Parenting is hard enough in normal circumstances, and as Michigan residents can attest to, the last year has been anything but normal. Add to it a divorced couple with children homeschooling and parents working from home, trying to keep up with the custody...
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Child Custody
Should parents consider ‘nesting’ following a divorce?
When parents in Livonia divorce, they may be concerned about how much time they will get to spend with their child moving forward. They may wonder if there is any alternative to the traditional child custody arrangements in which the child is bounced back between one...
Parental substance abuse can seriously harm your child
Substance abuse continues to be a problem that plagues our country. As tragic as that fact is on its own, even more devastating is the reality that drug use has far reaching implications, sometimes harming those who are the most vulnerable amongst us: children. If...
Do children’s wishes matter in parenting time decisions?
There are many different factors that parents in Michigan analyze when they are making decisions regarding their children’s upbringing. They try to make the decision that they believe will be best for their children. However, their children also have opinions about...
Modifying a child custody order in Michigan
When parents in Livonia divorce, a child custody order will be developed that outlines who has the child in their care and when. This plan may work for a while, but life has a way of changing. A parent might get a new job with new hours or may move away or otherwise...
Can I receive makeup parenting time in Michigan?
Michigan parents who have a disagreement over parenting time can see the case explode into a contentious and ongoing battle. The custodial parent might limit how frequently the other parent sees the child without sufficient cause to do so or there could be background...
How courts decide children’s best interests during divorce cases
One of the most difficult parts of a Michigan divorce is discussing the process and changes with the parties’ children. While parents may feel confident that ending their relationships is necessary to protecting their futures, children may feel worried and confused by...
Parenting time during challenging times
For many parents in Michigan, they have been faced with finding a new normal for their children and home life during these challenging times. For divorced or split parents, this can be even more complicated, as they are navigating through custody issues and the change...
Making changes to your custody agreement
When the court finalizes your divorce, and you and your ex-spouse have an official child custody order in place, you may feel a sense of relief knowing that the divorce process has finally come to end. However, you may soon realize that your life circumstances have...
How to co-parent amid the pandemic
Even under normal circumstances, co-parenting your children with your ex after a separation or divorce is challenging at its best. However, in the “new normal” of the COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing and travel regulations have made it incredibly difficult to...