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A Michigan divorce and family law attorney at our office may frequently utilize resources that are available to the public online. This list is constantly updated with resources that we utilize at our office, or refer our clients to, in our divorce and family law practice.
Local Friend of the Court Web Pages
Livingston County Friend of the Court -- Livingston County Friend of the Court web page including local Friend of the Court policies and procedures, local court forms, directions and contact information
Macomb County Friend of the Court -- Macomb County Friend of the Court web page including local Friend of the Court policies and procedures, local court forms, directions and contact information
Oakland County Friend of the Court -- Oakland County Friend of the Court web page including local Friend of the Court policies and procedures, local court forms, directions and contact information
Washtenaw County Friend of the Court -- Washtenaw County Friend of the Court web page including local Friend of the Court policies and procedures, local court forms, directions and contact information
Wayne County Friend of the Court -- Wayne County Friend of the Court web page including local Friend of the Court policies and procedures, local court forms, directions and contact information
Local Bar Associations
Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association -- Local Detroit bar association web page
Macomb County Bar Association -- Local Macomb County bar association web page
Oakland County Bar Association -- Local Oakland County bar association web page
Women’s Lawyers Association of Michigan -- Michigan women's bar association web page
State of Michigan
State of Michigan -- State of Michigan web site with information regarding Michigan courts, Michigan legislature, Michigan Attorney General's office and much more
State Bar of Michigan -- State Bar of Michigan web site with a complete a directory of all Michigan attorneys, links to Court Opinions
State of Michigan Court System -- Helpful web site with a vast amount of resources including court forms, pamphlets, manual and other publications
Michigan Public Service Commission -- The State of Michigan entity that oversees complaints regarding electricity providers, natural gas providers, and local and long distance providers
Custody & Parenting Time
State of Michigan Parenting Time Investigation Manual -- Excellent State of Michigan publication written for Friend of the Court personnel regarding parenting time investigations
Michigan Custody Guideline -- State of Michigan publication regarding custody and Michigan Parenting Time Guildeline
International Custody Disputes -- United States Department of State web site with information regarding international custody abduction / disputes.
Child Support
Michigan Child Support Formula -- State of Michigan web site that allows you to download a full copy of the Michigan Child Support Formula Manual
Michigan State Disbursement Unit -- Michigan State Disbursement Unit web site with general information regarding payments and disbursements of child support in Michigan and contact information
Craig Ross Support Prognosticator (Michigan) -- Marginsoft web site with a program that can be can be purchased and downloaded that allows you to input your financial information, applies the Michigan Child Support Formula and calculates child support.
Springfield Publications Prognosticator -- Springfield Publications also has a program that allows you to input your financial information, applies the Michigan Child Support Formula and calculates child support. Their web site has information regarding how to order their products.
Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement -- Home page for the Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement
Parenting time calendars
OurFamilyWizard, ShareKids, ParentingTimeCalendar.com, ParentingTime.net These are all parenting time calendars that are useful tools in drafting and keeping scheduling for parents who share custody of thier children
Local Financial Planning and/or Qualified Domestic Relations Order Specialists
Divorce Solutions, LLC -- Local financial planning company that specializes in analyzing and drafting Qualified Domestic Relations Orders
QDRO Express -- Local financial planning company that specializes in analyzing and drafting Qualified Domestic Relations Orders
Federal Government
COBRA coverage information from the Department of Labor -- Federal web site with information regarding COBRA (health care continuation coverage)
Social Security Administration -- Federal web site with information regarding the Social Security Administration
IRS information regarding changes like divorce -- Internal Revenue Service web site with information regarding life changes effecting taxes
Credit Reports
Free Annual Credit Report -- The web site where you can request your free credit report each year
Experian -- Credit reporting agency Experian's web site
TransUnion -- Credit reporting agency TransUnion's web site
Equifax -- Credit reporting agency Equifax's web site
Appraisals
Kelley Blue Book Online -- Online resource for vehicle values
NADA -- Online resourse for vehicle values
Other Web Pages with Important Divorce Information
Divorce Peers -- Excellent Southeastern Michigan website with useful information regarding divorce support groups, Michigan divorce statistics, etc.
All Law -- Legal resource with various topics.
DivorceLinks -- Web site with state-by-state divorce resources.
DivoceHQ.com -- National web site with divorce resources.
WomansDivorce.com -- National web site with divorce resouces taylored toward women.
AT Divorce - An excellent resource for Divorce information.
War On Divorce - Divorce directory.
Divorce Times The Complete A to Z Of Divorce Resources!
Domestic Violence
Michigan Domestic Violence Resource List -- Michigan resources regarding Domestic Violence
State of Michigan Domestic Violence Resource Directory -- Michigan directory regarding Domestic Violence resources
Michigan Family Law Firms Outside the Tri-County Area
Perry and Stuursma, LLP -- Western Michigan Family Law Firm Representing Family Law Clients in Kent, Ottawa, Allegan, Barry, Newaygo, Montcalm, and Ionia Counties.
Out-of-State Family Law Firms
Arizona Family Law Firm -- Nirenstein, Ruotolo & Gonzalez PLC
Other Web Pages that Link to Our Site
Law-X -- Directory with law related web sites.
Homerweb - The Best Search Engine -- Search engine.
Searchmonster -- Search engine.
Findlaw -- Directory with law related information.
Search For It ontheweb.com -- Search engine.
Search For It ontheweb.co.uk -- Search engine.
Everything Divorce Guide. Directory to locate Attorneys Lawyers Law Firms - Directory and Search Engine to find Attorneys, Lawyers, Law Firms and Legal Resources.
Private Investigators --Unlisted phone numbers, Background Checks, Special
LinkSpider -- Directory.
Michigan Attorney Directory -- Michigan Attorney Directory
Lawyer IQ - A Valuable Lawyer Directory and Information Resource.
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This above is not intended to be legal advice, and is only a brief overview of this area of law. If you have any questions regarding your family law matter, contact us today. A seasoned Michigan family lawyer will discuss your legal needs and provide you with information to protecting you and your family for years to come. There is no charge for your initial phone consultation.
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