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Family Law practice falls into essentially two categories: divorce, and child custody. While every case is different and requires specialized attention and treatment, certain features are common to all.
Issues of custody, parenting time, and child support are the same in either a divorce case with minor children or a custody case.
All divorce cases, with or without children, must address the issues of spousal support and division of property. All family law cases, whether divorce or custody, may present the issue of attorney fees.
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Child Custody
Custody is actually a two-part issue: legal custody, and physical custody.
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Legal custody determines who will have the right to make major life decisions for minor children, such as major medical decisions, educational decisions, and religious decisions.
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Physical custody determines who will be responsible for providing the day to day physical care for the children.
Child Support
Michigan mandates a state-designed child support formula. The formula is based on the custody and parenting time arrangement of the parties, along with the parties’ respective incomes, and other expenses that either party incurs on behalf of the children.
Property Division
Almost all couples own property together (that is, marital property) that must be divided. Whether the couple owns multiple homes, helicopters, and horses, or merely some furnishings and a television in their apartment, they still must resolve who gets what property—and what debts—and that decision is often a difficult one.
Attorney John R. Foley,
In practice since 1981, formed his own firm in 1994 to focus exclusively on two practice areas: Family Law, and Labor & Employment Litigation. To this day, Family Law remains one of our foremost practice areas.
Patrick A. Foley
Mr. Foley’s practice focuses on family law and complex civil litigation related to recovery for clients who have been economically or financially injured. Mr. Foley’s corporate practice includes representing small to medium companies and individuals in employment and deal negotiations, and contract review. He also represents individual clients in the areas of asset protection, estate planning, probate matters, and related elder law issues.
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