Law Blog

Many a divorcing spouse has attempted to psychologically destabilize the other spouse. Gaslighting is perhaps the most common example of this abusive conduct. How do you know if you are being gaslit by your spouse?

Some addiction recovery therapists are endorsing a new form of sobriety known as "California Sober". This approach to sobriety involves moderate therapeutic use of marijuana and mushrooms. What are the risks of this Cali-style approach to long-term sobriety.

High-conflict child custody cases sometimes feature cross-motions for child custody in family court. This post breaks down this tricky parenting situation.

The only state to outlaw surrogacy agreements, Michigan's legislature is considering a raft of intriquing new legislation to update surrogacy laws in our state.

Family court judges are faced with making tough decisions every day. Because they take jurisdiction over litigants' children, they are exposed to ridicule, harm, even death. This post examines a case involving the murder of a judge at the hands of a litigant who lost custody of his children

When a party to a divorce has a pending personal injury settlement, the proceeds can be treated as marital property subject to division. Divorce litigants must take care to properly structure their injury settlement.

Family court judges often decide the custody disputes of unwed couples. When the couple is famous, the custody decision gets a lot of attention. Exhibit A: Elon Musk's three children with Claire Boucher.

Former President Trump's damages trial in the New York civil fraud case has put the enforcement tool of receiverships in the daily lexicon. As Trump's damages trial gets cranked up this week, we examine the use of this tool in the family court context to enforce a divorce property settlement.

The SCOTUS has agreed to take a look at a case that pits government requlation of firearms against an individual's right to bear arms. Does it matter that the individual in question is under a civil restraining order.

When a parent has a valid medical marijuana certification, a family court cannot condition that parent's parenting time on clean drug screens. We have seen both sides of this coin in the family courts.