Divorce Judgment Challenge Properly Dismissed For Lack Of Jurisdiction
In this suit contesting the validity of a divorce judgment, the trial court correctly held that it did not have subject-matter jurisdiction and, as a result, properly granted the defendant’s motion for summary disposition, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled.
Consent Divorce Judgment’s Military Benefits Provision Cannot Be Collaterally Attacked
Even though the parties’ consent judgment of divorce included an offset provision, the defendant’s challenge to enforcing that provision is an improper collateral attack.
PPO Request Wrongly Denied Based On Res Judicata
A trial court erred by denying the petitioner’s request for a personal protection order (PPO) based on the prior denial of a similar PPO request by the petitioner.
COA Holds No Res Judicata for Tort/Uninsured Motorist Claims Due to Prior PIP Claims
The Court of Appeals decided in Adam v Bell, and overturned an order granting summary disposition to State Farm on the grounds that Cynthia Adam’s claims were barred by res judicata.
COA Denies Appeal Because Parent Raised Same Challenge in Prior Appeal From Different Order
What I found striking about the decision is that the COA held in this appeal by right that the issue was barred by the COA’s previous denial of a delayed application from a different order relating to the juvenile guardianship.