The trial court erred by not conducting an analysis of the parent’s “ability to support” when determining whether such support was “substantial.”

The defendant is entitled to relief, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled, because the trial court erred in several respects.

Respondent-father had the ability to provide “consistent support though not ample support” for his children while he was incarcerated but did not do so.

The MI Supreme Court has vacated certain parts of a 2021 COA decision affirming a trial court’s finding that it did not have personal jurisdiction over the defendant-father in a child support case.

The trial court erroneously applied a change-of-circumstances standard to the Friend of the Court’s petition to modify child support, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled.

The trial court did not err when computing the parties’ incomes - particularly capital gains - for purposes of determining child support, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled.

Trial court erred by terminating a father’s parental rights for purposes of a stepparent adoption because there was “no factual basis to clearly and convincingly” support that determination.

The trial court did not make sufficient findings under each of the best-interest factors, the Michigan COA remanded the case so the trial judge could make “explicit” findings.

The trial court should have completed an evidentiary hearing before ordering a retroactive modification of the plaintiff’s child-support obligation, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled.

In this child-support modification case, the trial court erroneously imputed potential overtime income to the father based on overtime work that he had declined.

A trial court erroneously treated a father’s motion to designate a school for his child as a motion for change of physical custody.

The Court of Appeals released a lengthy published opinion in Riemer v Johnson, that addressed many issues including custody, parenting time, child support, and attorney's fees.