Michigan Children’s Law Blog

Recent Posts from Michigan Children’s Law Blog

• Michigan Children’s Law Now Available for iPhone

  You can now get your Michigan Children’s Law updates on the go with your iPhone/iTouch.  Our web site is now optimized for your iPhone and iTouch.  You can even review and browse previous posts by…

• Legal Research Tool: Google Scholar

  I know this blog is  geared to Children’s law issues, but I wanted to pass this along because I understand that most lawyers in this field do not have the funds for expensive legal research…

• In Re MAJ – Previous termination under the Adoption Code

  In this case, the trial court terminated Respondent Mother’s parental rights to her son pursuant to MCL 712A.19b(3)(l) which states: “[t]he parent’s rights to another child were terminated as a result of proceedings under §…

• Proposed Court Rule Re: Consent Calendar

  The Michigan Supreme Court has proposed amendments to MCR 3.932, the rule governing the consent calendar.  The proposal gives two alternatives.  Alternative A would eliminate the Consent Calendar completely by striking sub-paragraph C.  Alternative B…

• ABA Report on Parent Representation in Michigan

  The Michigan State Court Administrative Office, Child Welfare Services Division, through the Court Improvement Program, has been focusing on improving the quality of legal representation in Michigan. As part of this project, they contracted with…

• Middleville mom ordered to stop watching friends’ children waiting for bus

  Bureaucratic rules often lead to absurd results.  In this case, I am compelled to believe that DHS has lost its ever-loving mind! Francie Brummel and Lisa Snyder thought they had a perfect solution to getting…

• In re Mason – Separate Best Interest Hearing Not Required on Supplemental Petition

  In this case, the Court of Appeals affirmed a termination of respondent father’s parental rights on a supplemental petition.  He argued that the trial court erred by not holding a separate best interests hearing after…

• The Juvenile Lifer Law: The Debate Continues

  The Detroit News printed an article regarding the juvenile lifer law today.  The byline reads, “Mich. ranks second in number of young killers behind bars.”  The report cites a study from the University of Texas…

• In re Hale – Discovery Violations

  I am reviewing some of the past E-Journals from the summer.  With twins, it is sometimes difficult to be diligent in reviewing the E-Journal daily.  This opinion was issued July 23rd and I thought it…

• In re Cooper – Putative Father

  There were 10 termination of parental rights opinions from the Court of Appeals on the E-Journal this morning.  All of them affirmed the termination.  In In re Cooper, Respondent father argued that the trial court…