The recent audit of Michigan's Child Protective Services (CPS) revealed significant shortcomings in the agency's ability to protect children, with delays in investigations and failure to follow ...

Family lawyers have a grim term for January: divorce month. January is a time of New Year's resolutions and fresh starts. It's also known as high season for marital splits, although that reputation ...

A man can expect his standard of living to decline by 21% after a gray divorce. A woman’s standard of living will plunge by 45%. Both partners see their wealth decline by half. Despite those perils, ...

The case for a new ritual that acknowledges this strange, tender moment of rupture. By Leslie Jamison When I married, we didn’t have a registry. We’d already combined two households; we had plenty of ...

Trusts are a cornerstone of estate planning, offering a versatile means of managing and transferring wealth across generations. For married couples, trusts provide a way to gift assets to their ...