COA Vacates Highway-by-User Claim Dismissal; Affirms Dismissal Of First Amendment Retaliation In Road Dispute
On the highway-by-user claim, the Court of Appeals held that Plaintiff-Appellants did have standing under Donaldson v Alcona Co Bd of Co Rd Comm’rs, 219 Mich App 718, 727 n 3; 558 NW2d 232 (1996) because they own property along the road and bear unique burdens if maintenance ceases.
DHHS Didn’t Provide ‘Necessary Services’ For Reunification: Termination Of Parental Rights Reversed
The trial court in this termination of parental rights case wrongly held that the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) made reasonable efforts to reunify the respondent-father, who was in federal prison, with his child, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled.
Appeals Court: Evidence Did Not Support Dad Moving To Texas With Children
Trial court erroneously granted a father’s motion to move to TX with children because, there was insufficient evidence the children’s lives would be improved by relocating.
Dad’s Custody Motion Conflated With Mom’s Domicile Motion: Reversal Required
The father was erroneously granted joint physical & legal custody, because the trial court improperly conflated his motion to change custody with the mother’s motion to change domicile.
Trial Court Wrongly Shut Down Attorney Fee Request In Divorce Case
The trial court in this divorce action should not have denied the defendant’s request for attorney fees without conducting a hearing and allowing the defendant to support her request for fees.