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 A recent unpublished Court of Appeals decision arising from a messy Waterford & Clarkston divorce touches on many significant legal issues that arise in family court.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

Last week, the Michigan Court of Appeals reviewed the language of a divorce judgment from the Kent County Family Court. The issue presented to the appeals court was whether certain language contained in a consent judgment...

Last month, just before the holidays, Governor Rick Snyder signed several tie-barred bills into law dealing with paternity and the rules establishing paternity in the county family courts of Michigan. The statute, officially known as the Genetic Parentage Act, adopts DNA testing and streamlines the procedure for establishing paternity in the family court.

Every year there are multiple family law decisions the contribute to the jurisprudence of Michigan’s family law. There are too many decisions to summarize here in this blog post.

James Brown was known as the “Godfather of Soul.” When he died in 2006, he was considered by many to be one of the most influential musicians of the 20th Century.

This is a seasonal re-post from last December. The suggestions apply to divorced or separated families this time of the year.

Paul Heminger admittedly grew nearly two-dozen (22 to be exact) marijuana plants on his property in Alger County, Michigan. At trial, during her closing arguments, Alger County prosecutor, Karen Bahrman, criticized the medical marijuana law and attacked the credibility of the Alger Hemp Coalition, the organization which a defense witness belonged.