MSC Holds Child Custody Order Not Dispositive of Child's Domicile for No-Fault Actions, Overruling Grange
A custody order does not determine a child’s domicile for purposes of the no-fault act. As the domicile rule set forth in Grange Ins Co of Mich v Lawrence, 494 Mich 475 (2013) requires courts to treat child custody orders as dispositive of the question of domicile, Grange is overruled.
Court Of Appeals Reaffirms That Defendants May Reject Probation
The 2-1 published decision in Bensch upholds the rule first set forth in People v Peterson, 62 Mich App 258 (1975), allowing criminal defendants to reject probation for jail time.