Learn More About James Chryssikos
Decades of experience
James Chryssikos is a divorce and family law attorney with more than 25 years experience exclusively in the field of family law, providing his clients the highest quality in legal representation. Representing men and women in all aspects of family law issues, including divorce litigation, collaborative divorce, mediation, custody and parenting time matters, support issues, and more. He is trained as a collaborative divorce attorney, as well as a domestic relations mediator, enabling him to provide clients with a wide array of options for navigating through difficult family changes.
He has earned his Certificate of Completion from ICLE’s Family Law Certificate program and is trained in Collaborative Divorce. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Collaborative Practice Institute of Michigan (CPIM), and as CPIM President for 2023. He served on the Family Law Council for the State Bar of Michigan – Family Law Section, from 2015-2024, chairing the Legislative Committee, serving as an editor for the Michigan Family Law Journal, and Chair of the Collaborative Law Committee for the Family Law Council. He also previously served on the Executive Board as Vice-President of the Hellenic Bar Association of Michigan. He is a member of the Oakland County Bar Association, and is a Fellow of the Oakland County Bar Foundation. He has earned an AV Rating from Martindale-Hubbell, and has been named as a Michigan Super Lawyer in the area of family law from 2018-present. He is a graduate of Michigan State University in 1996 and University of Detroit Mercy School of Law in 2000.
He is also a husband and proud father and understands well the tremendous responsibility and privilege associated with representing clients in divorce and family law matters.
Family law decisions can affect your children, finances, and future. Whether you are preparing for divorce, addressing custody and parenting time, or resolving support concerns, you deserve guidance that is straightforward and well prepared.
James Chryssikos helps clients pursue resolution through mediation or collaborative divorce when appropriate, and provides confident advocacy in court when litigation is necessary. Every case is approached with professionalism, preparation, and respect for what is at stake.
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Do Not Compromise When It Comes Most
Clear guidance. Practical strategy. A steady approach built around your goals and your family.
Why Choose James Chryssikos?
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Prepared
We help you understand your options, the process, and the next right step before decisions are made.
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Advocate
Clear communication, strong preparation, and a respectful approach from consultation to resolution.
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Focused
Strategy built around what matters most: your children, your stability, and your future.
Strong Advocacy When It Matters Most
Some cases resolve through negotiation or mediation. Others require firm advocacy. We prepare each matter with care and attention to detail so you feel informed, supported, and ready for what is next.
From divorce involving complex finances to custody and support issues, you will receive guidance that is practical and direct. If your case needs courtroom advocacy, you can expect confident representation and steady communication throughout the process.
We Will guide You Every Step Of The Way
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Important Things You Should Know
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Sometimes. Where spouses reside in different states or different counties, filing for divorce or separate maintenance first can be critical in terms of where your case is heard. It can also be important where one spouse has concerns that the other spouse may hide or deplete assets.
There is no minimum number of years you must be married in order to receive alimony under Michigan Law. The length of your marriage is one of about a dozen factors taken into consideration by courts in deciding whether alimony should be paid. Other important factors are ability of both parties to earn, age, education, health, prior standard of living, fault, and more.
Fault that caused the breakdown of the marriage, particulalry adultery, abuse, or addiction, can be a factor in the divorce. Issues such as alimony, property division and sometimes custody and parenting time can be affected due to fault.
Court typically divide all assets accumulated during the marriage in an equitable fashion. However, equitable does not necessarily mean equal. There may be circumstances, such as health issues, other assets, pre-marital assets, and more that could factor into the division of retirement assets.
Technically, the answer is 18. So long as they remain minors (under the age of 18), the family court has jurisdiction to decide issues of custody and parenting time. However, generally speaking, the older the child, the more weight is given to their reasonable preference.
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