Single Parenting Life with Bigg Certs
Friend of the Court hearings, custody exchanges, tax season with a support order, buying my first house on one income — real experience, told straight. No legal jargon, no law-firm sales pitch. I'm not a lawyer. I'm a dad who's been where you might be standing right now.
Four parts of the journey, in the order most of us hit them.
What Michigan’s FOC actually does, what hearings feel like, and how I dealt with it — from someone who lived it, not a law firm.
Representing yourself, understanding custody terms, and walking into a hearing prepared instead of terrified.
Pick-ups, drop-offs, make-up parenting time, and keeping the peace when emotions run high.
Tax season with a custody order, child support and your refund, and buying a first home on one income.
Friend of the Court
How I picked my family law attorney, what I wish I had asked first, and how I learned to actually use my attorney instead of just paying one — all while dealing with the Friend of the Court in Michigan.
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Friend of the Court
My experience going through mediation in a Michigan custody case — what the session was like, how I prepared, and why it can be better than fighting everything out in front of a judge.
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What it was actually like to stand in front of the court without an attorney — how I prepared, what I brought with me, and what I would do differently.
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Court
Legal custody and physical custody are not the same thing — and mixing them up cost me confusion I did not need. Here is how I finally understood the difference in my own case.
Watch & read →Co-Parenting
Custody exchanges are where co-parenting gets real. My routine for pick-ups and drop-offs, how I keep them calm for my kid, and how I handle the friction.
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Co-Parenting
What happened when parenting time got missed in my case, and how make-up parenting time worked out in practice — the requests, the pushback, and what I learned.
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