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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.

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

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.

This bizarre family law custody case is playing out in Seattle, WA. The unusual facts of the case bring into sharp focus the challenge of putting parents’ often-questionable decisions through review by a family court judge.

A family court judge in Bucks County, Pennsylvania has enjoined divorcee Anthony Morelli from operating his web site devoted to his ex-wife; thepsychoexwife.

This week, the Michigan Supreme Court integrated one of its pilot projects, involving the specific tasks of trial jurors, into the Michigan Rules of Court. The significant changes take effect September 1st.