Ryder & Swogger, P.C. is a law firm concentrating strictly in the area of family law located in Traverse City, Michigan, providing legal services in Grand Traverse, Leelanau, Antrim, Kalkaska, Benzie, Charlevoix, Emmet and Wexford Counties. Special circumstances will be considered for cases in all other counties in Michigan. For 25 years, Ryder & Swogger, P.C. has focused their area of practice on family law matters consisting of divorce, property division, property settlement disputes, retirement asset division, paternity, child custody, child support enforcement and modification, parenting time, change of domicile/relocation, spousal support, adoption, step parent adoption, prenuptial agreements, postnuptial agreements, separate maintenance, legal separation, post judgment actions, facilitative mediation, and collaborative divorce.

Katherine Ryder Purcell and Amy M. Swogger are experienced trial attorneys who exclusively advocate family law matters before the Courts. Both Ms. Ryder Purcell and Ms. Swogger have been trained as facilitative mediators and collaborative divorce practitioners. This provides additional resources in reaching equitable settlements for clients with an emphasis on child centered parenting arrangements.