The Michigan Court of Appeals (COA) concluded that the equitable-parent doctrine does not extend to unmarried couples, whether heterosexual or same-sex couples.

The book Wicked Takes the Witness Stand by former journalist Mardi Link recounts the true story of the extensive legal proceeding following a 1986 murder.

The case of In re E.W. Pops, Minor began when EP’s father was stopped after fleeing from the police for 14 blocks. EP was in the car and came under the jurisdiction of the court when his father pled no contest to the neglect petition.

The COA reversed the decision of the probate court, because of the incorrect application of preclusion principles to the Petitioner’s Petition for a change of Guardianship.

The COA vacated a trial court’s order terminating the parental rights of a cognitively impaired young woman due to the repeated failure of DHHS.

The Court of Appeals upheld the trial court decision to set aside the stepparent adoption of KJS due to the parties’ significant and positive fraud.

It remanded the case back to the COA for consideration of the plaintiff’s claim that her termination was a violation of public policy.

Under MCR 7.205(G)(3), appellate counsel has always assumed that there was a 6 month absolute deadline for filing an application for leave in the Court of Appeals.

The United States Supreme Court has denied an appeal in the case of two Macomb County deputies who were sued for civil rights violations when making an arrest.

In Teruya v Burgan, a MI mother and CA father of 3 children, who were conceived by in vitro fertilization insemination, disputed rights regarding parenting time.

A Grand Rapids ordinance that prohibits the use of a premises “which shall destroy the peace and tranquility of the surrounding neighborhood” is unconstitutionally vague.

An ex-wife who filed a motion to modify a custody order was not entitled to attorney fees associated with the motion, because she was able to pay her own fees.

The Michigan Court of Appeals has peremptorily vacated a trial court order that denied a mother’s motion to transfer a child-custody case from Michigan to Idaho.

The Michigan SCT has directed that, when finalizing adoptions, trial courts must use specific language on the record, indicating that no appeal is pending in the underlying TPR case.

Whether to consolidate multiple arbitration claims is a decision for the arbitrator, not the trial court, unless the arbitration agreement specifically addresses the issue.

The Michigan COA has vacated an order terminating a father’s parental rights because the trial court effectively deprived him of an adjudication trial.

An ex-wife should not have been held in criminal contempt for having the parties’ child baptized without first consulting her ex-husband, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled.

The Michigan Supreme Court has peremptorily vacated the termination of a mother’s parental rights, as well as the Michigan Court of Appeals decision upholding that termination.