07/ 25
Though Illinois divorce law applies no matter how long you are married, dissolution of a long-term marriage presents unique challenges. The longer the duration of your relationship, the more complicated it can be to identify marital property, divvy up shared assets, and address spousal support. When you also have minor children it is also essential to consider the key issues…
12/ 18
Divorce is complicated—especially so for professionals who own their own practice. This raises an important question: Can a professional practice be split in a divorce in Michigan? The short answer is, "it depends on what you mean." Michigan law largely prevents courts from splitting a professional practice in half, but a professional practice may be deemed a marital asset that…
07/ 23
The Michigan Department of Health & Human Services reports that approximately 20,000 couples get divorced in the state each year. Although divorce is relatively common, that does not make it any less hard to go through one yourself. You need to be prepared for the process—and one of the best things you can do is to set up a confidential…
03/ 14
It is difficult to imagine being fully prepared to end your marriage from an emotional standpoint, but you know that taking certain steps will help get ready to file for divorce in Michigan. According to the American Institute of Stress, divorce ranks second in terms of the most anxiety-inducing experiences of a person’s lifetime – falling after the death of…
03/ 01
When you think about how age affects divorce rates in Michigan, you probably assume that more younger people end their marriages compared to older couples. This assumption may have been true at one time, but data from the Pew Research Center reveals that rates are on the rise related to the phenomenon termed “gray” divorce. Today, the number of individuals…
12/ 27
Divorce causes people to do many things they otherwise would not, and one of those is hiding assets. Spouses do this to protect the assets from being divided during property division hearings, and so they can leave the divorce with that property intact. Hiding assets during the divorce process is against the law, as both spouses are expected to provide…
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