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If you are getting ready to file your taxes for the first time after your divorce or final custody order, there are important things to consider such as the child credit, transfer taxes on real estate and retirement accounts and deductions for spousal support. Read on to see what information we’ve gathered for you. First, we […]
Listening to Others Every Parental Alienation case has one thing in common: every case is different. Often the Alienator suffers from some type of narcissistic personality disorder; but, not always. Amy J. L. Baker describes in her book, ”adult children of parental alienation syndrome,” the prevalence of narcissism in alienating parents. If the alienating parent portrays narcissistic […]
In a divorce, all assets and debts are equitably divided. Equitably means fairly; most often, that means equally. When it comes to your cars with similar values, you each get to keep your car; not that difficult. When it comes to dividing a business, it gets complicated for a host of reasons. Let’s discuss some of those […]
Parental Alienation cases: experts debate if it’s Parental Alienation, or an actual syndrome called Parental Alienation Syndrome; some experts want to avoid all alienation terminology and call it Hostile Aggressive Parenting, and in the past, some experts coined some of the alienation as Sexual Allegations in Divorce (SAID syndrome). It seems that a lot of time, […]
Many parents experience some litigation prior to the entry of a custody order; nearly all parents experience some disagreement about the terms of parenting time. Some parents even experienced the stress of a protracted custody trial. Contrary to these disputes, parents usually agree to joint legal custody, and when parents are concerned about sharing their […]
From start to finish, a military divorce is different, but at the same time quite similar. The similarity to a ‘regular’ divorce may create some comfort which in turn may create some pitfalls. Before You Start… The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) affords service members with some benefits that are not provided to civilians. For […]
You are a mom or a dad, you were happily married, but definitely not a marathon runner. We’re here to tell you that if you are reading this blog, you started your marathon, or you may be starting your marathon soon. Not only are you running a marathon, but you are also going to do […]
Stop in Your Tracks… Why Are You Fighting? Undoubtedly, you’ve had this happen. You go round and round. He mentions that time when you did that… She angrily mentions the time when he went there… And somewhere in the process, for a fleeting moment, you wonder how this fight started. Often, that subject seems inconsequential […]
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 realize the significant impact of the daycare […]