Probate Court Properly Exercised Jurisdiction In Mental Health Code Case
The probate court in this Mental Health Code case properly ordered the respondent to undergo a combined program of hospitalization and outpatient services, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled, finding that the probate court had subject-matter jurisdiction over the matter.
Trial Court Correctly Extended PPO On Its Own Motion
The trial court properly extended – on its own motion – the duration of a personal protection order (PPO) after finding the respondent guilty of criminal contempt for violating the PPO, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled.
Parent Cannot Challenge The Effectiveness Of Child’s Attorney
The father in this termination of parental rights case did not have standing to claim that his child’s attorney provided ineffective assistance of counsel.
Custody, Parenting-Time Case Remanded Yet Again For Various Errors
This custody and parenting-time case must be remanded because the trial court once again committed various errors in making its decisions.
PPO Properly Terminated After Plaintiff Did Not Show At Zoom Court Hearing
The trial court properly granted the defendant’s motion to terminate a personal protection order issued against him.
Appeals Court: Dad’s Paternity Rights Properly Revoked
The trial court in this case properly revoked the father’s paternity to the minor child under the Revocation of Paternity Act (ROPA), the Michigan COA ruled.
MSU’s COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate Did Not Violate Employee’s Rights
Michigan State University’s COVID-19 vaccination policy neither violated the plaintiffs’ constitutional rights nor was it preempted by federal law, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled.
State Agency Did Not Act Arbitrarily In Denying Consent To Adopt Child
The Superintendent of the Michigan Children’s Institute did not arbitrarily deny consent for the petitioners to adopt a child for whom they had served as foster parents.
Defendant’s Properly Convicted Of Violating PPO, Constitutional Claims Tossed
There was sufficient evidence to uphold the defendant’s convictions for violating a personal protection order (PPO) that had been issued against him.
COA Adopts ‘Blended’ Approach In Frozen Embryo Cases
In this divorce case, the COA adopted a new legal framework that “blends” the “contractual approach” and the “balancing approach” to determine the disposition of a frozen embryo.
Appeals Court: Hospital Cannot Be Forced To Treat COVID-19 Patient With Ivermectin
A trial court correctly denied a patient advocate’s request for an order directing that ivermectin be administered to her father, who was hospitalized with COVID-19.
Appeals Court Refuses To Create New Concept Of “Equitable Marriage”
The plaintiff in this child-custody case is not a “natural parent” under the equitable parent doctrine and did not establish the necessary elements for third-person standing under the Child Custody Act.
Wayne County Trial Judge Suspended For Six Months Without Pay
The Michigan Supreme Court has suspended Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Bruce U. Morrow for misconduct in office.
Probate Court Properly Delayed Petitioner’s Payment Of Filing Fees
The probate court had jurisdiction to order the payment of those fees at the end of the proceedings, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled.
Statute Authorizing Imposition Of Court Costs Is Constitutional
The defendant didn’t demonstrate that MCL 769.1k(1)(b)(iii) is unconstitutional on due process or separation of powers grounds.
Trial Court Wrongly Ordered Removal Of Child
A trial court’s order authorizing removal of the respondent’s minor child must be vacated, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled.