Law Blog

Yesterday, Governor Snyder signed Senate Bill 09 and tied barred House Bills 4071 and 4482 which provide protections for active service members involved in family court child custody proceedings.

Last week, the United States Supreme Court addressed one of the finer points of the Fourth Amendment’s search and seizure clause in a Nebraska case, Rodriguez v United States. The decision, released on Tuesday, held that police cannot detain a motorist any longer than is reasonably necessary to complete a routine traffic stop.

Last month, certain components of Michigan’s sex offender registration act [SORA] were invalidated as unconstitutional by a federal judge in Detroit. Since passing the law in 1994, the Michigan legislature has made a series of amendments tightening restrictions on registrants over the past two decades.

Last weekend, we noticed an article in the Detroit Free Press about one of our colleagues from Troy, MI who got into some hot water relative to his estate planning practice.

Earlier this month, the Michigan Court of Appeals again considered the 100-mile rule in a published decision. The case is significant to the extent that it provides parents guidance on the location of their post-divorce domicile and is yet another case that illustrates the concept of joint custody.

Earlier this month, the Michigan Court of Appeals addressed alcohol abuse and parenting conditions in a rare published opinion; rare in that parenting time appeals do not get published very often.

Wow. A recent unpublished Court of Appeals decision arising from a messy Waterford & Clarkston divorce touches on many significant legal issues that arise in family court.

Defense Lawyer Deficient in Baby Death Case

In mid-January, the Michigan Court of Appeals again addressed an aspect of the oft-litigated Medical Marijuana Act. This time, the issue was what parts of a marijuana plant count when determining whether a certified care provider has complied with the Act to obtain immunity from prosecution.

Parents behaving badly in family court; happens all the time. When your family life is placed in the public arena of family court, pressures can mount; not everyone handles the pressure with poise or grace.