Oakland County Law Blog

Your divorce has been tough, but your goal is to see your kids as much as possible. With work as busy as it is, it was difficult to find a schedule that would give you as much time as you wanted. Their other parent doesn't work often, so it just makes sense that they're with them the majority of the time. Now, you're looking into alternatives, so you can still participate in their lives but also be able to handle your own work responsibilities.

When you originally looked at a schedule you could do, you only had a couple days a week where you could see your children for a few hours at a time. It isn't enough. So, what can you do?

Traditionally, businesses filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy to reorganize during tough times. While Chapter 11 can give businesses a chance to get back on their feet, it doesn't come without flaws. With expensive filing costs and crippling reporting burdens, small businesses aren't always able to make it out on top. However, the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 (SBRA), could grant these entities a bankruptcy fast pass, allowing them to continue operations amid economic turbulence.

One of the primary duties of a parent is protecting your children. This doesn't stop just because you go through a divorce. In fact, you'll have to ensure that your child's best interests are protected during the child custody process. You and your ex can do this as a team if you're willing to work together.

There are many things you can do to help protect them right now. One of the most important is to see how the divorce is impacting them and try to minimize the effects. This won't always be easy but it can go a long way toward helping them.

Divorce is complicated and time-consuming, even in ideal circumstances where spouses approach their split amicably. However, divorce between spouses with significant assets is often much more complex, and can easily lead to troubling behavior by either party. In many cases, one or both spouses may attempt to hide assets from each other, to avoid losing them in the property division process. While this is certainly an understandable motive, it is typically illegal to do so.

If you suspect your spouse hides assets from you or does not fully disclose their resources, it is wise to use the legal tools you have available to identify these assets and protect your own interests and rights. The law views divorce much in the same way that it views the dissolution of a business, and you may have opportunities to claim assets that rightfully belong to you.