Michigan COA Vacates UCSO, Rules Brazilian Birth Certificate Insufficient To Establish Paternity Under Michigan Law
The Court of Appeals vacated the Trial Court’s decision because the Brazilian birth certificate identifying Defendant as Father was not sufficient to establish his parentage and therefore the entry of the Uniform Child Support Order (UCSO) was erroneous.
Michigan COA Finds Failure to Release Notice of Lis Pendens Following Dismissal of Claims Warrants a Finding of Malice
The Court of Appeals concluded that failure to release a notice of lis pendens following dismissal of claims upon which alleged interest was premised warranted a finding of malice, even if the initial filing was not malicious or false.