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I recently had the opportunity to record an episode of The Divorce Lab with Jim Chryssikos, J.D., Carri Goldring, CDLP, and Mark Ivezaj, CDFA. We…

We all have heard of situations where one spouse wants the divorce, and the other one doesn’t. In these situations, the spouse who wants the…

We all can agree: first impressions matter. That’s why beginning the divorce process by serving your spouse with documents that say you VERSUS them is…

I have had the pleasure of working for several years with an amazing mortgage expert named Carri Goldring. She is a Certified Divorce Lending Professional…

When I talk to potential family law clients, I often find that one of the aspects of their cases that they have the most apprehension…

Get ready for some new Collaborative Professionals to hit the scene in Michigan! The Collaborative Practice Institute of Michigan (CPIM) held its annual Introductory and…

With the annual UofM vs. MSU football game coming up this weekend, it got me thinking about the concept of “teams” and how it relates…

It has been a long, strange trip for filing documents in Wayne County’s Family Division since the pandemic started. When the Clerk’s office closed, it…

I had previously described how Wayne County Circuit Court had went to an email-based form of e-Filing for domestic relations cases, due to the Court…

If you read the Detroit Free Press, you may have seen their front-page article last week that shined light on a crisis faced by anyone…

I am proud to announce that I have been chosen as a Michigan Super Lawyer for the third straight year. This comes after four years…

A few weeks ago, I heard a term called “Decision Fatigue” that I thought described very well what a lot of us are experiencing a…

I recently had the opportunity to appear on the 52 Pearls of Wisdom Podcast, hosted by Pearl Planning’s Melissa Joy, a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst…

I was recently asked what is the most important factor in determining whether a divorce goes smoothly or becomes a disaster, and I didn’t hesitate:…

Pursuing a divorce case in court and the physical distancing required to limit the spread of the coronavirus have proven to mix like oil and…

This is an absolutely crazy time for everyone. Businesses are closed. People are being laid off. We are cooped up inside of our houses. No…