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.
Adult Sibling May File Child-Protective Petition Against Parents
An adult sibling has standing to initiate child-protective proceedings against his parents over the care of his minor sister.
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.
Court of Appeals Reinstates Daughters’ Challenge to Validity of Trust
A probate court erroneously applied the statute of limitations in the Michigan Trust Code to bar the plaintiffs’ challenge to the validity of their mother’s trust.