School District Report Wrongly Excluded As Evidence
In determining whether changing schools was in the best interests of the parties’ child, the trial court improperly excluded a report about the school district.
Trial Court Errors Were Not Harmless: Adjudication, Termination & Injunctive Orders Vacated
The trial court erroneously admitted an exhibit that contained hearsay and, as a result, the adjudication, termination order and injunctive order must all be vacated.
Mediator Didn’t Ask About Domestic Violence: Is Divorce Settlement Negated?
A Michigan trial court has been instructed to scrutinize whether a divorce settlement is unenforceable because the mediator in the case did not conduct the domestic violence screening.
Trial Court’s Numerous Procedural Errors Were Harmless: Mom Loses Custody, Parenting Time
In this custody dispute, the trial court properly granted the plaintiff-father sole legal and physical custody of the children and awarded the defendant-mother no parenting time.
Mediator’s Failure To Inquire About Domestic Violence Did Not Negate Divorce Settlement
A settlement agreement signed by the parties in this divorce action was valid and enforceable, even though the mediator did not conduct any domestic violence screening.
Custody & Parenting Time Were Properly Modified, Any Error Was Harmless
The trial court didn’t err when it modified the mother’s parenting time, found that a change in circumstances had occurred and that a change in custody was in the child’s best interests.
A New Standard to Ensure the Judicial Veil of Impartiality
The MI Supreme Court released a unanimous decision in People v Stevens, where it reversed a defendant's conviction for second degree murder and child abuse and remanded to the trial court