FAMILY LAW
Berry Moorman was founded on values of trust, loyalty, and commitment to its clients. Nowhere are these more important than in the complex and ever-changing area of family law.
- the divorce process
- complex divorce matters
- asset and liability division
- business valuation issues
- spousal support (alimony)
- prenuptial/postnuptial agreements and enforcement
- separate maintenance
- paternity
- annulment
- financial disputes between couples
- property division
- asset valuation
- debt division
- asset protection plans
- family-owned or closely-held businesses
- child custody including interstate custody disputes
- parent/child issues and child therapists
- parenting time
- child support
- child abuse/neglect
- termination of parental rights
- guardianship
- change of domicile / parental relocation
- abuse prevention orders and domestic violence
- restraining orders, injunctions, and orders of protection (personal protection orders)
- contempt actions / violation of orders
- enforcement of judgment/court orders
- modification of final judgment (e.g. child support, spousal support, child custody and parenting time plans)
- domestication of foreign judgment
- martial tort claims (assault, abuse, fraud, emotional distress, transmission of STDs)
- changing schools and school districts
- mediation and arbitration
- jurisdictional dispute
- appeals
- mother’s rights
- father’s rights
- grandparents’ and stepparents’ rights
- unmarried couples with children
We take into account the client’s long-term needs as they relate to other areas of law such as business, real estate, tax, corporate, pension, probate and estate planning. We pride ourselves on our expertise and resources in the following areas:
- parenting coordinators
- child therapists
- guardians ad litem
- complex business valuations
- expert witnesses
- appraisals of high net worth estates
- abuse prevention orders in domestic violence
- alternative dispute resolution
- post-divorce estate planning including wills and trusts
- probate law
- real estate law
For more information and a confidential consultation, please contact one of our Birmingham, Detroit, and Ann Arbor, Michigan family law attorneys.
Berry Moorman represents family law clients in Oakland County, Wayne County, Macomb County, Genesee County and Washtenaw County and throughout Southeast Michigan.

Family Law FAQ
Answers to some of the most commonly asked questions regarding Family Law.
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Berry Moorman attorney John Schrot addressed the vision and goals of the Family Division of the Circuit Court at 2019 Family Law Section Annual Meeting
Berry Moorman attorney John Schrot spoke on September 21, 2019 at the 2019 Family Law Section Annual Meeting of the Michigan State Bar. He addressed the vision, goals and history of the Family Division of the Circuit Court. More than 20 years ago the Family Division was created. The program focused on protecting and strengthening this specialty court.
Berry Moorman Attorney John Schrot Elected President of Birmingham Rotary.
By John Schrot, Jr.
Berry Moorman is proud to announce that Attorney and Shareholder, John J. Schrot Jr. has been elected President of the Birmingham Rotary for 2019-2020. Mr. Schrot will begin his duties as of July 1, 2019.
Legal Marijuana and Family Law
By John Schrot, Jr.
Be careful if and when you light up, or otherwise consume, marijuana, as you may get burned. In spite of shifting legal and cultural norms, using recreational or medical marijuana can work to your disadvantage in divorce and/or child custody/parenting time cases.
Business Emergency Legal Preparedness.
By John Schrot, Jr.
Don’t let a disaster black out your business. Most companies don’t survive emergencies. Delay, in and of itself, can be devastating to the success and/or viability of a business. While there are many aspects of business preparedness, this article focuses on legal preparations.
Spousal support tax deduction change
by John J. Schrot, Jr.
The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”) was signed into law in December, 2017, and it changes the treatment of spousal support (alimony). Currently spousal support is tax deductible for the paying spouse and taxable as income to the receiving spouse, unless the parties otherwise provide in a judgment of divorce or separate maintenance. The spousal support deduction was enacted in 1948 with the idea that if a former family’s income is divided between the parties that tax treatment should correspond.
Unmarried Cohabitation Relationships
By John Schrot, Jr.
A client recently advised me that her daughter became engaged and the couple plan to marry in the near future. As the intended couple have only known each other briefly, she further related her belief that the couple should in the interim cohabitate to better understand one another; and, she asked me about the complications thereof. I suggested, in part, their use of a cohabitation agreement.