Child Custody & Visitation Michigan
The Michigan 100-Mile Rule: How to Legally Relocate with Your Child
When life changes due to a new job opportunity, military deployment, or a new marriage, you may need to relocate. However, if you share custody of your child in Michigan, packing u...
Michigan Parenting Plans for Traveling Professionals: Truck Drivers, Pilots, and Travel Nurses
When your career requires you to be hundreds or thousands of miles away from Michigan for weeks at a time, maintaining a standard child custody schedule is impossible. A typical Fr...
Joint Legal Custody Deadlocks in Michigan: Resolving Medical, Educational, and Religious Disputes
Joint legal custody requires co-parents to work together to make major decisions regarding their child's welfare. In an ideal world, parents can compromise. But what happens when y...
Child Custody for Shift Workers in Michigan: Schedules for Nurses, Police, and Firefighters
Standard custody schedules-like alternating weekends and Wednesday night dinners-were built for parents who work 9-to-5 desk jobs. If you are a police officer in Detroit, a firefig...
Enforcing Parenting Time in Michigan: What to Do If Your Ex Withholds the Child
Few things are more frustrating and heartbreaking than showing up for your scheduled court-ordered visitation only to have your ex-spouse refuse to hand over the child. Whether the...
At What Age Can a Child Choose Which Parent to Live With in Michigan?
A very common myth in Michigan is that once a child turns 12 years old, they can walk into a courtroom, pack their bags, and decide which parent they want to live with. This is com...