The petitioner’s parental rights as a non-surrendering parent under the Safe Delivery of Newborns Law because the petitioner’s divorce complaint constituted a timely petition for custody.

The Michigan Supreme Court has let stand an appeals court decision holding that a grandmother should not have been appointed full guardian of her grandchildren.

A trial court erred by granting a father sole legal custody of the parties’ minor children, because the evidence showed the parties were able to cooperate and make important decisions.

An attorney’s alleged defamatory statements to another lawyer while waiting for a court-ordered mediation conference to begin were confidential mediation communications.

In this spousal support case, the trial court relied on the wrong legal framework to reduce the defendant’s support obligation.

A college student was properly charged with making a threat of terrorism after posting a photo on social media of his semi-automatic rifle with a bayonet attached.

A Michigan trial court has been instructed to scrutinize whether a divorce settlement is unenforceable because the mediator in the case did not conduct the domestic violence screening.

A trial court properly terminated a father’s parental rights to his two older children after the youngest child died because termination was in the older children’s best interests.

The COA ruled the Marquette County Probate Court erroneously found that Anne Jones-Von Greiff did not qualify as the surviving spouse of Hermann Von Greiff for inheritance purposes.

The petitioner’s name should be expunged from the Michigan Child Abuse Neglect Central Registry because the trial court erred in applying MCL 24.287.

The plaintiff’s appeal is limited to that portion of the trial court’s order denying her request for attorney fees as a sanction, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled.

A referring attorney must have an attorney-client relationship with the individual being referred in order for a fee-splitting agreement to be valid.

A trial court abused its discretion when it held that a court-appointed lawyer’s appellate fees were excessive and unreasonable, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled.

An order terminating a mother’s parental rights must be reversed because no case treatment plan existed and she “could not be faulted for failing to complete a nonexistent treatment plan”.

The Michigan Court of Appeals has established a new standard for when an expert witness may be disqualified for an alleged conflict of interest.

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act, while at the same time finding that certain provisions of the Act should be stricken.

The trial court properly held the respondent in criminal contempt for violating a non-domestic personal protection order (PPO), the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled.

The Michigan Court of Appeals has dismissed an appeal by the Michigan Bureau of Elections based on the “mootness doctrine”.