Traverse City, MI
Divorce and separation Lawyer at Traverse City, MI
Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation, Family ... +11 more
OUTCOME: Client school choice and school schedule choice granted.
Client with shared custody prevailed in dispute over school choice, despite pychological evaluation that favored co-parent. Evidence of client's ability to facilitate pursuant to factor j and which de ... monstrated lack of candor or credibility of co-parent carried the day.
OUTCOME: Client school choice and preferred parenting schedule granted
Client with shared custody prevailed in dispute over school choice where parents lived approximate 5 hours apart, despite pychological evaluation that recommended other parent as school year parent. E ... vidence of client's ability to facilitate pursuant to factor j and co-parent's lack of candor and lack of credibility carried the day.
OUTCOME: Mom awarded sole custody; Dad's parenting time changed to supervised.
Father did not demonstrate any action or interest in being joint decision maker and was not involved in child's education or medical decision making. Unsupervised alternate weekend parenting time modi ... fied to supervised parenting time at agency, Father's significant other found not to be appropriate supervisor.
OUTCOME: Dad awarded primary physical, Mom's parenting time reduced 54 overnights; mom to enroll in parenting classes; no smoking, no drugs and co-parenting counseling ordered.
Joint legal, joint physical custody with parenting time in blocks of 3 or 4 overnights was modified after Mom denied parenting time to Dad; moved approximately 9x in 18 months; didn't administer medica ... tion as directed; failed to maintain sanitary living conditions while abusing substances and not maintaining employment. Proper cause established to review custody and parenting time. Clear and convincing evidence to modify custody to Dad.
OUTCOME: Prevailed! Motion for Summary Disposition Pursuant to MCR 2.116(C)(8) Granted and client awarded reimbursement of legal fees.
Paternity action involving toddler and biological parents in different states. Following establishment of specific parenting schedule for non-custodial parent, parent from another state filed repeated ... submissions seeking to modify custody, escalating effort through bad faith pleadings attacking custodial parent at considerable expense. Filed Motion for Summary Disposition and for Reimbursement of Legal Fees to Client.
OUTCOME: Motion Granted. Supervised Exchanges, no overnight parenting time and sole legal and physical custody granted to client.
Successfully represented client to obtain sole legal primary physical custody of children who were subjected to alleged emotional and physical harm by joint legal and joint physical custodial parent af ... ter trial.
OUTCOME: Joint physical custody restored to client and PPO terminated with client protected by Mutual Restraining Order - and he needed it!
Client's former wife obtained Ex Parte Order terminating joint physical custody, granting former spouse primary custody, and providing supervised parenting time to client on allegations client alleged ... were false. Former spouse also obtained ex parte personal protection order. Through investigation and due diligence, the Court was provided with facts which persuaded the Court to vacate its ex parte Order, re-establishing joint physical custody and equal parenting schedule to client. Opposing counsel was persuaded to terminate PPO issued against client into Mutual Restraining Order, effectively protecting my client.
OUTCOME: Victory for client and child; co-parenting counseling and access to records by co-parent.
Client with sole custody with teen child with behavioral challenges faced with Motion to Modify Custody filed by parent who had recently reentered child's life after lengthy absence. Motion for Summary ... Disposition to dismiss filed for client, which was ultimately granted, after close of evidence and court determined child's difficulties not related to client.
OUTCOME: Neutral Fiduciary appointed Conservator; Over $25,000. in fees recovered for client.
Clients effort to protect alleged incapacitated parent attacked, resulting in unnecessary legal expense to client. Recovered over $25,000. in legal fees for client and protection of parent's financial ... affairs.
OUTCOME: Wife received home; custody and spousal support she wanted. Said process was painless and happy with outcome.
Mother of 2 married to Husband who had affair and wanted to be sure she and children would be okay. Husband not motivated. Wife felt she worked morning to night to make things happen. Great deal of ... frustration.
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