Over 12 months, the Andersen Law PC blog is spelling out the 12 steps of divorce. This month, we’re focusing on step 11: witnesses, pretrial deadlines and permanent orders. As we track the divorce process, we are also following two fictional divorcing couples making...
Over 12 months, the Andersen Law PC blog is spelling out the 12 steps of divorce. This month, we’re focusing on the final step: QDROs and other post-decree issues. As we track the divorce process, we are also following two fictional divorcing couples making their way...
If a person is considering filing for divorce at the end of the year, there are a lot of things at stake, and sometimes a person can end up spinning in circles deciding whether to file this year or next. I always tell my clients that they should live their life first...
Updated November 2025 Key Takeaways Co-parenting over the holidays can bring out the best — and sometimes the worst — in separated parents. Courts get flooded with “emergencies,” travel disputes, and last-minute drama that most judges don’t consider emergencies at...
Recently, a judge in Oakland County Michigan made national headlines for sending three children, ages 9, 10, and 15, to a juvenile facility after finding them in contempt of court for refusing to see their father. In an ongoing custody battle, the children refused to...