Common Issues After Child Custody Order is Entered
Reviewed and approved by Kathryn Wayne-Spindler Family law is a difficult area to practice law. Client emotions run high, and even more...Read More
A Child’s Personality and Joint Physical Custody
Reviewed and approved by Kathryn Wayne Spindler Shared physical custody is the new norm as there are shifts in social changes. These...Read More
Affects Covid-19 Had on Parenting Time
Affects Covid-19 Had on Parenting Time In March 2020, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed several executive orders, of these orders the people who...Read More
What is a Guardian Ad Litem and Why has One Been Assigned to My Case?
A Guardian Ad Litem (GAL) is an objective, third person who works with the court to determine facts of a case. A...Read More
How to Tell Your Children You Are Getting a Divorce
Choosing to get divorced is an intensely emotional and difficult time and only becomes more difficult when you have children. While you...Read More
School Change Considerations
One issue that comes up somewhat frequently in family law is changing schools. There are various reasons parents seek to change schools,...Read More
Future of Marriage: What Does it Look Like?
What will the Marriage of the Future look like? Renewable short-term marriage contracts? Mandatory Prenups? Long-term long-distance Marriage? Tri-Parent Families? People...Read More
Single Parenting: 4 Survival Tips
No question. Single parenting is daunting. No matter how few parental responsibilities the former spouse handled, after divorce, there are bound to...Read More
Grandparenting Time Allowed Under Michigan Law
In Michigan, grandparents have the right to seek Grandparenting Time with grandkids after the parents’ divorce, legal separation or annulment if two very...Read More
Summertime Custody Considerations Should Include Best Interests Factors
Memorial Weekend and high-school graduations mark the start of summertime in Michigan. For many working parents, not much changes with the new season...Read More