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Yesterday, September 12, 2019, the Court of Appeals issued a published opinion reversing a change of custody that was ordered by an Ionia County judge. This means that the little three-year-old girl was living with mom, then she moved to dad’s custody, and now due to what we believe were technical errors made by dad, the child […]
So much in life is about expectations. We become angry when our expectations aren’t met. When parents live separated, they usually develop different routines, different lifestyles, and when confronted with the other parent’s differences, frustrations abound. We’ve listed some of the conflicts we repeatedly saw last school year and what could be reasonable resolutions to those […]
It’s that time of year again: the first day of school for kids; sports teams meet again; book clubs meet again, and we are reminded again that structure and routine have its benefits. After a divorce, the structure and routine are destroyed. In the past, mom fixed the lunches in the evening; dad got the kids […]
Our Paws Puppy Our firm is excited to announce the addition of a new firm member. Woodruff, who sometimes goes by Woody, but when he’s too aggressively pursuing his interests is called Woodruff Penfold, III. We have been blessed and as a firm wanted to give back to our community and decided to train Woodruff, our PAWS […]
Mom and daughter seemingly enjoying their collected child support in a MSN news article A recent news article claimed that “[m]other, 73, wins child support for her 52-year-old daughter after her ‘deadbeat ex’ who fled to Canada when their child was just three years old finally returns to the US”. The article shows happy mom with daughter lounging […]
Divorce After Age 50 According to Pew research, the divorce rate of adults ages 50 and older has roughly doubled since the 1990s. And just because more baby boomers made the choice to separate, it does not mean that it’s any easier. After nearly three decades of practice, our firm has compiled a list of […]
It Sometimes is Not That Easy to Leave an Abusive Relationship Domestic violence victims, or more precisely referred to as Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) victims, nearly always report that when they met, they thought that their partner was attentive, caring and basically the nicest date they’d ever had. It isn’t that the victim was wrong […]
Getting divorced is often a difficult, stressful and painful situation that can have lasting consequences for everyone involved. That’s particularly true for couples with children, who will have a number of decisions to make about where the kids should live and how they should be cared for and raised. Even when child custody and support issues are […]
Divorce is a common occurrence that can stem from a wide variety of factors, including family, money, career, personal and other issues. For some reason, however, couples seem to be calling it quits more frequently in one area of Michigan than elsewhere. More than 20 percent of all residents 15 or older in the City […]
The separation of church and state is a principle that dates back to the early days of the United States and is often mistakenly believed to be part of the First Amendment of the Constitution. The concept stands for the proposition that government should not be intertwined with religion by putting its stamp of approval […]