by Jeff Murphy | Custody, Divorce, Holiday Parenting Advice, Mediation
Are you and your spouse planning to divorce? Do you have young children who could be devastated by this? How are you going to establish a parenting plan that will put their interests before your own? (If you don’t, the Court will.) To help insure that you and...
by Jeff Murphy | Custody, Holiday Parenting Advice
This is just a quick reminder. If you have a judgment of divorce or a settlement agreement that sets out in detail the Christmas and winter break schedule for the children, then you need to confirm with your ex NOW that he/she is not arbitrarily changing your...
by admin | Alimony, Child Support, Custody, Elder Law, Family Law, Holiday Parenting Advice, Spousal Support
It seems these days that everyone I know wants to be a mediator. That’s fine. Mediation is a more civilized way to resolve disputes, including divorce and elder care family problems, than a knock-down, dragged out court battle. As a West Michigan mediator...
by Jeff Murphy | Custody, Holiday Parenting Advice, Marriage counseling, Mediation
In my last blog, I talked about using emails, etc., to communicate with your ex about parenting scheduling and conflicts. The idea, which came from a November 25, 2012 article in the New York Times (Kramer.com v Kramer.com), was designed to avoid disagreement, (to put...
by Jeff Murphy | Custody, Holiday Parenting Advice, Mediation
Late last November, the New York Times ran an article on the front page of its Style Section (nytimes.com 11/25/2012) entitled Kramer.com v Kramer.com. The gist of the piece was that unlike the old days when mothers were just about assured of being awarded primary or...
