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Enjoying Valentine's Day as a Single

Holidays, like Valentine’s Day, can be tough for people who are newly single, separated or going through a divorce. What can you do to keep your spirits up? Change the tradition. If you try to re-create the holiday as though you were still with you… Read More
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One Family, Two Families – Tips to Succeed

The transition from one household and one family unit to two households and two family units can be difficult – especially after a contentious divorce. For months, the energy has focused on ending a relationship. Then, all of the sudden, you are ex… Read More
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What Financial Professionals Add to Divorce Resolution

In a Collaborative Practice case, we often add a financial professional, usually a certified public accountant, to the team. Why? Because they add essential information to the agreement to help make it sustainable. Information that a FP can provide i… Read More
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Why Having a Therapist During a Divorce is a Great Idea

Divorce is one of the most stressful life events you will ever experience. Many of my clients are referred by mental health professionals. They generally come to my office having carefully considered their options and want to understand the legal asp… Read More
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Ways to Save Money on Attorney Fees

Many of you may be asking why an attorney is advising you on how to save money using that attorney’s services? Seems counter intuitive, right? Wrong. Good attorneys want to help people and provide quality services. They want to concentrate on p… Read More
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Do We Each Really Need a Lawyer to Divorce?

Ethically, a lawyer can only represent the interests of one client in a divorce. Even when husband and wife reach agreement on a settlement, they each have different interests. Example: Wife wants to keep the house that has an equity value of $100,00… Read More
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Dividing Property During Fluctuating Market

Clients often complain that trying to pin down a property settlement when the market is fluctuating wildly, as it has recently, is impossible. You are working with constantly changing balances. This has been especially frustrating when the market cha… Read More
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Accept the Child Custody Arrangement or Parenting Time or Risk Rocking the Boat

Many parents, often the dad, want advice on whether to keep the peace and accept the parenting schedule or the child custody arrangement that the other parent, often the mom, wants or risk that parent’s anger. There may have been some “bad behavi… Read More
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College for the Children After Divorce

In Michigan, the divorce court has jurisdiction over children until they turn 18 years or graduate from high school, whichever occurs later. What about funding their college education? Whether parents divorce or not, they are not legally obligated to… Read More
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Collaborative Practice Allows Business Owners to Keep their Businesses After Divorce

The family owned business is often the most valuable asset in a marriage. Most people have watched in horror as a family business is destroyed by the acrimony of a contentious divorce When couples divorce and one or both have an interest in a family… Read More
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