Divorce/Family Law

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Our Family Law attorneys in Traverse City, Grand Rapids, and Ann Arbor have the experience, competence, and compassion to assist clients with the difficult and often complex issues surrounding divorce, separation, adoption, and other important family matters.

Divorce and issues related to domestic relations, for example, can involve issues regarding real estate ownership, will interpretation, business evaluation, insurance coverage, pension plan evaluation, custody dispute, alimony claims, and more. We not only counsel clients through each step of the process, we also strive to ease the emotional impact on families.

Similarly, our attorneys work hand-in-hand with clients to create and maintain family bonds through adoption, guardianship, and conservatorship.

Our depth of Family Law services includes matters of:

• Adoption
• Conservatorship
• Child support
• Spousal support
• Juvenile court
• Probate avoidance
• Estate Planning

  • Guardianship
• Divorce
• Child custody & visitation
• Driver’s license restoration
• Probate estates
• Property division
• Wealth preservation

In addition, three of our attorneys, Randy Velzen, Rob Tubbs, and Mike Lewis, are certified collaborative law attorneys. The primary benefit of collaborative law for couples and families is that from the onset of the divorce process all parties commit to amicably settling the case, rather than pursuing the matter in the courtroom.

Since all these issues can be complex, it is beneficial for our clients to have the support of a firm such as Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge, where sharp legal skills and soft hearts meet.

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