Updates in Michigan Family Law
"Focuses on topics of concern to family lawyers and also members of the public dealing with family law issues such as adoption, divorce, separate maintenance, child custody, support, cohabitation, parentage issues, parental abduction, relocation, post-judgment modification issues, neglect/abuse proceedings and social issues related to families."
Author: Jeanne M. Hannah is a solo practitioner in Traverse City, Mich.
Blawg Related Categories: Family Law • States • Michigan • Solo / Small Firm • Legal Information
Recent Posts from Updates in Michigan Family Law
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Maine voters overturn gay marriage law
Last May, Maine's Governor John E. Baldacci signed a same-sex marriage into law without previous action by the courts. He was the first governor to in the United States to do so. Opposition to the…
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Michigan child support pleas flood courts
According to a Detroit News article today, requests for modification of child support orders are flooding Michigan's court system. And many of those requests are being granted. Couple the lowering of child support with a…
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Spousal support | When? How much? How long? Conditions?
An article published in The Wall Street Journal on October 31, 2009 garnered over emotionally charged 170 online comments over the weekend. The tenor of the article is set at the beginning: "Long viewed as…
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Kidnapped child returned from China
Wonderful news today! Little Lenora Karolys has been returned from China. In January, her father suggested that his wife join him in China with their daughter, then 2 1/2. Once they were there, Rodrigo Karolys…
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Females as batterers? Get the picture on domestic violence
Male.female October was Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Thus, there has been much discussion about DV. Men and their supporters are drawing attention to the fact that many articles and blog posts depict men as the…
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Store, share, send files online
Ben Stevens, South Carolina Family Law blogger and also a tech blogger [http:themaclawyer.com] suggests the following two services for storing and sharing files online.
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Facebook - Guide to Internet privacy & safety
I've written previously about Internet safety for those in the middle of a divorce or post-divorce difficulties. In particular, I've warned about use of Facebook and MySpace. These social networking websites can offer a wealth…
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People searches - Toolbox
Online people search engine enable you to look up information by name, email address, username, or phone number, and pull all of the information together into a nice report. Preview a variety of them here.
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Attorney who assists a party does not violate ethics rules
An interesting Court of Appeals case was released yesterday. Shelly Reynolds filed an action for quiet title to real estate after her former spouse and his mother filed liens against her property. David and Laura…
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One-month subscription to kiddy porn site is probable cause for warrant
In United States v Freschette, the 6th U.S. Court of Appeals upheld a trial court ruling granting a motion to suppress evidence allegedly wrongfully obtained. The defendant claimed that there was no probable cause to…