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Laurie Schmitt Family Law

W. Michigan family law specializing in Collaborative Divorce

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    • Alternative Divorce Options
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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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Parenting Time

Tips To Successfully Mediate Parenting Time

You’re scheduled for mediation, and one of the issues to be discussed will be parenting time. The following tips will ...
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Uncontested Divorce

What Is An Uncontested Divorce? Here Is Everything You Need To Know

You and your spouse have agreed to file for a divorce. You both agree you don’t want to have a ...
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job and parenting

Will Your Job Stop You From Getting 50/50 Parenting Time?

You’re getting a divorce. You come to Schmitt Law, PLLC for a consultation. The first issue you discuss is parenting ...
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Not the end of the world

Divorce Is Not The End Of The World

It’s very difficult to accept a failing marriage. You wanted your relationship to work. You put your all into it ...
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Spouse won't cooperate in a divorce

What If My Spouse Won’t Cooperate? Can I Still Obtain A Divorce?

At Schmitt Law, PLLC, I hear these phrases daily: My spouse won’t sign for the divorce papers or my spouse ...
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Collaborative Divorce VS Mediation

What Is The Difference Between Mediation and Collaborative Divorce?

MEDIATION - DEFINED Mediation is a process that allows you and your spouse to resolve conflict in a peaceful manner, ...
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Divorce Fears

Divorce Fears – Part 4

MOVING You may be concerned about having to move. You’re concerned about how much it will cost you to move, ...
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Divorce Fears

Divorce Fears – Part Three

Perhaps you are still in shock that you find yourself in a situation of divorce. Your vision of your future ...
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Divorce Fears

Divorce Fears – Part 2

Whether you’ve chosen to end your marriage, or your spouse decided to file for divorce, it may be difficult to ...
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Divorce Fears

Divorce Fears – Part I

Divorce is a time of uncertainty. And fear in divorce is a reality and to be expected. You’re about to ...
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Cell Phones and Child

Can My Ex Buy Cell Phones For Our Child?

What happens when your ex buys cell phones for your child and you don’t agree with that decision? And you ...
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Extra Curricular Activities and Children

What Happens When We Don’t Agree On Extra-Curricular Activities For The Children?

Does your judgment of divorce contain provisions regarding the terms of extra-curricular activities for the children? Does it define who ...
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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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