Appeals Court: Joint Legal Custody Award ‘Against Great Weight Of Evidence’
The trial court’s decision to award a father joint legal custody must be vacated because the ruling was “against the great weight of the evidence”.
Trial Court Made Various Discovery Errors In Adoption Case
The trial court’s decision to deny the plaintiffs’ adoption petitions must be vacated and the case remanded because the trial court made several errors during discovery.
Appeals Court Vacates, Remands Various Orders In Divorce Case
The defendant is entitled to relief, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled, because the trial court erred in several respects.
Case Remanded Second Time For Required Spousal Support Findings
The trial court in this divorce action failed – for the second time – to make the required findings on certain spousal support factors.
Father’s Supervised Parenting Time Improperly Suspended
The trial court erroneously suspended the plaintiff-father’s supervised parenting time, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled.
Trial Court Did Not Correct ‘Clerical Error’ When Issuing Amended Order
The trial court’s amended order didn’t correct the clerical error under MCR 2.612(A)(1) because the correction “substantially changed” the initial order.
Incarcerated Father’s Parental Rights Wrongly Terminated For Stepparent Adoption
Respondent-father had the ability to provide “consistent support though not ample support” for his children while he was incarcerated but did not do so.
MSC Declares ‘In Re Holbrook’ Moot, Justices Call For Legislative Reform
The case of In re Holbrook, Minor - which involves alleged parental neglect and the statutory grounds for taking jurisdiction over a minor child - is moot.
Georgia’s Tie-Breaking Authority Provision Omitted, Custody Order Granted
The trial court gave a Georgia custody order proper effect by granting the parties joint legal custody while omitting the order’s tie-breaking authority provision.
Appeals Court: Dad’s Paternity Rights Properly Revoked
The trial court in this case properly revoked the father’s paternity to the minor child under the Revocation of Paternity Act (ROPA), the Michigan COA ruled.
Decision to Suspend Mother’s Parenting Time Had the Effect of Modifying the Award of Joint Physical Custody
The trial court’s decision to suspend Mother’s parenting time had the effect of modifying the award of joint physical custody in the consent judgment of divorce, and MCR 3.207 did not apply to the case.
Trial Court Inadequately Addressed Statutory Factors: Removal Of Children Reversed
The trial court erroneously ordered that the children in this case be removed from their mother’s care based on medical neglect.
Social Worker’s Disciplinary Action Not ‘Pivotal’ To Termination Of Father’s Parental Rights
Father’s parental rights properly terminated though the decision to do so was partly based on the testimony of a social worker with disciplinary proceedings.
School District Report Wrongly Excluded As Evidence
In determining whether changing schools was in the best interests of the parties’ child, the trial court improperly excluded a report about the school district.
Trial Court Properly Valued Business In Divorce Proceedings
The trial court in this divorce action used the appropriate method to determine the value of the plaintiff’s law practice when dividing the marital estate, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled.
MSC: Trial Court Must Determine Whether Child Jurisdiction Case Is Moot
The Michigan Supreme Court has remanded the case of In re Holbrook, Minor for a hearing to determine whether the case has become moot.