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A joint custody bill that died in the Michigan legislature last year could get another look in 2019. That’s likely to prompt a new debate about the possible impact on victims of domestic abuse. The Michigan Shared Custody Act would create a presumption that divorcing parents will share custody of […]
Category: Custody
Same-Sex Couple vs. Sperm Donor in Child Visitation Battle
February 28, 2019 Custody
Same-sex couples looking to have children often consider turning to services like adoption or in vitro fertilization. What’s out of the ordinary is when a sperm donor demands that he has parental rights. Jermaine Walker is locked in a court battle with Dian Stephens and Connie Brown over a nine-year-old […]
Will a divorce protect your child from your alcoholic spouse?
February 11, 2019 Custody
February 11-17 is Children of Alcoholics week. During this week, we and the National Association for Children of Alcoholics (NCADD) would like to bring awareness to the hidden problem of alcoholism and the support available to those families. When one parent abuses alcohol or other substances, it will take a […]
The Not-So-Straightforward Element of Child Support: Daycare
December 19, 2018 Custody
Michigan has adopted a child support formula. The guidelines start out pretty clear: “the court must order child support in the amount determined by this formula”. With the available software implementing the formula, calculating child support can be quite straightforward. But, then there is daycare; and most parents do not […]