When parents are separated or divorced, it is not uncommon for there to be tension and mistrust between them. In fact, tension, mistrust and even serious and bitter conflict are usually byproducts of a relationship that has deteriorated. My experience …
I often wonder why, when two people get divorced, yet parented together while they were married, they suddenly can't parent together anymore. Is the anger so great that one parent can't see past it or around it? Is the resentment …
Once again, Mediate Michigan LLC wants you to give the gift of peace this holiday season. We are pleased to announce that you can purchase instant gift certificates good toward any of our mediation services. Certificates may be purchased in …
The Michigan Supreme Court has issued a unanimous opinion that says a loss of parental rights doesn’t automatically mean a person can stop paying child support. The justices wrote that a parent can be ordered to support a child financially …
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Hunting for three beautiful boys whose parents were in a nasty custody battle can turn deadly. The Michigan police chief Larry Weeks is heading the investigation for three brothers who have been missing since Thanksgiving. The boys' father, John Skelton, …
The often brutal process of a divorce brings a family stress and pain equal to a death of a close family member, affecting everyone, but nobody more deeply, traumatically and irreversibly than the children. Divorce, while sometimes necessary, is rarely …
When it comes to children of divorce, as hard as it may be, you don’t want the holidays to be a time that they dread. “Yeah, the holidays have a rich tradition with my family. It’s when Mom and Dad …
When your ex derails Xmas, bite your tongue and think of the kids Read more »
The path to adulthood used to be clear — love, marriage, baby carriage — and no one embodied that more than America's working class. But today, for those with only a high school education, that order no longer holds; in …
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While more residents are dealing with financial constraints, married couples considering divorce are putting the idea farther down on their list of priorities. “All over the country, divorces are being held off,” said Cristi McMurdie, south Tempe attorney and mediator …
Reliance on divorce subsides with economy; new emphasis on attorney mediation services Read more »
Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, New Year’s — they can be a landmine for co-parents to navigate. Just-divorced exes, not yet settled into a co-parenting groove, especially may struggle with ironing out who will get the kids during the holidays and other …