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2022-08-26: SMDA Partner Phillip Serafini is a 2022 Super Lawyer
2022-08-26: Court of Appeals Decision Represents Major Victory for Survivors of Catastrophic Crashes and their Families
2020-03-30: Legendary Detroit Broadcaster Passes Away
2020-03-30: Compliance with Michigan Executive Order 2020-21
2020-02-06: The Secure Act and Estate Planning
2020-01-23: VA Planning After “The Lookback”
2018-09-03: The importance of Medicaid planning
2018-07-18: SMDA Is A Proud Sponsor Of JennaThon
2018-05-30: Steps to take if a friend’s dog bites you
2018-03-20: FOLLOWING UP WITH YOUR DOCTOR AFTER A CAR ACCIDENT
2018-02-28: Chapter 7 Means Test – Median Income
2018-02-28: What happens to a lien in Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
2018-02-28: Post-Divorce Checklist
2018-02-28: Ways to manage financial pitfalls during late-in-life divorce
2018-02-28: Deciding where to live after divorce
2018-02-28: Five Questions to Ask Your Adult Siblings
2018-02-23: Insurance, Part I
2018-01-31: Business ownership and divorce, part 2
2018-01-22: Hawaii to decide first of its kind LGBTQ presumption of parentage case
2018-01-19: How the tax overhaul will affect spousal support deductions
2018-01-15: Ten ways a divorce can affect your credit
2018-01-12: Divorce over 50
2018-01-10: 7 common reasons people get divorce
2018-01-02: 2018 Estate and Gift Tax Limits
2017-12-22: You’ve decided to file for divorce – now what?
2017-12-22: Grounds for Annulment
2017-12-22: Does Moving Out of the Marital Home Mean You Are Abandoning the Home?
2017-12-22: Getting divorced? Don’t forget to change your estate plan.
2017-12-22: Divorce Statistics
2017-12-22: Holiday Parenting Time
2017-12-22: Child Support FAQ’s
2017-12-22: Child Support Modification – Deviation
2017-11-29: Mom faces prison times for fleeing with son
2017-11-29: Couple goes to court to decide who gets hockey tickets
2017-11-20: How to protect your family business during divorce
2017-11-20: Is alimony tax deductible for the payer?
2017-11-07: Miguel Cabrera’s wife files for divorce
2017-11-03: Seven things that predict divorce.
2017-11-03: Which occupations have the lowest level of divorce?
2017-10-31: Best Interest Factors: What are they?
2017-10-31: Annulment versus Divorce
2017-10-20: What is a collaborative divorce?
2017-10-20: Mother jailed for failing to vaccinate son
2017-10-20: Tax issues to consider during a divorce.
2017-10-20: Blac Chyna is receiving $20,000 per month in child support – how much are you entitled to?
2017-10-18: What questions to ask during your divorce consultation?
2017-09-29: Can you afford the marital home?
2017-09-29: What is a QDRO?
2017-09-29: Information to bring to your bankruptcy consultation
2017-09-29: What is an automatic stay in bankruptcy?
2017-09-29: What is the difference between a Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 Bankruptcy?
2017-09-16: SMDA SETTLES AUTO ACCIDENT CLAIM FOR OVER $1 MILLION
2017-09-15: Bankruptcy FAQ
2017-09-15: Updating your estate plan after a divorce
2017-09-12: How long do you have to wait for a divorce?
2017-09-11: Why You Should Report All Drivers On Your Car Insurance
2017-09-01: New VA Mobile App Makes Health Care More Accessible for Veterans
2017-08-31: What is the difference between a legal separation and a divorce?
2017-08-29: When divorce leaves you bankrupt
2017-08-28: When You Might Need a Lawyer at the Start of the School Year
2017-08-28: 3 ways parents can protect their children during a divorce.
2017-08-25: Michigan Soldier Joins National Guard
2017-08-21: U of M Shoots Down Guns
2017-08-18: Dividing up the marital home
2017-08-18: Michigan Veteran Mistreatment Leads to Statewide Shakeup
2017-08-14: SUPREME COURT ALLOWS HIGH SCHOOL RUNNER TO CHASE THEIR CLAIM
2017-08-14: How to prepare for a divorce.
2017-08-11: Four Legged Military Members to Receive Their Own Monument
2017-08-07: No-Fault Insurance Change
2017-08-04: Michigan Veteran Receives Medal of Honor
2017-08-01: One Step Closer to Justice for Grieving Family
2017-05-09: Why Uninsured And Underinsured Coverage Is Important
2016-12-19: How are retirement accounts divided in divorce?
2016-12-01: Social Security and Divorce
2016-11-15: How to prepare financially for a divorce
2016-09-19: Are Prenuptial Agreements Enforceable?
2016-08-22: What is an established custodial environment?
2016-07-25: What is the difference between legal custody and physical custody?
2016-07-11: Family Law Case Codes and what they mean.
2016-06-27: Filing for Divorce FAQ’s
2016-04-18: SMDA Is Proud To Be Serving The Chaldean Community
2016-04-15: SMDA Offers Free Consultation to Any Car Accident Victim
2016-04-15: Contingency Fees for Auto Accident Cases
2016-02-12: DANGERS OF TEXTING AND DRIVING
2016-01-29: Filing for Divorce in Oakland County?
2016-01-15: Coordinating No-Fault Insurance with Health Care Insurance
2016-01-15: Medical Marijuana Use and Child Custody
2016-01-01: Marriage Equality in Michigan
2015-12-04: When will a court award attorney’s fees?
2015-11-23: VA Expands Agent Orange Exposure List
2015-11-13: Jury Awards $1.26 Million for 1-Car Crash
2015-11-11: Additional VA Benefits
2015-10-19: VA Benefits 2016 Cost of Living Adjustment
2015-10-03: What you should do when involved in an auto accident?
2015-09-11: Paying for car damage after an accident
2015-08-21: Understanding Replacement Services
2015-07-24: Injured in a bicycle accident?
2015-07-17: Dog Bites
2015-07-10: How to find the right attorney for your auto accident case
2015-06-22: Medicad Changes for Spouses at Home
2015-06-15: Michigan Vietnam Vets
2015-06-12: Motor Vehicle Accidents and Pre-existing Injuries.
2015-06-05: What happens when a Pedestrian is struck by an Uninsured Motorist?
2015-06-02: Michigan Elder Law and Long Term Care Planning
2015-05-22: Who Pays For Vehicle Damage After A Car Accident?
2015-05-08: What should you do after a car accident?
2015-05-04: VA Rule Changes
2015-05-01: Why Uninsured and Underinsurerd Coverage is important.
2015-04-22: Changes to Michigan’s Automobile No-Fault Insurance Law
2015-04-20: Michigan 2015 Senate Bill 248 and 249
2015-03-27: Dangers of Distracted Driving…..
2015-03-20: The Danger of Drowsy Driving
2015-03-13: What Your Michigan DUI Attorney Needs to Know to Effectively Represent You
2015-03-13: Payment of Attorney fees
2015-03-13: Unpaid child support? We can help
2015-03-01: Michigan Vietnam Vets Agent Orange Exposure
2015-02-27: Before you Drink & Drive, read some of these facts……
2015-02-25: Still Time to Help Veterans
2015-02-20: Choose Your Michigan DUI Attorney Wisely
2015-02-20: Dangers of Distracted Driving…..
2015-02-18: Michigan Merchant Marines May Qualify as Veterans
2015-02-13: Field Sobriety Tests – Set Up For Failure
2015-02-06: Divorce Debt Strategies
2015-02-02: Michigan Veterans and Proposed VA Regulations
2015-02-01: New VA Rules Will Affect Michigan Veterans
2015-01-30: Crossing into Canada with a DUI Conviction…
2015-01-29: An Open Letter to Congress from Michigan Veterans and Seniors
2015-01-29: Michigan Veterans and Agent Orange, Agent Purple, Agent Pink, Agent Green
2015-01-26: Proposed VA Regulations May Affect Eligibility
2015-01-23: Breaking Down an OWI/DUI Case
2015-01-23: Things to Consider Before Filing For Divorce
2015-01-23: Court Restores Rights For Auto Accident Injuries
2015-01-21: Michigan Nursing Home Patients Have Elder Law Options
2015-01-19: Slip & Falls
2015-01-16: What Every Michigan Driver Should Know Before Driving After Consuming Alcohol
2015-01-16: Advantages and Disadvantages of Annulment
2015-01-09: DUI Defense following Heidi’s Law
2015-01-02: WHAT IS MICHIGAN’S SUPER DRUNK LAW?
2015-01-02: I was hit by an Underinsured Driver, what is my recourse?
2014-12-26: MICHIGAN LICENSING SANCTIONS
2014-12-26: Have you been hit by an Uninsured Driver?
2014-12-05: Michigan Veterans Receiving Benefits Due For A Raise
2014-11-28: Coverage for Injury arising out of a Parked Vehicle
2014-11-28: Picking a Fiduciary under Michigan Law
2014-11-21: Fiduciaries in Michigan
2014-11-18: Michigan Durable Power of Attorney
2014-11-14: Updating Your Estate Plan
2014-11-11: Thank You Veterans
2014-11-07: Overview of Michigan’s No-Fault System
2014-10-31: Wage Loss Benefits
2014-10-28: MIchigan Veteran’s Concerned with VA Benefits
2014-10-03: BENEFITS FOR REPLACEMENT SERVICES
2014-10-02: How to tell your children you are getting divorced.
2014-09-26: Spousal Support: should it be awarded in your case?
2014-08-22: Bill Protects Soldiers in Child Custody Cases
2014-08-15: Same-Sex Couples Facing Issues with Divorce and Child Custody.
2014-08-07: How Does Michigan Compare to Other States when Filing for Divorce?
2014-02-28: MIchigan Veteran’s Concerned with VA Benefits
2014-02-26: Understanding Your Military Service Characterization
2014-02-21: VA Benefit Increases
2014-02-14: VA Benefits for Assisted Living
2014-02-12: Detroit Area VA and Elder Law Firm Expands
2013-10-23: A Michigan Veteran’s Perspective on VA Benefits
2013-10-14: Michigan Agent Orange Claims
2013-02-13: Can Michigan Independent Living Facilities Qualify?
2013-01-05: Driver Safety in Winter, Part I
2012-12-25: Do you receive VA benefits in Michigan?
2012-12-21: VA Benefits Increase
2012-09-27: Bus and Child Safety
2012-09-25: Married Couples in Michigan Receiving Medicaid Need To Plan
2012-09-23: Michigan Estate Recovery and Your Home
2012-09-20: Stranger Safety: Keeping Your Children Safe
2012-09-17: Domestic Violence and Divorce
2012-09-17: Michigan Long Term Care Planning for Non Veterans Part 2
2012-09-13: Auto Insurance, Part II
2012-09-10: Michigan Long Term Care Planning for Non Veterans in Detroit and Zeeland
2012-09-04: Divorce Filing Strategy
2012-08-23: The Driver’s License Appeals Process – Part 2
2012-08-23: Nursing Homes and Medicaid in Ottawa County and Kent County
2012-08-17: Ottawa County and Kent County Residents Have Options in Divorce Cases
2012-08-16: Ottawa County and Kent County Seniors and Veterans Have Options
2012-08-13: FOC Recommendation-Objections
2012-08-09: The Driver’s License Appeals Process – Part 1
2012-08-09: Are You A Veteran In Grand Rapids, Zeeland, Holland or West Michigan?
2012-08-06: Premises Liability
2012-08-02: West Michigan Veteran’s Benefits and Elder Law
2012-07-30: Preventing Auto Accidents, Part II, Summer Safety:
2012-07-25: Do You Know Why I Pulled You Over?
2012-07-23: Summer Safety Part I, Preventing Auto Accidents
2012-07-20: Changes to VA Benefits Will Affect Michigan Wartime Vets
2012-07-16: Is Divorce Too Expensive?
2012-07-13: Proposed Legislation Affects Michigan Seniors Seeking VA Benefits
2012-07-10: Reconciling Medical Marijuana and the Michigan Motor Vehicle Code
2012-07-09: “Lookback” for Michigan Veterans?
2012-07-02: What Expenses Does Child Support Include?
2012-06-27: Divorce Settlements and Strategy: Should I try to settle with my husband/wife directly?
2012-06-26: Living in Macomb County…Ask Your Neighbor
2012-06-21: Michigan’s Zero Tolerance Laws: Minors Beware
2012-06-19: Congress Investigates Fraud in VA Benefit Planning
2012-06-18: Caring for someone with Alzheimer’s in Macomb County?
2012-06-18: Macomb County Veterans Enjoy Special Benefits
2012-06-15: Flag Day
2012-06-08: To Test or Not to Test: Michigan’s Implied Consent
2012-05-31: The Importance of Being Earnest
2012-05-24: Divorce and Whether to Sell the House
2012-05-18: The Role of a Michigan DUI Attorney and Client Addiction
2012-05-14: Irreconcilable Differences?
2012-05-14: Health Insurance Rules in the No-Fault Law
2012-05-04: Divorce and Co-Parenting
2012-05-04: Simple Divorce: Do They Exist?
2012-04-30: Michigan No Fault Divorce: Does Fault Affect My Divorce?
2012-04-09: Behind in Child Support? Want to Increase Child Support?
2012-03-27: Tips to Stay Out of Court After Divorce (Custody)
2012-03-23: IF I AM INJURED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT, WHO PAYS MY MEDICAL BILLS? (AUTO INS. vs. HEALTH INS.)
2012-03-20: Legal Separation or Divorce?
2012-03-19: SMDA OBTAINS NO-FAULT INSURANCE ARBITRATION AWARD FOR INJURED CLIENT
2012-03-07: Charlie Sheen’s Custody Issues
2012-01-30: Is It Important to File Divorce First?
2012-01-24: Understanding Michigan’s No-Fault Auto Law
2011-12-14: Estate Planning and Michigan Probate
2011-12-09: Michigan Estate Recovery
2011-12-07: Thanks To All Michigan Veterans
2011-12-06: Increase in VA Benefits
2011-09-30: HAS STATE FARM INSURANCE COMPANY BOUGHT ITS JUSTICE?
2011-08-04: Considering A Florida Power of Attorney?
2011-04-19: Filing A VA Claim in Michigan? Get Ready to….Wait!
2011-04-06: Appealing a VA Claim
2011-03-22: Asbestos and Veterans
2011-03-22: Family Law in Southeast Michigan and Macomb County
2011-02-24: SMDA WINS UNDERINSURED MOTORIST VERDICT
2011-02-10: Thinking of moving out of state with child after divorce?
2011-01-24: Michigan Vietnam Veterans with Agent Orange Exposure
2010-12-16: SMDA OBTAINS JUGMENT AGAINST STATE FARM
2010-12-16: SMDA OBTAINS JUDGMENT AGAINST STATE FARM (AGAIN)
2010-11-22: Motorcycle Helmets Save Lives in Motor Vehicle Accidents
2010-11-19: Elder Law and the Center for Veteran’s Benefits in Michigan
2010-11-15: Are you a Veteran in Michigan and Expecting a Raise?
2010-09-27: Fatal Car Crash Suit Settled
2010-08-30: SUPREME COURT DENIES CAR INSURER EFFORT TO DODGE RESPONSIBILITY
2010-08-12: Thinking of Estate Planning in Michigan?
2010-08-06: The State Tax…What is It?
2010-08-04: Sports and the Law on Spartan Nation
2010-08-02: Living in Michigan and thinking of Estate Planning?
2010-01-13: Michigan Medicaid Law and Aid and Attendance
2010-01-04: Michigan State Alumni seeking Elder Law Advice?
2009-12-01: A Note on Service Related Benefits
2009-12-01: Are you A vietnam Vet in Michigan?
2009-07-27: Metro Detroit Hardships Lead To An Increase In Senior Abuse
2009-06-19: If you have questions and are in Detroit….
2009-06-18: Michigan Estate & Probate Law and VA Benefits
2009-05-14: MIchigan VA Benefits May Get Lost In The Shuffle
2009-03-20: Estate Planning, Medicaid and Veteran Benefits in Michigan
2009-02-27: Listen in…. VA benefits in Detroit
2009-02-21: VA Benefit Seminar in Howell
2009-02-17: Michigan Medicaid Qualification Numbers
2009-02-03: Michigan Medicaid Benefits
2009-01-29: Service Related Benefits and Pension Benefits
2009-01-28: Medicaid and VA Benefits in Michigan
2009-01-07: The VA
2008-12-26: Using VA Benefits In Metro Detroit
2008-12-12: VA Releases New Pension Rates
2008-12-11: Attendance Aid and Care
2008-12-08: There is more to VA benefits than just disability benefits
2008-12-05: Michigan Estate Recovery – not here…not yet?
2008-12-03: Is Your VA Benefit Advisor Accredited?

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