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Laurie Schmitt Family Law

W. Michigan family law specializing in Collaborative Divorce

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    • Spousal Support Modification
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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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Delay telling children divorce

Is It Best To Delay Our Divorce Until Our Children Are Grown?

Potential clients come into the office seeking legal advice regarding a divorce. At times, I hear that maybe it’s best ...
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Frequently Asked Questions and Divorce

The Most Frequently Asked Questions As It Relates To Divorce

1. WHAT WILL THE TOTAL COST OF ATTORNEY’S FEES BE IN MY DIVORCE CASE? There is no one size fits ...
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Divorce Attorney

What Should Your Divorce Attorney Do For You?

If an attorney agrees to represent you in your divorce case, they have obligations to you. What are those obligations? ...
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Easy divorce

Is There Such A Thing As An “Easy” Divorce?

The divorce process is emotionally difficult for both you and your spouse. And the process can be made even more ...
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Divorce Attorney Won't Take My Case

Why Won’t Divorce Attorneys Take My Case?

Top Reasons Why An Attorney Will Not Accept Your Divorce Case. CONFLICT OF INTEREST The attorneys may have already provided ...
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Relationship with divorce attorney

What You Should “DO” In Your Relationship With Your Divorce Attorney

In order for Schmitt Law, PLLC to provide you with the best service possible, my expectations of my clients are ...
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Discovery Process and divorce

What Exactly Is Involved In The Discovery Process?

DISCOVERY: WHAT IS IT? Discovery is part of the pre-trial phase of the case where each party requests documents and ...
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Affair and Divorce

Will An Affair Affect My Divorce?

Michigan is a no-fault state, meaning neither party is required to prove fault in order to be granted a divorce ...
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Financial Neutral in Collaborative Divorce

What Is The Role of The Financial Neutral In a Collaborative Divorce?

In a collaborative divorce, the financial neutral obtains and complies financial information about the family’s current and anticipated financial circumstances ...
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Parents Get Along with each other

Why Can’t Parents Get Along? Four Common Sense Rules

So many issues in divorce or custody cases are simply brought on by the unwillingness of parents to get along ...
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Custody Battle

What Not To Do If You Are In A Custody Battle

It’s a commonplace when you're fighting for your rights as a parent to have anger and resentment against the other ...
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Emotionally abusive spouse

How Do You Divorce An Emotionally Abusive Spouse? 

Divorce is a difficult enough process to navigate without the added element of an emotionally abusive spouse. What makes an ...
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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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