Do you want to have sole custody of your child? To have sole custody, in the truest sense of the word, you will need to obtain both full physical custody and full legal custody. The differences between these two types of child custody are significant in terms of what...
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Setting The Rules For Resolving Post-Divorce Parenting Disputes
If you're raising your child as a single co-parent and sharing the parenting responsibilities with the mother or father of your child, you may not always see eye-to-eye with the other parent. In some cases, a parental disagreement like this could blow up into a...
When Single Parents Want To Vacation With Their Children
It's time to start planning for your next summer vacation, and if you're a single parent, it means you may need to check in with the other parent of your child before you finalize your plans. In order to make sure your summer vacation is a success, you may also want...
When Can I Move To A New State With My Child?
If a job opportunity in another state presents itself, a Michigan parent might be tempted to move to that state with his or her child. However, due to the nature of child custody laws, the process of getting permission to move with a child could involve a few legal...
Convicted Rapist Awarded Custody Of His Child
A 27-year-old convicted rapist has received joint legal custody and parenting time regarding his 8-year-old son. According to court records, the man raped the mother of his son nine years ago. According to the mother's attorney, the 27-year-old father was never...
Could Michigan Soon Have An Automatic 50-50 Custody Bill?
Michigan parents may want to take note of House Bill 4691, the Michigan Shared Parenting Act. This bill -- which offers automatic 50-50 custody to divorcing parents -- could become a state law. Last Friday, an activist group in favor of the proposed measure gathered...
International Child Custody Disputes: Here’s What You Should Know
International child custody disputes are particularly more likely to happen to individuals who have lived overseas and had a baby with a foreign partner, or to individuals who have been married to a foreign spouse. If a dispute over child custody comes up, the foreign...