About
Ray s exercise is mainly involved with divorce, custody, alimony and collections. Raymond Pater became born inside the Netherlands and is one among eight kids. After his own family immigrated to the USA, and even though of modest method, six of his siblings attended university and two went directly to attain PhDs, later becoming university professors. An older sister never attended high school, but changed into admitted to university due to a almost illegible transcript and sarcastically went directly to emerge as a excessive school instructor. While attending grade college and excessive school, Ray labored within the own family commercial enterprise promoting eggs and chickens on the streets of South side Chicago. After graduating from high college he worked in a metal mill in East Chicago, Indiana. That enjoy convinced him to exchange direction and he attended Indiana University, Calvin College and Grand Valley. After graduation he labored in sales, then taught college, after which attended regulation college. Ray graduated Magna Cum Laude from law faculty in 1983, in the future after his youngest daughter was born. He started out in general practice as a solo practitioner, then went to paintings for a main series regulation office. In 1990 he began to be affiliated with the corporation of with Coupe & VanAllsburg; that became Coupe, VanAllsburg & Pater; and finally Coupe Pater, PC. He has been in solo practice when you consider that 2006. Ray has been a Big Brother, deacon in a single church, elder in every other, school board president, and has served as a mentor at Guiding Light Mission in Grand Rapids. Ray and his spouse of forty years have 3 kids: a businessman in Grand Rapids, an lawyer in Manhattan, and a daughter in Denver who teaches component-time, mentors, and nannies (who claims to be his preferred toddler and who made the video, “Daughter’s Tribute to Her Dad”). His practice consists of circle of relatives law, collections, contracts, and agreement litigation. He has practiced in courts during a great deal of the State of Michigan, and now works more often than not in Ottawa and Allegan Counties › ›
Location
Videos
Legal Issues
- Collections
- Divorce
- Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father s Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
Costs
- Payment With Credit Card
Certificates
Languages
- Dutch: Spoken
- English: Spoken, Written
Accepted Jurisdictions

Experience
Educations

Graduation year: 1980

Graduation year: 1975

Graduation year: 1971

Graduation year: 1969