When a legal matter affects your family, it requires careful attention. Family law encompasses a wide range of issues that families encounter, and if you find yourself facing such an issue, an experienced family law lawyer near you is standing by to help. Â
Matters Addressed by Family Law Lawyers
Family law addresses all the terms of a divorce, including:Â
Family law focuses on these concerns during divorce, outside of marriage and divorce (for parenting arrangements and child support involving unmarried parents), and in terms of post-divorce modifications (other than the division of marital property).Â
Michigan is known as an equitable distribution state, which means that the assets you and your spouse acquire over the course of your marriage must be divided between you equitably (or fairly in relation to the relevant circumstances) in the event of divorce. While this division of assets is often one of the most contested divorce terms, factors that tend to make it even more so include:Â
A skilled family law lawyer near you can help address these issues and more in divorce negotiations.
Michigan addresses child custody in terms of physical custody, or where the children will live, and legal custody, or parental decision-making authority.
Often, both parents will share legal custody. Parents can also divide it according to the kind of decisions being made, assign one parent as the tie-breaking authority, or make one parent solely responsible. The types of decisions involved relate to matters such as:Â
Physical custody refers to the parenting schedules assigned to you and your children’s other parent. The basic options include one of you becoming the primary custodial parent (who has the children for the majority of overnights) or both of you dividing your time with the children more equally. Â
Child support is determined according to a state calculation methodology, and while multiple factors are involved, the primary concerns include the number of overnights each of you has with the children and each of your incomes. Generally, even if you and your children’s other parent share parenting time equally, the parent who earns more will very likely pay child support to the other. Â
Alimony, or spousal support, is only relevant in those situations in which one spouse doesn’t have the financial resources to support themselves post-divorce, and the other has the financial means to help the recipient gain greater financial independence (through further education or the attainment of job skills). Â
The trusted family law lawyers at Lucido & Manzella, P.C. recognize the serious nature of your family law concerns and are committed to helping you obtain a favorable resolution. For more information on how we may be able to assist you, please don’t wait to contact us today.
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