the question comes into mind, what happens to them? Does one parent get sole custody of the child? Will there be an equal amount of parenting time given to both parties? How will these decisions be made? It’s understandable that these situations can be stressful, so it is important to remember to take a deep breath and relax because everything will be okay. In this blog, we will be going over the basics … Read More
Adoption in Michigan
Sometimes an individual or couple wants to raise a child without conceiving one of their own, and sometimes there are children who are no longer in the care of their birth parents. Adoption can help bring these people together to form loving makeshift families that can be just as close as biological ones. In this blog we will go over how the adoption process works and more information on family law. Legal Process and Key Requirements of Adoption in Michigan … Read More
What Can I Do If The Other Parent Is Trying To Manipulate The Child
No matter how far you try to distance yourself from your ex, if you are in some kind of joint custody your ex might be manipulating your child. Manipulative behavior is trying to change someone else’s behavior or perception of another person through indirect, deceptive, or underhanded tactics. In this blog we will be going over what to do if the other party is unfit to take care of a child. Your Action Plan Dealing with Parental Manipulation When you … Read More
DUI Facts
In Michigan the official term is OWI (operating while intoxicated). You can be convicted of OWI if you drive an automobile while under the effects of alcohol or any other intoxicating substance. There is also another crime called OWVI (operating while visibly impaired), which can be charged if the prosecutor can prove that there was visible proof that your ability to safely drive was hindered by the effects of alcohol or drugs. While there are certain safe levels of alcohol … Read More
Avoid These 5 Michigan Divorce Mistakes for Success
Preparing for a divorce is important because it can impact how well a divorce case can go. If the preparation for a divorce is not done right the results can be devastating and that is the last thing you would want in a divorce case. Knowing the mistakes that can be made will help you out in the long run if you are thinking of getting a divorce or are in the process of getting one. In order to be … Read More
Division of Property in Michigan
Married couples usually share their house and other property. They also acquire property during the course of the marriage. For this reason, the court must determine what property belongs to whom, and how shared property should be divided. Like Spousal support, one of the objectives of property division is to return the other spouse to the position they were in before or during the marriage. The court will also try to give each spouse all of the property they have … Read More
How Can I Increase My Chances Of Getting A Better Custody Agreement?
In this blog, we will be going over child custody and how you can increase your chance of getting an even better custody agreement. When a couple with children gets divorce, the subject of divorce might be mentioned in the initial complaints and answers. Aside from that, the court will approach that issue for the first time during the Early Intervention Conference (EIC) that is held 56 days after the initial complaint is filed. This is where the parents will … Read More