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Laurie Schmitt Family Law

W. Michigan family law specializing in Collaborative Divorce

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Welcome to our blog. Your guide to a wide variety of family law matters. If you cannot find the answers you need here, please contact us here or call us directly at 616.608.4634.

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Judgment of Divorce

What Is a Judgment Of Divorce

A Judgment of Divorce is the legal document that finalizes the divorce process. It is the written court order that ...
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Financial Verification Form

What Is a Domestic Relations Verified Financial Information Form In a Divorce?

In the State of Michigan, after you have filed a complaint for divorce, both parties are required to exchange financial ...
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Divorce Options

What Are My Divorce Options?

You are ready to move forward with a divorce. But you have no idea how to get started, and are ...
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Child Custody Mediation

How To Prepare For a Custody Mediation

All family law cases are difficult. However, custody cases can be the most challenging for parents. Whether your case is ...
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financial neutral

The Collaborative Divorce Process: What Is a Financial Neutral?

In the collaborative divorce process, we utilize the team approach. The team comprises of the clients, their respective attorneys, a ...
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Unmarried Parents

What Are The Rights of Unmarried Parents?

Common concerns for unmarried parents are custody, parenting time, and child support. If parents are not married, how do they ...
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Collaborative Participation Agmt

What Is The Collaborative Divorce Participation Agreement?

You and your spouse have decided to seek a divorce and have agreed to the collaborative divorce process. You have ...
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State of Michigan and child support

How Is Child Support Calculated In The State of Michigan?

In the State of Michigan, child support is established reviewing several factors.  These factors are entered into a software program, used ...
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Informed Decision Making

Informed Decision Making In A Divorce

There have been many times meeting with new clients that they state they want their divorce to be quick, simple, ...
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Communication with your attorney

Communication With Your Attorney

It is important in the early stages of your relationship with your attorney to understand and agree to the preferred ...
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Rules for Texting

Rules For Texting, Phone Calls and Social Media

If you have a contentious relationship with your soon-to-be ex, then the first statement I make to clients is to ...
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Divorce Time Frame

How Long Does It Take To Get A Divorce In Michigan?

Under Michigan law, if there are no minor children of the marriage, the mandatory wait period is 60 days from ...
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Laurie K. Schmitt
Attorney, Mediator, and Collaborative Lawyer

401 Hall Street SW
Suite 112D
Grand Rapids, MI 49503

Phone: 616.608.4634

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Laurie Schmitt of Schmitt Law, PLLC is a West Michigan family law attorney specializing in collaborative divorce as well as separation, divorce, child custody and support, paternity, and other family law litigation. She is licensed by Michigan State Bar and the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan, and has extensive advanced training in divorce mediation and collaborative divorce.

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