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.
Trial Court Improperly Imposed Restrictions On Dad’s Parenting Time
The trial court in this case wrongly imposed restrictions on a father’s parenting time of his three minor children, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled.
Trial Court Must Re-Examine Request To Change Child’s School
The Court of Appeals reversed, finding the trial court committed clear legal error when examining MCL 722.23 and applying best-interest factors (f), (g), (i) and (k)
Bank Account Co-Owner Must Return Portion Of Unlawfully Transferred Funds
The COA held that a co-owner of the account who unlawfully transferred nearly all the funds to her personal account must return one-half of the funds that were taken.
Mother Who Took Child To Ecuador Without Father’s Knowledge Can Bring Hague Convention Challenge
An Ecuadorian mother’s taking of her minor child from MI to Ecuador without notifying the father, did not preclude the possibility that the child had become a “habitual resident”.
The Court of Appeals Addresses One Parent Doctrine Based on Plea of Nonparent Adult
The Court of Appeals has addressed the one-parent in the context of a plea taken from a nonparent adult, In re Slater/Wiemer, issued March 25, 2014 (Docket 317132).