Milford team helps clients rebuild lives after divorce or death in the family
When you are going through a life event as traumatic as divorce or a death in the family, you want a support system you can trust. Besides friends and family, you want the professionals you hire to be aggressive about... Read More →
5 reasons to consult an attorney when you sell a house
The real estate market in Southeastern Michigan is active. With Spring (hopefully) around the corner, For Sale signs will begin popping up in front yards like so many crocus and daffodils. Selling real estate can be a tricky legal business.... Read More →
$1B divorce settlement highlights appreciation factors
Typically, when determining division of assets in divorce proceedings, the courts split marital earnings equitably. In the case of a one-income family, it is presumed that while one spouse was off making decisions, directing, advising and earning on the job,... Read More →
Rising Home Values Make Divorce Financially Feasible
Want the good news or bad news first? Well, in this case, it’s like the old joke goes – The good news is: property assessment values are up. The bad news is: property assessment values are up. For those concerned... Read More →
Property Division Can Be addressed in Post-Nuptial Agreement
On behalf of Kathryn Wayne-Spindler & Associates, PC posted in Property Division on Wednesday, February 18, 2015. Divorce, unfortunately, can be traumatizing from an emotional standpoint. However, losing one’s most valued assets to a soon-to-be-ex as a result of a property division conflict in a divorce... Read More →
Infidelity and Divorce
Suspicion is on the smartphone, proof is on paper There’s a significant difference between knowing that your spouse is cheating and proving it in court. Proving infidelity can have an impact on the outcome of your divorce. Although Michigan is... Read More →
Dividing Digital Marital Property Assets in Divorce
Time was, dividing the CDs (or to step even farther back in time, vinyl albums) after a breakup or divorce was intense. Something about music brings out the nostalgia of lost love. Memories well up when one hears “our song.”... Read More →
What to do with unwanted engagement rings?
Posted on behalf of Kathryn Wayne-Spindler & Associates in Property Division on Nov. 13, 2014. In Michigan, it is a well-documented understanding that post-divorce, the engagement ring, given in promise of marriage by a man to his future bride, belongs to... Read More →