December 2023 – What’s Happening

Holidays and Fun Local Events

Welcome to December 2023! Are you ready? Winter is here, but in Michigan there is always something to do. Be curious and explore some outdoor activities and nurture your comfort with warm indoor fun. DAWN is here to support you in taking time for you each month and enjoying all that our area has to offer.

Holiday events, activities and fun has returned to Michigan. December features events like Wild Lights at the Detroit Zoo, Wayne County Lightfest, Big, Bright Lights in Rochester, Snow Day 5k, Winter Craft Show, and a special holiday trainride – not to mention fun stuff for the kids. Don’t forget to check out all the local job fairs to participate in! These fun, exciting December 2023 events and activities for you or the kids will help keep you occupied, but we’ve also provided some helpful articles on parenting, divorce and finances.  Let’s shift into winter with style and fun and make December 2023 a month to remember.

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November 2023 – What’s Happening

Holidays and Fun Local Events

Welcome to November 2023! Are you ready? Winter is nearly upon us, but in Michigan there is always something to do. Be curious and explore some outdoor activities and nurture your comfort with warm indoor fun. DAWN is here to support you in taking time for you each month and enjoying all that our area has to offer.

Holiday events, activities and fun has returned to Michigan. November features events like Motor City Comic Con, Winter Wonderland Lights, Day of the Dead at the DIA, Towers of Tomorrow, Royal Oak Market Art Fair and a Turkey Trot in Ann Arbor – not to mention fun stuff for the kids. Don’t forget to check out all the local job fairs to participate in! These fun, exciting November 2023 events and activities for you or the kids will help keep you occupied, but we’ve also provided some helpful articles on parenting, divorce and finances.  Let’s shift into winter with style and fun and make November 2023 a month to remember.

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October 2023 – What’s Happening

Holidays and Fun Local Events

Welcome to October 2023! Fall is almost here! Let’s get this Fall 2023 started off right. We have found some indoor and outdoor activities suitable for everyone. DAWN is here to support you in taking time for you each month and enjoying all that our area has to offer.

Fall events, activities and fun has returned to Michigan! This October features events like Hallowe’en at Greenfield Village, Zoo Boo at the Detroit Zoo, an Oktoberfest Run, an Ann Arbor Marathon and Artober Art Fest in Ann Arbor – not to mention fun stuff for the kids. Don’t forget to check out all the local job fairs to participate in! These fun, exciting October 2023 events and activities for you or the kids will help keep you occupied, but we’ve also provided some helpful articles on parenting, divorce and finances.  Let’s start this Fall right and make October 2023 a month to remember.

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September 2023 – What’s Happening

Holidays and Fun Local Events

Welcome to September 2023! Fall is almost here! Let’s get this Fall 2023 started off right. We have found some indoor and outdoor activities suitable for everyone. DAWN is here to support you in taking time for you each month and enjoying all that our area has to offer.

Summer events, activities and fun has returned to Michigan! This August features events like the Renaissance Festival, Detroit Jazz Festival, the Michigan State Fair, Arts Beats and Eats, Nankin Mills 5k, and Into the Spiderverse Live Concert – not to mention fun stuff for the kids. Not to mention in these tough times there are still job fairs to participate in! These fun, exciting September 2023 events and activities for you or the kids will help keep you occupied, but we’ve also provided some helpful articles on parenting, divorce and finances.  Let’s start this Fall right and make September 2023 a month to remember.

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August 2023 – What’s Happening

Holidays and Fun Local Events

Welcome to August 2023! Summer is here! Let’s get this August 2023 started off right. We have found some indoor and outdoor activities suitable for everyone. DAWN is here to support you in taking time for you each month and enjoying all that our area has to offer.

Summer events, activities and fun has returned to Michigan! This August features events like the Renaissance Festival, Dearborn Homecoming Festival, Movie Nights in the D, Belle Isle Art Fair, Westland Fireworks and $3 Kids Movies at Emagine Theaters – not to mention fun stuff for the kids. Not to mention in these tough times there are still job fairs to participate in! These fun, exciting August 2023 events and activities for you or the kids will help keep you occupied, but we’ve also provided some helpful articles on parenting, divorce and finances.  Let’s end this Summer right and make August 2023 a month to remember.

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Do I Need a Family Lawyer? Here are 30 Reasons Why You Should Hire One.

Family lawyers specialize in family law matters. Most family law matters have to do with issues such as divorce, child custody, support, parenting time, wills, trusts, and more. We exist to help navigate family matters that cannot be handled independently in an organized manner.

Family law attorneys can help you handle all the big decisions that need to be made, protect your legal rights, while protecting your interests in court proceedings and settlement negotiations. Here are 30 reasons why you should consider hiring a family law attorney.

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Discretion and Privacy - Keeping your High Profile Divorce Private

Discretion and Privacy – Keeping your High Profile Divorce Private

Finding an experienced lawyer to handle your divorce is crucial to ensure the best possible outcome, it’s also important when it comes to privacy and discretion. Executive, celebrity, athlete or other high profile divorces present unique challenges and require a level of discretion that can seem impossible. How do you manage the media while managing a strenuous relationship and conducting business with the courts?

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‘Scary Mommy’ Tells How She Broke Her Divorce News To Her Kids

People get divorced for so many different reasons, and each reason is very personal, but that does not mean you are alone.  Even the very popular internet phenomenon Jill Smokler, who runs the website “Scary Mommy” has recently called it quits with her husband after 17 years of marriage.  In this interview on Today.com she gives a tell all of exactly what happened and more importantly how she revealed the information to hear children, which is probably one of the most difficult experiences we mother’s face in divorce.

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7 Things To Never Do After A Divorce

7 Things To Never Do After A Divorce

Divorce can be one of the most traumatic experiences a person can go through.  Most people get married with the intentions of forever after, so when that ideal ends it’s difficult to remain objective or unemotional about your actions.  Divorce is complicated and involves many different issues and your behavior before, during, and after your divorce will determine how smoothly you will transition during your divorce and recover afterward.  For every poor decision you make in the early days of the break-up you will pay a price that will only enlarge exponentially if you don’t make a real effort to make the right choices during this difficult time.  There was a great article on “Today” with 7 Things You Shouldn’t Do After A Divorce.  Read them, write them down, and do your best to absorb them.

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