The Michigan Court of Appeals has vacated an order terminating the parental rights of a mother who was the victim of domestic violence.

The trial court properly held the defendant in criminal contempt for violating a personal protection order (PPO) because he “tagged” the plaintiff in a Facebook post.

The COA vacated the trial court’s order terminating mother’s parental rights because mother’s drug use during pregnancy does not qualify as an aggravated circumstance.

The Court of Appeals vacated the Trial Court’s order terminating mother’s parental rights because mother’s drug use during pregnancy does not qualify as an aggravated circumstance.

The defendants were properly granted summary disposition, because they were governmental employees who were entitled to quasi-judicial immunity.

A defendant’s first-degree child abuse conviction must be vacated because defense counsel’s performance at trial was “deficient”.

Even though the trial court did not conduct an interview with the parties’ children regarding their custody preferences, the decision to grant the plaintiff-mother sole legal custody was appropriate.

A 14-year-old’s petition to change his surname was properly granted by the trial court even though the statutory requirements for a name change were not met.

The Court of Appeals reversed the termination of Respondent-Mother’s parental rights to her minor child in In the Matter of V. M. Inman.