Family Law

The law offices of J Erich Goetz have been aggressively and successfully representing satisfied clients in all areas of family law for the past 11 years. Your rights in any family law matter are far too important to entrust to just any attorney. If you are seriously concerned about protecting your rights and/or assets in any family law matter you need to call J. Erich Goetz P.C.

If any of these issues are truly important to you:

• Child Custody
• Parenting time
• Spousal Support (Alimony)
• Child Support

J Erich Goetz, P.C. Has successfully represented clients in Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne Counties.

12 factors of Childs best interest.

Standardized criteria to be used in disputed custody cases, eliminating the case by case interpretation of what is the best interest of the child in custody cases. The Michigan Child Custody Act contains strong policy statement that the “best interests of the child” must be the court’s controlling guide in custody disputes.

MCLA 722.23, MSA 25.312(3) defines the best interests of the child as follows:
“Best interests of the child” means the sum total of the following factors to be considered, evaluated, and determined by the court:

1. The love, affective, and other emotional ties existing between the parties involved and the child.
2. The capacity and disposition of the parties involved to give the child love, affection, and guidance and to continue the education and raising of the child to his or her religion or creed, if any.
3. The capacity and disposition of the parties involved to provide the child with food, clothing, medical care or other remedial care recognized and permitted under the laws of this state in place of medical care, and other material needs.
4. The length of time the child has lived in a stable, satisfactory environment, and the desirability of maintaining continuity.
5. The permanence, as a family unit, of the existing or proposed custodial home or homes.
6. The moral fitness of the parties involved.
7. The mental and physical health of the parties involved.
8. The home, school, and community record of the child.
9. The reasonable preference of the child, if the court considers the child to be of sufficient age to express preference.
10. The willingness and ability of each of the parties to facilitate and encourage a close and continuing parent-child relationship between the child and the other parent or the child and the parents.
11. Domestic violence, regardless of whether the violence was directed against or witnessed by the child.
12. Any other factor considered by the court to be relevant to a particular child custody dispute.

You don’t have to lose your house retirement or children in a divorce, let the firm of J. Erich Goetz P.C.. Assist you in protecting your assets and custody of your children.

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