Carleton, MI Divorce Law Firms & Lawyers

Clearly she can do this, as she has done it. If you are married to her, you need to get a divorce on file. If you were not married to her, you need to demand the return of your personal property within a reasonable time (set a deadline that is reasonable) or you will report the property as stolen. If you were not married, then she has actually stolen your stuff unless she can argue that you gave it to her (or loaned it to her).

No, he can't be forced to work. That would be involuntary servitude and we don't do that in the U.S. However, if he is receiving loans to go to school, that could be income to him and he may have to share those with you. All you can do is ask for him to be held in contempt for not paying. The judge may or may not buy it. However, if he does get a degree and a better job, it may be that he will ultimately be able to pay off the arrearage and pay more in child support.

The community portion of a pension or retirement account, meaning what was earned toward the account while married, is subject to division by the court. You should speak with an experienced family law attorney to discuss this issue. Depending on relative values of your respective pensions or retirement accounts there may be a way to offset values or amounts due from one to the other. What this means is that rather than each of you getting half of the other's pension there may be an adjustment so that, in your circumstance where yours is substantially larger than hers, nothing comes out of her pension, but what she gets from your pension is adjusted downward to reflect what would be your portion of hers.