Court Of Appeals Vacates Child Removal Order Over Due Process Violations
The trial court plainly erred when it ordered respondent’s children removed from her care. Under MCR 3.974(C)(3)(a), the hearing held by the trial court was not an emergency removal hearing. Since the trial court did not follow the procedural requirements to remove the children from her care, the court violated respondent’s procedural due process rights.
A Michigan Trial Court Properly Declined to Enforce a California Custody Determination Due to Lack of Jurisdiction
The trial court properly declined to enforce a California custody determination because the California court did not have subject matter jurisdiction.