Quite frequently when parties are not married and both parents are at the hospital a Affidavit of Parentage is signed. This document has legal implications as to custody of the child as it grants initial physical and legal custody of the child to the mother. Even if this document has been signed the father can [...]
I was recently involved in a case in which two people lived together one of whom could not manage their own affairs. The disabled person suffered from Alzheimer’s disease and was being cared for by her lifelong companion. The lifelong companion died suddenly and it became necessary to make arrangements to have the Alzheimer’s patient [...]
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A few years ago changes were made in custody and child support rules in the state of Michigan. In the past there was a cutoff in the number of days used to calculate support which created a lot of fighting regarding parenting time. Under the old rules there were not allowances in support for a [...]
There has been a recent change to the Paternity Laws in the State of Michigan. Under the old law which had been established in 1956 a man who fathered a child with a married woman had not standing to bring an action to enforce his rights as a father unless the woman divorce and her ex-husband sought [...]
The property division in a divorce in Michigan is based on many factors. Usually when I interview a client I ask my prospective client what he or she owned on the date of the marriage and what they own today. A major factor in the split involves the length of the marriage for reason that [...]
I. Marital vs Separate Property Ayres v Ayres, unpublished opinion per curiam of the Michigan Court of Appeals, decided December 22, 2011 (Docket No. 297989), on appeal from Otsego County Each party owned a piece of real estate at the time of the marriage, but each contributed to the other’s property and they invested in [...]
On October 31, 2010 Michigan's drunk driving ,OWI, DUI, laws were amended and enhanced to include a new charge and increased penalties for persons charge with drunk driving, DUI, OWI whose blood alcohol content (BAC) is .17 or greater. This law is known as SUPER DRUNK DRIVING ! The proposed rational behind this law was [...]
I ONCE HAD A CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE WHO ON THE RECORD REFERRING TO THE GOVERNMENT HAD THE COURAGE TO SAY "SOMETIMES THEY ARE WRONG!" THE STORY BELOW PROVES THAT POINT !!! NOBODY EVER THINKS IT COULD HAPPEN TO THEM . GRAND JUNCTION, Co. (Reuters) - A Colorado man wrongly convicted and sentenced to life in [...]
I receive many calls regarding Personal Protection Orders. Quite frequently those calls come after the order has been issued. If you are seeking a personal protection order you will find that the courts are set up so that it is very easy to file a Petition for a Personal Protection Order on your own behalf. If a [...]
