Over the years I have had received calls from people upset because their fiancee wanted them to sign a prenuptial agreement. I have also received calls from people who were worried about protecting their assets in case their marriage ended in divorce. Prenuptial ageements are valid and binding in Michigan. People who are getting married [...]
General Discussion on Property Division in a Michigan Divorce for My Clients in Wayne, Oakland, and Livingston County
The property division in a divorce in Michigan is based on many factors. Usually when I interview a client I ask my prospective client what he or she owned on the date of the marriage and what they own today. A major factor in the split involves the length of the marriage for reason that [...]
Antenuptial and Prenuptial ageements in Novi, Plymouth, Howell, Brighton, Wixom, South Lyon, and Mildford
Ante-nuptial agreements also know as pre-nuptial agreements are enforceable in Michigan. The case that supports this statement is Rinvelt v Rinvelt, 190 Mich App 372, 475 NW2d 478 (1991). The court supported the theory that couples should think through the financial aspects of their marriage beforehand ant that this would foster strength and permanency in that [...]