Across the country, demand for real estate has been on the rise even while supply has been hard to come by for most buyers. Here in Michigan, the market remains incredibly competitive, with many buyers receiving multiple offers within hours of their home hitting the...

Most Michigan couples that divorce when they have children will wind up sharing custody. A parenting plan helps establish each of your specific responsibilities to the children and to one another. Including the right information in your parenting plan can help set you...

You spent more than $15,000 on your spouse’s engagement ring. It’s a beautiful piece, but it’s also a major financial investment. Many people drive cars that are worth less than that ring. When your spouse files for divorce, you want to get the ring back. Can you do...

When you started your business, you were already married, and your spouse was very supportive. The business flourished over the next five years, but your marriage didn’t. It takes a lot of work to bring in over a million dollars a year in revenue, and you’re proud of...

Divorce requires more planning than you might initially expect, both emotionally and logistically. You will not simply wake up one morning dissatisfied with your marriage and decide to file for divorce later that day. Instead, you'll probably go through different...

It’s looking like 2021 will be the year you and your spouse finally end your marriage. You anticipate that it will be a rather straightforward process because the two of you have a prenuptial agreement. However, when you dig it out of your files and look it over, you...

When you get a financial inheritance from your parents, it can change your life. That sudden influx of money may give you enough to retire, start your own business or merely feel secure in the fact that your financial future is protected.  To keep it this way, if...

If you’re planning to tell your spouse you want a divorce or you anticipate that they’re considering one, you may put some money aside in a bank account in your name.  It can be wise to do that –- particularly if you’re concerned that your spouse could clean out your...

Every family will have unique concerns that make their divorce proceedings different than those of others. Even someone else in a marriage that might seem similar on paper due to income, family size and the ages of the couple divorcing will likely have a very...

Divorce will change your life in many ways. From where you live to your financial circumstances, you should expect to make a variety of high-level changes in the immediate future. Post-divorce, you’re expected to abide by the terms and conditions of any and all...