I recently bought a small farm in MI. My father-in-law is retired and has a fixed income.

You really do not need to do anything from an estate planning point of view. Right now you have the most flexibility. Doing anything, for...

Who, specifically, hired the lawyer? You? The trustee? Both of you? (Easiest way to tell -- who paid?) If you hired the lawyer, you might...

What happens when a soon to be ex husband doesn't follow a court order?

Do you have a lawyer? The best advice that you will get is from your lawyer. If you don't have one, you should consider hiring one. What is the...

I want to know how to find out if i am divorced.

You do have to get divorced before you remarry. Michigan law says that a marriage is void if one of the parties is married at the time of the new...

Do i need legal documents??

Not sure what you are asking. Is your father in prison? The father of the children? What are you trying to protect against? One answer might be...

After eight years of marriage do a person have to change there last name back.

This is not the sort of question that can be answered here. You REALLY need to talk to your own lawyer. Your lawyer can tell you what you are...

In Michigan, do we have to wait a certain length of time after filing for a divorce to file permanent custody stipulation?

If one of you gets a lawyer, the lawyer can help you with entering a temporary order concerning custody. I assume one of you will be paying child...

Is a contracted between me & my wife, & we are going to file for divorce, be legal if we both singed 3 copies and had witnesses

While you and your soon to be ex can enter into the contract, divorce courts are courts of equity and are not necessarily bound by the contract. ...

Estate planning documents can be almost anywhere. And some people plan and some do not. Some people make property joint with others in order to...

Legal separation

Lawyers are trained to use words very precisely. Lay people frequently do not use the words so precisely, either because the person does not...