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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.
Troy is home to one of Southeast Michigan's largest business corridors. When a divorce involves bonuses, equity awards, and demanding work schedules, the details of compensation and parenting time decide the outcome.
Free Consultation: (248) 712-1462Many of the Troy families we represent include at least one spouse whose compensation is more than a salary: annual bonuses, restricted stock, stock options, deferred compensation, or a pension. Those pieces are divided and counted for support in different ways, and a settlement that treats them casually can cost one spouse a significant share of the marital estate.
Troy is also a city of two-career households. Custody and parenting time arrangements have to work around real travel schedules and long hours, and courts expect a proposed schedule that reflects how the family actually functions.
Vested and unvested restricted stock, options, and performance awards are divided based on what each grant was meant to reward: past work during the marriage, or future work after it. The grant documents and vesting schedules decide much of the answer, which is why we obtain them at the start of the case.
Retirement plans and pensions are divided through qualified domestic relations orders. A judgment that awards a share of a plan without a properly drafted order can leave that share uncollectable for years.
Read more: Stock Options and RSUs in a Michigan DivorceChild support in Michigan is calculated from each parent's income, and bonus-heavy compensation makes income a contested number. Averaging, the treatment of equity vesting, and whether a recent change in pay was voluntary all affect the result. Spousal support has no formula in Michigan; it depends on statutory factors, including each spouse's earning capacity and the length of the marriage.
Read more: Spousal Support in MichiganCorporate careers come with transfers. Unless the moving parent has sole legal custody, Michigan's 100-mile rule bars moving a child's legal residence more than 100 miles from where the child lived when the custody case began without the other parent's consent or court approval. If a transfer is a realistic possibility, it should be anticipated in the custody judgment rather than litigated after the offer arrives.
Filed 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 Troy are heard at the 52nd District Court, 4th Division, in Troy. 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 Troy 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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They can be. Courts look at whether an award compensated work performed during the marriage or was intended to retain the employee after it. Awards tied to marital work are generally divisible even if they vest later; awards granted for future service may be treated differently. The grant agreements usually decide the argument.
The Michigan Child Support Formula uses each parent's income, which can include bonuses and equity compensation. When income fluctuates, the parties or the court often use a multi-year average or set a structure for bonus income, so the order reflects realistic earnings rather than a single unusual year.
In the Oakland County Circuit Court, Family Division, in Pontiac, like all Oakland County divorces. Troy criminal and traffic matters go to the 52nd District Court, 4th Division, in Troy.
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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The first conversation is free and confidential. You will leave it knowing where you stand, what the process looks like in Oakland County, and what to do next.
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