by Jeff Murphy | Alimony, Child Support, Mediation, Spousal Support
Now there is an interesting title for a man who makes his living as a divorce mediator! One of my mediator colleagues told me the other day that a former client of hers had been heard at the Family Court telling the referee that she (the mediator) hadn’t...
by Jeff Murphy | Alimony, Child Support, Custody, Mediation
The March 2011 issue of the Michigan Family Law Journal features an article by Carole Chiamp, a Detroit mediator and attorney, that compares the outcomes of 400 divorce cases; half of which were mediatied and the other half litigated. There are several useful...
by Jeff Murphy | Child Support
On its face, calculating child support might seem to be a simple matter. Go to the Michigan Child Support Formula online, plug in the actual incomes of each party, calculate the number of overnights, adjust for union dues, child care, health insurance, etc., and up...
