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In 1988, the federal Family Support Act required all states to enact presumptive child support “guidelines” in order to preserve federal funding on a variety of family-oriented programs.

In a 2-1 decision, the Michigan Court of Appeals recently ruled that a certificate mailed to a state driver, notifying him of his suspended license, is “testimonial” as that term is used in the constitution...

Recently, one of our estate planning clients wanted us to set aside a significant portion of her estate to care for her beloved pets; all four of them. So we arranged for a trust to be set up for the specific purpose of caring for her pampered pets.

As noted in a recent WSJ article, “estate planning” seems to cause anxiety in many elderly people. It does not need to be so.

This past week, Governor Rick Snyder issued an executive order appointing 10 people to serve on an “advisory commission”. Their mission: to quickly assess and make recommendations to the executive and legislature about the delivery of effective legal representation to the indigent accused.

SCOTUS to Hear Michigan Case on Plea Bargain Process

The following is a guest post from the LawDiva blog of Georgialee Lang, a Canadian lawyer turned “stay-at-home-Mom” from Vancouver, BC.

Three years after the passage of the medical marijuana referendum and its attendant Medical Marijuana Act, there have been many developments in Michigan’s municipalities...

This week in Time Magazine, there is a story in the “Society” section about a mode of parenting known as, “Nesting”. This is where divorced parents each secure a residence beyond the former marital home; the couple’s children remain in the marital home, to “nest”.

If accused of a crime, either a misdemeanor or felony, you must consult with an attorney as soon thereafter as possible. If you have access to a cell phone or the Internet, you will not be far from a lawyer.