by John Bain | May 7, 2015 | Divorce, marital property, property settlement, separate property
If you are thinking of filing for divorce it is important that you understand your rights prior to filing for a divorce. On short term marriages the court will usually award each party the property that they owned prior to the divorce and will split what was...
by John Bain | Apr 28, 2015 | agreement, Divorce, marital assets, pre-nuptial, prenuptial, separate property, Spousal Support, will
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...
by bainlawadmin | Jun 7, 2012 | Blog, Divorce, family counselor, inheritance, marital property, passive income, pre-nuptial, prenuptial, probate court, property settlement, referee, Respondent, second marriage, separate property, Spousal Support, will
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...
by bainlawadmin | May 4, 2012 | active income, appeals court, Blog, commingled, marital property, passive income, separate property
I. Marital vs Separate Property Ayres v Ayres, unpublished opinion per curiam of the Michigan Court of Appeals, decided December 22, 2011 (Docket No. 297989), on appeal from Otsego County Each party owned a piece of real estate at the time of the marriage, but...
