I never expected my parents to split up. I know most children of divorce say that, but mine stuck it out all the way until I was in college. Sure, my dad slept in the guest room sometimes, but that's …
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Attorneys Dana Nessel and Nicole Childers will know in January whether the Michigan Supreme Court will hear a same-sex partnership child custody case involving their client, Renee Harmon. “In Michigan, over 10,000 children are being raised by same-sex partners,” explains …
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While Joe and I discussed ways to reconfigure our family, I began to hear about others who had attempted atypical arrangements. In one case, a couple had bought houses kitty-corner from each other, and they and their new partners and …
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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Here’s some more evidence of how divorce is utterly devastating to one’s financial life – and the financial lives of one’s family. According to a study published in the December Journal of Family Issues, the financial burden of college falls …
If you are one of those divorced persons who has a contentious relationship with their ex, be ever so careful that you do not let it impact the well-being of the children you are parenting together. Unfortunately, children are almost …
In 2008, we co-founded CoParenting101.org after friends and colleagues repeatedly praised us for being the "poster children" for divorce. We wish we could have been the poster children for successful marriage, but it didn't work out that way. Because we've …
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What's happening to Tamar Ingber's furniture is something of a metaphor for what's happening to her life. After the 22-year-old moved back to her father's house in Loveland from Philadelphia this summer, she converted the basement into a graphic arts …
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, …