MSC Justice Explains How Trial Court “Clearly Did Not Comply” With Child Custody Act
The Michigan Supreme Court recently denied leave to appeal in a parenting-time case – with one justice issuing her own concurrence, explaining how the trial court “failed to comply” with the Child Custody Act.
Improper Jury Instruction Requires Tossing Conviction For Threatening Judge
A defendant’s conviction for allegedly making a terrorist threat against a probate judge must be vacated, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled, because the jury instruction did not properly convey the required “subjective recklessness” standard.
Circuit Court Abused Its Discretion by Declining Petitioner To Permit Discovery Of Information in Adoption Case
Petitioner was deprived of meaningful discovery related to a hearing where she was to establish that the decision to withhold consent for adoption was arbitrary and capricious.