Becoming a father represents an important change in a man's life in many profound ways. Among other things, fatherhood comes with certain legal rights and responsibilities. For this reason, paternity can be a matter of legal dispute. In many cases, a man or a woman might request a legal determination of paternity for a child.
Divorce in Michigan and property division laws
After child custody questions, the topic of property division is often high on the list of concerns for couples going through a divorce. Whether you have been married two years or 20 years, Michigan classifies as an equitable property division state (rather than a community property state.) What this means is that state law determines, at the basic level, how marital property is assessed and ultimately divided, in a divorce.
