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Incarcerated Father’s Parental Rights Wrongly Terminated For Stepparent Adoption
Speaker Law Firm 1/10/24 Speaker Law Firm 1/10/24

Incarcerated Father’s Parental Rights Wrongly Terminated For Stepparent Adoption

Respondent-father had the ability to provide “consistent support though not ample support” for his children while he was incarcerated but did not do so.

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Attorney Referral Fee Case Was ‘Prematurely’ Dismissed
Speaker Law Firm 12/27/23 Speaker Law Firm 12/27/23

Attorney Referral Fee Case Was ‘Prematurely’ Dismissed

Summary disposition was prematurely granted to the defendant in this dispute over attorney referral fees because discovery “had not begun in earnest”.

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High Court Issues Procedural Ruling In FOIA Case
Speaker Law Firm 12/20/23 Speaker Law Firm 12/20/23

High Court Issues Procedural Ruling In FOIA Case

A cross-appeal was unnecessary in this FOIA case in order for the defendant-city to suggest an alternative ground for affirming the lower court’s decision.

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MSC Declares ‘In Re Holbrook’ Moot, Justices Call For Legislative Reform
Speaker Law Firm 12/13/23 Speaker Law Firm 12/13/23

MSC Declares ‘In Re Holbrook’ Moot, Justices Call For Legislative Reform

The case of In re Holbrook, Minor - which involves alleged parental neglect and the statutory grounds for taking jurisdiction over a minor child - is moot.

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Louisiana Bar Association’s Social Media Posts Violated Attorney’s Constitutional Rights
Speaker Law Firm 12/6/23 Speaker Law Firm 12/6/23

Louisiana Bar Association’s Social Media Posts Violated Attorney’s Constitutional Rights

Louisiana’s state bar violated 1st Amendment rights by spending dues on speech that is not related to regulating lawyers or improving legal services.

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Ethics Opinion: Judges Must Keep Up With Changing Technology
Speaker Law Firm 11/29/23 Speaker Law Firm 11/29/23

Ethics Opinion: Judges Must Keep Up With Changing Technology

Judges “have an ethical obligation to maintain competence with and further educate themselves on advancing technology, including but not limited to AI”.

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Georgia’s Tie-Breaking Authority Provision Omitted, Custody Order Granted
Speaker Law Firm 11/24/23 Speaker Law Firm 11/24/23

Georgia’s Tie-Breaking Authority Provision Omitted, Custody Order Granted

The trial court gave a Georgia custody order proper effect by granting the parties joint legal custody while omitting the order’s tie-breaking authority provision.

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Appeals Court: Dad’s Paternity Rights Properly Revoked
Speaker Law Firm 11/22/23 Speaker Law Firm 11/22/23

Appeals Court: Dad’s Paternity Rights Properly Revoked

The trial court in this case properly revoked the father’s paternity to the minor child under the Revocation of Paternity Act (ROPA), the Michigan COA ruled.

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No Immunity For WV Judge Who Led Warrantless Search Of Litigant’s Home
Speaker Law Firm 11/15/23 Speaker Law Firm 11/15/23

No Immunity For WV Judge Who Led Warrantless Search Of Litigant’s Home

A judge was not entitled to judicial immunity after she paused a court hearing to go personally participate in a warrantless search of a litigant’s home.

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Michigan Appeals Court Split On Termination Of Mom’s Parental Rights
Speaker Law Firm 11/8/23 Speaker Law Firm 11/8/23

Michigan Appeals Court Split On Termination Of Mom’s Parental Rights

Clear and convincing evidence existed to terminate the mother’s parental rights in this case and doing so was in the child’s best interest.

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Mother’s Marijuana Use ‘Overemphasized, ’Parental Rights Reinstated
Speaker Law Firm 11/1/23 Speaker Law Firm 11/1/23

Mother’s Marijuana Use ‘Overemphasized, ’Parental Rights Reinstated

Termination of a mother’s parental rights overruled by Michigan COA, due to trial court overemphasizing the mother’s use of marijuana.

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No Clear And Convincing Evidence Of Abuse, Termination Of Parental Rights Improper
Speaker Law Firm 10/18/23 Speaker Law Firm 10/18/23

No Clear And Convincing Evidence Of Abuse, Termination Of Parental Rights Improper

The trial court erroneously held that statutory grounds for terminating the respondents’ parental rights had been established by clear and convincing evidence.

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Decision to Suspend Mother’s Parenting Time Had the Effect of Modifying the Award of Joint Physical Custody
Speaker Law Firm 10/15/23 Speaker Law Firm 10/15/23

Decision to Suspend Mother’s Parenting Time Had the Effect of Modifying the Award of Joint Physical Custody

The trial court’s decision to suspend Mother’s parenting time had the effect of modifying the award of joint physical custody in the consent judgment of divorce, and MCR 3.207 did not apply to the case.

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Trial Court Inadequately Addressed Statutory Factors: Removal Of Children Reversed
Speaker Law Firm 10/11/23 Speaker Law Firm 10/11/23

Trial Court Inadequately Addressed Statutory Factors: Removal Of Children Reversed

The trial court erroneously ordered that the children in this case be removed from their mother’s care based on medical neglect.

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Social Worker’s Disciplinary Action Not ‘Pivotal’ To Termination Of Father’s Parental Rights
Speaker Law Firm 10/4/23 Speaker Law Firm 10/4/23

Social Worker’s Disciplinary Action Not ‘Pivotal’ To Termination Of Father’s Parental Rights

Father’s parental rights properly terminated though the decision to do so was partly based on the testimony of a social worker with disciplinary proceedings.

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Ex-Wife Violated PPO, Properly Found Guilty Of Criminal Contempt
Speaker Law Firm 9/27/23 Speaker Law Firm 9/27/23

Ex-Wife Violated PPO, Properly Found Guilty Of Criminal Contempt

The trial court properly issued a PPO in this case and correctly held the respondent in contempt, finding that she violated the terms of the PPO.

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Termination Of Parental Rights Not Supported By Sufficient Evidence
Speaker Law Firm 9/20/23 Speaker Law Firm 9/20/23

Termination Of Parental Rights Not Supported By Sufficient Evidence

The trial court’s termination of the respondents’ parental rights must be vacated because, among other things, the statutory factors for termination were not supported by clear and convincing evidence.

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School District Report Wrongly Excluded As Evidence
Speaker Law Firm 9/13/23 Speaker Law Firm 9/13/23

School District Report Wrongly Excluded As Evidence

In determining whether changing schools was in the best interests of the parties’ child, the trial court improperly excluded a report about the school district.

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