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The Hard Talk - Telling Your Spouse the Marriage is Over

How to do it? Have the courage to sit down and talk with your spouse/partner what you are thinking and why. GIve them the courtesy of a face-to-face talk. Yes, there will likely be tears. Yes, it will be uncomfortable for both of you. Still you owe t… Read More
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Early Stage Mediation Works Better

Anyone filing a domestic case in Washtenaw County has a 75% chance of receiving an order to mediate when the Clerk of the Court returns the summons. As we know, Judge O’Brien and Judge Wheeler both require mediation unless the parties have reached… Read More
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Judge: “I don’t love your children.”

Judges give the following admonition to people who litigate, in different forms. One particularly forthright judge stated it this way. “I don’t love your children. I have only met them once for a very short time. You know them and their needs bet… Read More
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Moving with the Children to Other States

In our mobile society, we often encounter clients who have moved to Michigan from other states. When their marriage is threatened, they prefer to have the support of their extended families and want to move back home. When the couple has children, th… Read More
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How to Have a Successful Divorce When One Partner Cheats

Nothing quite matches the level of betrayal one spouse feels when she finds out that her husband has been cheating on her. Recently, we have witnessed the break-up of the Schwartzenneger-Schriver marriage over Arnold’s reported over-a-decade long a… Read More
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How Do Divorce Lawyers Handle Their Own Divorces?

How do divorce lawyers handle their own divorces? They try to do everything they can to stay away from court. Why? They know that going to court is a losing proposition. It wastes money, time, energy and future good-will. They know that dwelling on t… Read More
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Using Electronics to Keep Track of a Spouse

Even when I tell my clients that Michigan is a no fault divorce state, they often want validation of their suspicions about their spouse’s fault behavior. It can be tempting to use some of the many electronic tools that are available. Before you do… Read More
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When Your Spouse is Being Unreasonable and Won't Settle

Family law practitioners have sophisticated tools for helping clients settle their cases. Most will settle if the couple can start using collaborative practice or facilitative mediation early. There are some cases where one partner is so angry about… Read More
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Avoiding International Abduction of Children

When one or both parents are foreign nationals or live or work in a foreign country, international abduction of a child presents a greater threat. What should a separated or divorced parent do to avoid having a child removed from the United States ag… Read More
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Does Fault Behavior Impact a Mediated or Collaborative Practice Case?

Many people know at the beginning of their divorce that they do not wish to resort to judicial decision-making or litigation. The want to use mediation or collaborative practice to resolve their family disputes. In such cases, does fault still matter… Read More
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