The Transitions Legal Blog
This Is What It’s Like to Work with a Divorce Lawyer
Some clients might wonder what to expect when working with a divorce lawyer. While your case is on your mind 24/7, your divorce lawyer has other cases simultaneously, so it’s helpful to know how the interactions will flow once you choose the lawyer you want to work...
How to Negotiate in a Divorce
There is no one outcome or way to negotiate for a divorce case, because every case is as different as the people pursuing the divorce. With that in mind, we must consider a variety of details when we negotiate the terms of a divorce. Here are some things to think...
Processing Divorce in Court during COVID… On Zoom?
It’s not news that we are in extraordinary times, with divorce court cases being held over video chat platforms like Zoom. I’ve been wondering how this experience is for clients who, for the time being, don’t have to stand in front of a judge in a hushed courtroom....
How Much Will You Get? Determining Child Support
In divorce cases litigated in Michigan, the amount of child support is determined by a formula developed by the State office of the Friend of the Court. In most cases, we have no say in the amount of support after providing documentation of income sources.What Is...
Building an Inspired Divorce Strategy to Achieve Your Desired Outcomes
Do you have a divorce strategy? A strategy is defined as a plan of action or policy designed to achieve a major or overall goal. When you begin working with a divorce lawyer, you will discuss the plan he or she recommends to proceed with your divorce. Those steps can...
Start a Divorce Case with the End in Mind
One reason I like Collaborative Divorce so much is that we begin the divorce case with an ideal outcome in mind. Usually, the divorcing parties want to be collegial and, if they are parents, work together once their marriage is legally over. With these goals, you make...