Resources
Information to help you understand your situation.
These resources are provided for general informational purposes. They do not constitute legal advice and do not establish an attorney-client relationship. Every situation is different; contact the firm to discuss yours.
Featured resource
Divorce Outside the Box
The firm’s educational publication — plain-language writing on divorce, mediation, collaborative process, parenting, and financial preparation.
Process guides
Understanding your resolution options.
Negotiated resolution
Most family-law matters are resolved through direct negotiation between the parties and their attorneys. This process can be efficient and private when both sides are willing to engage.
Learn moreMediation
A neutral mediator facilitates discussion and helps the parties reach agreement. Mediation is voluntary and confidential. Courtney Quist and Barbra Homier both serve as mediators.
Learn moreCollaborative divorce
A structured voluntary process in which both spouses, each represented by a trained collaborative attorney, commit to resolving all issues without court intervention.
Learn moreLitigation
When agreement cannot be reached, the court resolves disputed issues through hearings and, where necessary, trial. The firm is prepared to represent clients in contested matters.
Learn morePractice area guides
Topic-by-topic information.
Each guide explains what the matter typically involves, how it tends to proceed, and the questions worth asking early.
- DivorceDivorce involves the legal dissolution of a marriage and the resolution of related issues including property, support, and, where children are involved, parenting arrangements.
- Collaborative DivorceCollaborative divorce is a voluntary process in which both spouses, each represented by a trained collaborative attorney, commit to resolving all issues without court intervention.
- MediationMediation is a structured negotiation process facilitated by a neutral mediator who helps the parties identify issues and work toward agreement.
- Child Custody and Parenting TimeCustody and parenting time decisions address how parents share responsibility for their children's upbringing and how parenting time is structured after separation.
- Child SupportChild support in Michigan is calculated using a statutory formula that considers the incomes of both parents, the parenting time schedule, and certain allowable expenses.
- Spousal SupportSpousal support — sometimes called alimony — may be awarded when there is a significant disparity between the parties' incomes or earning capacities, and when other equitable factors support an award.
- Property and Asset DivisionMichigan is an equitable distribution state, meaning marital property is divided fairly — though not necessarily equally — taking into account the circumstances of the marriage.
- Post-Judgment MattersPost-judgment matters involve modifications, enforcement, or other proceedings that arise after a divorce or custody judgment has been entered.
- Paternity and Parenting TimePaternity proceedings establish the legal parentage of a child born outside of marriage, creating the legal basis for custody, parenting time, and support rights and obligations.
- Prenuptial and Postnuptial AgreementsPrenuptial and postnuptial agreements allow couples to define in advance how property and financial matters would be handled in the event of death or divorce.
Divorce Outside the Box is an educational publication associated with Quist Homier Law PLLC. Its content is general information, not legal advice, and reading it does not create an attorney-client relationship. Laws vary by jurisdiction and every situation is different.
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