Recently, you learned the court awarded you and your soon-to-be-ex-spouse joint custody of your shared child. How do you make this arrangement work to everyone's benefit? Parents magazine offers rules for making the most of joint child custody. Get insight on...
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How does joint custody benefit your child?
When Michigan parents like you decide to split, you have many decisions ahead. A lot of them revolve around your child. What do you want your parenting to look like in the future? What form of custody should you go for? Many studies show that joint or shared custody...
What are Michigan’s standard parenting time guidelines?
It is always ideal if you and your spouse can come to an agreement about child custody and parenting time matters, but if you cannot, the judge will step in and make the decisions for you. When this happens, he or she may use the state's parenting time guidelines. ...
How to let the kids know about divorce
When parents decide to get a divorce, the thought of having to tell the kids may seem overwhelming and stressful. Although it may be tempting to brush off the conversation, it is important to plan for what to say. Divorce is hard enough for children, but the whole...
Why society benefits when dads become more engaged parents
When it comes to raising a family, women take on most of the responsibilities even when they work outside of the home. The few exceptions involve instances where fathers work from home or opt to become stay-at-home dads. In fact, more fathers have decided to take on...
Does the mother always get the kids?
Historically, fathers did not normally end up with custody of their children after a divorce. However, many things have changed in the modern family courtroom, and the rights of fathers are one of these things. One of the most important changes has been the switch...
Parental alienation can destroy a parent-child relationship
Even if each spouse recognizes that ending a marriage is the right course of action, divorce is rarely pleasant. If you and your ex-spouse do not get along, however, your divorce may have been downright brutal. Now that it is over, the two of you can focus on...
Finding a custody arrangement for your family
When you and your spouse get a divorce, you usually have to figure out a custody arrangement. There are many different ways a court might award custody. It is important to understand the different arrangements, as well as what might be in the best interests of your...
Rights and responsibilities for Michigan fathers
Even in cases where parents have divorced or never married, the father has the right to spend time with his children. For married parents, the husband is automatically the child's legal father. Unmarried fathers must take steps to establish legal paternity in...
What are the requirements for a supervised child parenting time in Michigan?
The Michigan courts find it to be of best interest that even in the case of a divorce, your children should maintain a good relationship with both parents. But when you have a mental illness, addiction, or become a present danger to the child physically, mentally, or...