Justices Order Appointment Of Appellate Counsel In Termination Case
The MI Supreme Court has ordered the Ingham County Circuit Court to appoint appellate counsel for the respondents in a termination of parental rights case.
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.
Appeals Court Reverses Trial Court Taking Jurisdiction Over Child
The trial court wrongly held that the statutory grounds for jurisdiction over the child were established by a preponderance of the evidence.
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.
Trial Court Did Not Properly Assume Jurisdiction, Termination Of Parental Rights Vacated
The termination of the respondents’ parental rights must be vacated because the trial court didn’t properly conduct the adjudication hearing in the case.
Appeals Court: Ingham County Violated Michigan Takings Clause
Summary disposition wrongly granted to defendants, Ingham County and its treasurer, on the claim that an unconstitutional taking of property occurred.
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.
Termination Of Mom’s Rights Reversed For Closer Look At Best Interest Factors
“We reverse and remand for further proceedings on whether termination is in the children’s best interests,” the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled.
Termination Of Mom’s Parental Rights Was In Children’s Best Interests
The trial court properly terminated the respondent-mother’s parental rights because termination was in the children’s best interests.
Appeals Court Upholds Order For Mental-Health Treatment
The Washtenaw County Probate Court properly granted a petition for the respondent to receive mental-health treatment.
Trial Court Did Not Give ‘Adequate Explanation’ For Reducing Appellate Attorney Fees
The trial court in this criminal case failed to provide an “adequate explanation” for reducing the attorney fees for appointed counsel.
MSC Denies Appeal In Termination Of Parental Rights Case
The Michigan Supreme Court will not hear the appeal in a termination of parental rights case.
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.
After Divorce, Ex-Husband Gets Frozen Embryo
The trial court properly awarded the divorced parties’ one remaining frozen embryo to the ex-husband, a split Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled.