Family Law Blog

The Michigan Legislature is once again considering a joint custody requirement for divorced parents with children. House Bill 4691  would mandate that judges award joint custody and substantially equal parenting time, unless there is a preponderance of evidence of domestic violence. I

Appellate court incorporates Troxel v Granville definition of “fit” into Michigan’s Child Custody Act   A trial court’s finding that divorced parents were not “fit” was incorrect and, as a result, the Michigan Court of Appeals reversed a grandp

On January 1, 2017, numerous changes to the Michigan child support formula went into effect. The revisions not only update economic factors when calculating Michigan child support, but involve substantive changes, too. Here is an overview of the major changes. Retirement plan contribu

The stepparent adoption process just got simpler in cases of joint custody arrangements, now that Public Act 143 of 2016 has been signed into law. Stepparents in Michigan have sometimes had a difficult time adopting their stepchildren, which requires a termination of the other biologi

Michigan domestic relations laws will soon address cases of domestic violence and sexual assault, particularly as they relate custody and parenting-time proceedings. Public Acts 93, 94, 95 and 96 were recently signed into law and go into effect August 1, 2016. Here’s an overview of th