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Grandparent Child Custody & Visitation Rights In Michigan
Michigan does not grant grandparents as many custody and visitation rights as the legal parent, though it definitely still is possible to see the child. It is assumed in Michigan that the legal parent is mentally healthy enough to decide whether or not the child should be able to see their grandparents and that it…
Read More What To Do When Your Spouse Asks For A Divorce
Whether you’re expecting it or not, if your spouse asks for a divorce, it can hit you like a ton of bricks. When you marry, the intention is that it is for the rest of your life, and when that plan changes, it can cause a lot of heartbreak and pain. Whilst you’re processing your…
Read More Helping Your Child Through Divorce
Getting a divorce can be one of the most heart wrenching experiences for the couple, but think about the impact it can have on the children. Regardless of their age, divorce can impact children in a lot of ways, and those ways may not always be so visible. It’s important to remember the impact it…
Read More 4 Signs It’s Time To Consider A Divorce
Deciding if you should file for divorce can be a long and worrisome process, but there are some key signs that it’s time you should be having that serious discussion with your spouse. Whether you’re starting to make the decision and begin discussions yourself, or you’re both discussing a collaborative divorce, we’ve put together some…
Read More When The “Nothing Was Going To Happen” Happens: Morley’s The Hague Abduction Convention
Moody: I want Mahtob to grow up here.Betty Mahmoody: No!Moody: I think she should become a Muslim!Betty Mahmoody: No! No![pauses]Betty Mahmoody: You lied to me. You lied to me! You held the Koran and you swore to me that nothing was going to happen. You were planning this all the time. You lied to me!–…
Read More Doing Wonderful Things With Technology: Olson & O’Connor’s Electronic Discovery For Small Cases
The first rule of any technology used in a business is that automation applied to an efficient operation will magnify the efficiency. The second is that automation applied to an inefficient operation will magnify the inefficiency. -Bill Gates Technology is nothing. What’s important is that you have a faith in people, that they’re basically…
Read More Still Trying To Win: Stern & Saltzburg’s Trying Cases To Win, And Other Resources For Success
Good heavens, are you still trying to win? You’ve got an over-developed sense of vengeance. It’s going to get you in trouble someday.–Count Rugen, The Princess Bride (1987) This month, we will focus on being effective in and out of the divorce and family law courtroom. The resources available to us will tackle litigation, mediation,…
Read More And The Truth Shall Set You Free: Ravdin’s Premarital Agreements And Turner & Morgan’s Attacking And Defending Marital Agreements
Fletcher: Uh, huh, and it says here you were born in 1964, but that’s not true either is it? Is it! Samantha: No. Fletcher: Please tell the court what’s on your birth certificate under Date of Birth. Dana: Your honor, I object. What does this have to do with anything? Judge Stevens: Overruled. Mrs. Cole,…
Read More Not Getting Things All Muddled Up: Buckley’s The Lawyer’s Essential Guide To Writing, Oster’s Writing Shorter Legal Documents, And Graham Tebo’s Shakespeare For Lawyers
“Ransomed? What’s that?” “I don’t know. But that’s what they do. I’ve seen it in books; and so of course that’s what we’ve got to do.” “But how can we do it if we don’t know what it is?” “Why, blame it all, we’ve GOT to do it. Don’t I tell you it’s in the…
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