Family Law

Divorce, Custody, Support:

When a personal matter such as divorce, questions about custody, or any other matter surrounding marriage dissolution is in question, the Bailey Law Office can assist you.  

Divorce 

Because a marriage is a legal relationship between two people, ending the marriage is also a legal process.  Divorce can be difficult for more than the reason that you are separating from a person that you once loved or may still care for.  It involves the separation of virtually every aspect of your lives, including your property and debt and time spent with your child or children.  You will need to address custody, spousal and child support, and property division.  At the Bailey Law Office, we believe that divorce should be approached on a highly individualized basis.  No two families are the same, and what works to ensure a swift and positive resolution to your case may be very different than what works for another family.  We can handle both contested and uncontested divorce proceedings with professionalism and competence.

Some divorces are amicable, and the two parties are able to determine how they want to divide assets, support matters and how custody will be managed.  Others involve matters that are contentious and no resolution is possible through negotiations and the court must decide.  The Bailey Law Office is prepared to evaluate your personal situation and provide the skilled legal support that is required to bring the matter to a resolution. 

Your future will be on the line, as well as the best interests of your entire family, and it is extremely important that you do everything that you can to protect them.  At a time such as this, the worst thing that you could do would be to ignore the situation that you are facing or hope that it will just work itself out.  Even in situations where things appear to be amiable, you need to be sure that you are doing everything that you can to protect your best interests.  At our firm, you can be confident knowing that we will stop at nothing in our pursuit of your optimum outcome.  We understand the complications surrounding family law and will be able to put our extensive experience to work for you.

Collaborative Divorce

Divorcing couples have found that the Collaborative Divorce process can result in a better quality outcome with less stress and greater control than going to court and where the divorce lawyers are not creating more problems.  Collaborative Divorce can help couples reach agreements through dialogue with full legal support from trained attorneys that helps preserve relationships.  With skilled support, divorcing couples are usually able to reach their own resolutions that are right for them.  The divorcing couple's agreements are placed into legally binding divorce settlement documents.

Links:

Collaborative Practice Institue of Michigan

International Academy of Collaborative Professionals