Sometimes, the most difficult and heart wrenching part of a divorce has to do with the decisions that both parents must make about child custody, visitation and parenting time.
If it is important to you while going through the process to work with a lawyer who is easy to talk to, knowledgeable, and honest, then consider contacting Hampel Law Center and speaking with Jeffrey Hampel about your child custody options.
Approachable, Experienced and Responsive Child Custody Legal Counsel. Call us at (616) 534-7522 or (866) 509-5333 (toll free).
Coming to Resolution on Child Custody and Visitation
We help our clients understand and respond to the fact that their parenting time will be altered to at least some degree as a result of the divorce. Generally, there are three types of custody, including physical custody, sole custody and joint legal custody:
- Full custody with visitation rights for one parent. In this case, the noncustodial parent must generally pay child support.
- Joint legal custody. In this case, one parent has physical custody, but both parents participate in decisions concerning the children's education, medical care and recreational activities.
- Shared custody means that the parents share joint legal and physical custody. The physical custody split does not mean that the child must live with both parents equally.
- Questions abound concerning child support. In Michigan, a computer program is used to determine child support calculations or guidelines. Factors such as the income and expenses of each partner, tax exemptions, childcare costs, other support orders and other sources of income are all weighed.
- Couples who never married but have a child together may also legally seek child support determinations from the family law court.
Representing Both Men and Women in Spousal Support (Alimony) Concerns
Michigan family law considers a number of factors to determine whether or not there will be alimony. These include the length of the marriage, the ability of both parties to earn a living, current incomes, and the ages of the divorcing partners. The goal is for both partners to maintain the quality of life that each had before the divorce.
We are affordable and charge a flat fee, rather than an hourly rate.
Mr. Hampel's efforts as your lawyer center around safeguarding your rights while seeking to achieve your goals in any spousal support matter. We seek to help you achieve a favorable outcome without having to take your case to court.
We help divorcing couples throughout the Grand Rapids region reach favorable custody and visitation and support outcomes that work. Please give us a call today at (616) 534-7522 or (866) 509-5333 (toll free), or contact us online to discuss your situation and how we may help you.
