GRAND RIVER LEGAL, PLC.
DIVORCE DONE YOUR WAY
Family Law in Michigan has changed. There is finally a better way! Under the new Michigan Collaborative Law Act, you can now get a divorce without suing your spouse or incurring the expense of litigation. If you and your spouse know the terms of your divorce, or if the attorneys at Grand River Legal help you work through the terms of your divorce, you can legally separate with no court intervention or the expense of attorney's fees associated with long litigation!
MEDIATION
Divorce on your Terms
If you and your spouse don't know how to settle your divorce don't worry, Grand River Legal can help. Our Firm is unique, we only do divorces under the collaborative law court rules and before anyone files traditional court papers. Pre-filling Mediations provides an opportunity for spouses to put their issues on the table, and the mediator to present a matter-of-fact method of reaching an amicable settlement. Grand River Legal will make sure you understand the law and both have a say in your separation. Grand River Legal has the best mediators in the industry who can help you legally separate. Pre-filling mediation avoids all litigation and is the least expensive and fastest way to get a divorce.
COLLABORATIVE
DIVORCE
We can Help With Your Divorce
Collaborative Divorce is the newest way to legally separate in Michigan. It avoids all litigation, but still allows you and your spouse to be represented by attorneys who work with you to reach a settlement. Grand River Legal uses the Collaborative Divorce process to facilitate settlement agreements with all kinds of families - families who have lots of issues and some who only need help with a few issues. All of this is done without court intervention or lengthy litigation. We understand you want your divorce done, and Grand River Legal knows how to settle it.
COURT
PAPERS
We Take Care of All Court Filings
Effective April 2019, Michigan Supreme Court authorized court rules to provide an expedited process for legally separating which eliminates the need to litigate your divorce. If you and your spouse have a divorce settlement agreement or if we successfully help facilitate one, Grand River Legal can use the new collaborative court rules to file court papers with the proper court and have your agreement entered for a Judge's signature. Let us handle all the paperwork any court stuff. Grand River Legal understands the new collaborative court rules and can have your case finished in as little as 61 days.
WE EXPLAIN EVERYTHING
Grand River Legal has a ton of information for you. Our Resource Center has videos, articles, and blogs to help you understand our settlement process. You will also find a ton of information on family law issues like child support, custody, parenting time, marital asset division, spousal support, etc. Divorce can be much simpler if you understand it. We don't want you to make a huge decision without first understanding why and whether it furthers your interests. If you need to know more, use Grand River Legal's Resource Center to prepare for your divorce settlement. Learn what you are going to go through and how to best position yourself to amicably settle your divorce.
THE PROCESS
Divorce in Days Not Years
Expedited Court Rules
Divorce doesn't have to take years. In 2019, the Michigan Supreme Court authorized expedited court rules for entering a Judgment of Divorce. Grand River Legal can now handle most divorce cases in 61 days and avoid the court process entirely. If your relationship cannot be reconciled, and you know separation is inevitable, Grand River Legal can help settle your divorce before you have to sue each other. Our process is simple. Try pre-filing mediation with one of our experienced divorce mediators who will work to find a middle ground that you and your spouse agree will work for your family. Or try our Collaborative Divorce process where you each have a collaborative attorney who will advocate for their client to try and settle on terms agreeable to both. One advantage of these options is that they can be used independently or in combination. For example, if your mediator is able to settle the issues of child support, parenting-time, and custody, but you just can't agree on who gets the house and how the retirement accounts will be split. You can then go to Collaborative Process and have your collaborative attorneys advocate the remaining issues.
MORE AFFORDABLE
Pay to Get your Divorce Done, not to Continue the Fight
Grand River Legal understands you and your spouse want your divorce done. You don't want to each pay attorneys $250/hour to fight at your expense. That's why we don't charge hourly rates. We only charge up front flat fees for our services which can save you thousands of dollars. With a traditional divorce you pay attorneys who will likely tell you the total amount is "it depends..." resulting in the average divorce costing $20,000.00. Grand River Legal is different, we only charge flat flees. Our facilitations only cost $1,875. By avoiding all the litigation, you avoid all those attorney fees. Flat flees will not change or continue to grow. You will always know exactly what you are paying for and never be surprised by a legal bill.
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO KNOW
WHAT IS A COLLABORATIVE DIVORCE?
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WHAT ABOUT OUR KIDS?
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WHAT DOES IT COST?
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Divorce Done Your Way with Grand River Legal
Let us help with your separation. We are committed to providing divorces at the most reasonable cost, on the fastest schedule, and with the least amount of trauma to your family. We truly believe that through our process, we can maintain your family unit, by never getting the children involved and or pitting husband against wife. We do this by facilitating a settlement agreement where husband and wife separate, but each understands that they are still mother and father to the children.