COA Holds Plain-Error Standard of Review Applies to Child Custody Cases
COA vacated order awarding Father sole legal custody based on a failure to consider the minor child’s preference.
U.S. Court of Appeals Says CPS Workers Have Qualified Immunity
In a suit regarding temporary removal of custody, the U.S. Court of Appeals found that CPS workers have qualified immunity where no clearly established statutory or constitutional rights exist.
Trial Court Misapplied Burden Of Proof, Custody Change Order Reversed
A Michigan trial court granted the defendant-mother’s motion to change custody after the plaintiff-father had been permitted to relocate with the child to North Dakota.