Should children decide which parent to live with in divorce?
Image via Creative Commons. Question: My 11-year old does not want to see her father on the weekends overnight. Do I have to let her go? Would you let her eat chocolate cake for every meal?...
View ArticleThe “F” Word in Family Law
Image licensed via CC. There are times in family law when we try to avoid the “F” word — FAIR. When you go before the judge, what is fair and just sometimes does not translate through the law....
View ArticleShould children decide which parent to live with in divorce?
Image via Creative Commons. Question: My 11-year old does not want to see her father on the weekends overnight. Do I have to let her go? Would you let her eat chocolate cake for every meal?...
View ArticleThe “F” Word in Family Law
Image licensed via CC. There are times in family law when we try to avoid the “F” word — FAIR. When you go before the judge, what is fair and just sometimes does not translate through the law....
View ArticleKids Say the Funniest Things: Divorce Speak from the Mouths of Babes
If you thought your ex spouse had the ability to defrock you in one sentence or to befuddle you with a single word, you probably already know that children can do the same. Children are pure,...
View ArticleParental Alienation: Who Puts Kids in Jail for Not Seeing their Dad?
On July 10, 2015, Detroit’s Judge Gorcyca, found three siblings in contempt of court and sent them to a juvenile detention center/sleep-away camp in Oakland County, for “failing to maintain a healthy...
View Article“Breaking” Tradition: Filing for Divorce During the Holidays
Let’s face it. Nobody wants to be alone during the holidays. From the carving of the turkey, through the eggnog and onto the matching Christmas pajamas, morning giggles of sheer delight from the...
View Article10 Reasons that You Should Not Represent Yourself in Divorce: Doing it Right...
There are somethings you can afford to cross your fingers and hope to get right without much effort. Divorce is not one of them. Too often, I get hired to “fix” the wrongs of a couple who thought...
View ArticleBeware of Modifications: Pandora’s Box
Nobody starts anything hoping to fail. Especially in litigation, we strategize, project and predict the outcome before even filing many times. This rings true especially in family law modifications-...
View ArticleDefining a Complex Divorce: There is No “TRY”— only “DO”
There is no TRY in divorce. That doesn’t stop clients from trying to fix their own problems before even asking for help. When a client walks into my office for a first consult with a printed...
View Article10 Questions To Ponder Before Your Initial Divorce Consultation
Tomorrow, Jessica Perroni is appearing on “The Jury Is Out” on KVIG Radio to discuss this… By: Jessica Perroni and Heather White What percentage of your cases are in the county where I live? Generally...
View ArticleBe Careful What you Ask For: Why You May Reconsider Giving Your Ex More Time...
I am paid to “fight for custody” of children, to represent parents who want the majority of access with their children- sometimes at a great cost. I watch clients walk through divorce and then live...
View ArticleMediation: Choosing Not to Shake the Magic 8 Ball at Trial
Every good ending has a hard-won and sometimes difficult beginning. Mediation is no different. The process of ending a marriage in one day of negotiations is gut-wrenching, tragic and emotionally...
View ArticleWhy Collaborative Law Makes Sense: “A Better Way to Untie the Knot”
The words graceful, healthy and divorce do not go together. The first words clients use to describe the process of divorce are typically words of war: FIGHT, CUSTODY BATTLE, and WINNING. I would like...
View ArticleDads Can Do It Too- Being Primary: Guest Blog from a Former Client
I am a dad of 3 daughters. No big deal, right? There are lots of dads with daughters. I am single. Still no big deal. With the divorce rate so high, there are plenty of divorced dads with daughters....
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