by Van Den Heuvel Law Office Learning that your spouse is having an affair is extremely difficult. For some, the betrayal is too much to overcome and the affair results in a divorce. After making the decision to divorce, you may wonder if you can use your spouse’s actions against them to secure a more favorable settlement. […]

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by Van Den Heuvel Law Office In order to make a divorce final, a judgment of divorce must be drafted and ordered by the court. One of the mandatory sections, which must be included in the judgment of divorce, is property division. Here, the court orders the division of real property, personal property, and marital debt. What is […]

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by Van Den Heuvel Law Office As parents, we deal with numerous responsibilities on a daily basis to ensure the safety, health, and emotional well being of our children. When it comes to disputes involving child custody, it is often unthinkable to imagine that you would not be there to provide the care, love, and support […]

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by Van Den Heuvel Law Office It was once impossible for grandparents to petition the court for child custody in the event that the parents of the child got a divorce. In 2005, however, the Michigan legislature signed the Grandparent Visitation Bill into law. The new law allows for grandparents, under certain circumstances, to request visitation time. Unfortunately, doing so […]

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