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Jordan Dizik
Super Lawyers honoree every year since 2015 and a 3× DBusiness Top Lawyer in family law. Jordan handles Oakland County divorce and custody matters at every level of complexity, including high-asset estates.
For most Rochester Hills families, the divorce is about the children first: where they live during the school week, how activities and holidays are shared, and how two households stay workable. That is where we start.
Free Consultation: (248) 712-1462Rochester Hills cases frequently center on school-age children. Parents are rarely fighting about whether the other parent should be involved; they are fighting about the school-week schedule, who handles activities, and how much of the children's routine each household carries.
Michigan decides custody on twelve best-interest factors, and parenting time on the children's best interests and their relationship with each parent. A proposal grounded in the children's actual week, with school, activities, and work schedules mapped out, persuades judges far more than an abstract demand for a percentage.
The single most important concept in a Michigan custody case is the established custodial environment: the home or homes where the children naturally look to a parent for guidance, discipline, and comfort over an appreciable time. If a custody change would alter that environment, the parent seeking the change must prove it is in the children's best interests by clear and convincing evidence.
That is why the first weeks after separation matter so much. A temporary schedule agreed to in a hurry can become the environment the final order protects.
Read more: Child Custody in Oakland CountyRochester Hills children may attend Rochester Community Schools, Avondale, or other districts depending on the address. Whatever the district, the parenting time order should account for the school calendar, transportation between homes, extracurricular commitments, and a holiday rotation both parents can follow without renegotiating every year. Specific orders prevent disputes; vague ones invite them.
Michigan child support depends on both parents' incomes and the number of overnights each parent has. When the schedule changes, support should change with it. We make sure the overnight count in the order matches the parenting time actually exercised, and we seek modification when circumstances shift.
Read more: Modifying Child Support in MichiganFiled in the Oakland County Circuit Court, Family Division, 1200 N. Telegraph Rd., Pontiac. Personal protection orders are handled there as well.
The Oakland County Friend of the Court, 230 Elizabeth Lake Rd., Pontiac, investigates and enforces custody, parenting time, and support orders.
Criminal, OWI, and traffic matters arising in Rochester Hills are heard at the 52nd District Court, 3rd Division, in Rochester Hills. Felony cases begin there with arraignment and the preliminary examination before moving to the Oakland County Circuit Court.
Jordan Dizik handles family law matters for Rochester Hills residents. When a family case overlaps with a criminal charge, such as a domestic violence arrest during a divorce or a PPO alongside a custody dispute, Josh Kaplan, a former city prosecutor, handles the criminal side, so both cases are planned together.
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Yes. Parents who agree on a schedule can submit it to the court, and judges generally approve reasonable agreements. The schedule should be specific: exchange times, school-year and summer schedules, holidays, and transportation. The Friend of the Court will enforce what the order says, not what the parents meant.
The Oakland County Friend of the Court, in Pontiac, investigates and makes recommendations on custody, parenting time, and support, and it enforces those orders after judgment. Parents often attend conferences with FOC staff or hearings before a referee before a judge decides contested issues.
No. Legal custody is decision-making authority over important matters like education and health care. Physical custody and parenting time describe where the children live and when. Parents can share legal custody under many different time-sharing schedules.
Super Lawyers honoree every year since 2015 and a 3× DBusiness Top Lawyer in family law. Jordan handles Oakland County divorce and custody matters at every level of complexity, including high-asset estates.
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