domestic family law matters

 A child custody dispute is never an easy process without a lawyer with knowledge and skill with family law matters.  Analyzing statutory factors, called the best-interest factors, the Court determines both legal and physical custody of the minor children involved.   Legal custody determines which parent is responsible for making important life decisions for the children, including religious decisions, medical decisions, and  educational decisions.   While, physical custody refers to which home the minor children reside in.   Attorney Karen Carver is an experienced child custody attorney, that has litigated these factors at both the lower court level and the appellate level, and can provide exceptional advice while you are engaged in a custody battle.  

 If the parties are unable to agree on a parenting time schedule, the court must make a determination and implement a parenting time schedule for the minor children.  This process is achieved by considering both the best interest factors and the parenting time factors.   Your understanding of this process can be achieved with the right legal representation.  

 Michigan has a mandated Child Support Formula, which utilizes the income available to each parent and the number of annual overnights, to determine a monthly child support obligation.   The most contested issue in child support disputes, involves determining the income available to each parent utilizing the specific sections of the Michigan Child Support Formula.  Don't just use any lawyer, use a child support attorney that understands the mandated formula.  Attorney Karen Carver has a keen understanding of the Formula and an ability to decipher tax records, bank account records, and credit card statements to help guide your case to achieve the best possible outcome for your situation.