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Michigan Adoption

Family Law – (248) 588-3333 – Adoption . . Adoption  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. What is adoption?  Adoption is a legal process which terminates the legal relationship between a child and … Read More

Alimony/Spousal Support

Divorce – (248) 588-3333 – Alimony/Spousal Support  . . Alimony/Spousal Support Will I have to pay my former spouse alimony? Will he/she have to pay it to me? There are two kinds of payments you might pay/ be paid. It is called alimony when a payment is made while the marriage still exists. When the payment occurs during the divorce process or is a part of the final divorce agreement, it is known as spousal support. If either spouse is … Read More

Factors in Determining a Trucking Accident Settlement

Trucking Accident – (248) 588-3333 – What Factors Are Used To Determine A Trucking Accident Settlement? . . Trucking accidents can be pretty serious for both the trucker and the victim of the accident. However if you are a victim of a trucking accident, there are a couple of factors you must keep in mind. You have to consider how you are going to take care of your wage loss, the responsibility of your medical expenses, and your pain & … Read More

What You Should Do If You’re Involved In A Boating Accident [Video]

Boating Accident – (248) 588-3333 – What You Should Do If You’re Involved In A Boating Accident . . As the weather stays warm, this results in many individuals participating in lake activities. When this happens, people tend to drink when they are on the lake, and because of this people who aren’t careful and alert of others while on the water, thus causing a serious accident. A lot of times injuries associated with boating accidents can be severe. There … Read More

How To Collect For Pain & Suffering In A Car Accident [Video]

Car Accidents – (248) 588-3333 – How To Collect For Pain & Suffering In A Car Accident . . When you are involved in an auto accident, three claims arise. These three claims are reimbursement for lost wages, reimbursement for medical expenses, and pain & suffering. Each claim is handled in a different way. Medical bills and wage loss are taken care of by your insurance company. They are responsible for your medical expenses and wages lost during the specific … Read More

What You May Not Know About Domestic Violence [Video]

Domestic Violence – (248) 588-3333 – What You May Not Know About Domestic Violence . . When you find yourself in a situation that involves the police because your spouse hit you or threatened to hit you, this will likely result in the police charging someone with domestic violence misdemeanor charge. In some cases, one spouse may call the police just to get their spouse to calm down or as a way to get them to counseling, not realizing their … Read More

What Are The Chances Of Fathers Getting Full Custody? [Video]

Fathers Rights – (248) 588-3333 – What Are The Chances Of Fathers Getting Full Custody? Fathers rights have become more and more at the forefront. There has always been a presumption that mothers had the advantage in custody cases, and fathers thought their chances for getting custody was slim. The courts nowadays have really gotten away from that model and try to give both parties an equal opportunity to parent their children. At the end of the day if you … Read More

Is A Same-Sex Divorce Different Than A Standard Divorce? [Video]

Same-Sex Divorce – (248) 588-3333 – Is A Same-Sex Divorce Different Than A Standard Divorce? Even if your same-sex marriage is a short lived one, even if there are no children, and if you have always kept things separately, then those rules regarding a standard divorce still apply. This means it is no simpler to get a divorce in a same-sex marriage than it is otherwise. There are still the same technical rules that apply, there are the same limitations, … Read More

How Probation Works [Video]

Probation is essentially a deal you are making with the court. If the judge puts you on probation, you may have to pay a fine, attend a class, among other requirements as part of your deal. You will be expected to meet those requirements and if you do not meet those requirements, then the judge will revoke your probation and put you in jail. Probation has details, conditions, and limitations and if you don’t meet those three components, then you … Read More

What Is An Uncontested Divorce? [Video]

Uncontested Divorce – (248) 588-3333 – What Is An Uncontested Divorce? An uncontested divorce works if it is usually a short-term marriage and both parties agree there is nothing to divide, nothing to argue about, or no children involved, etc. This is usually a quick process, user-friendly, and the divorce has to still be filed, but there is no aggressive discovery where the parties are arguing. What you need to know is that just because you say it is uncontested, … Read More