Award of Attorney Fees for Failure to Negotiate in Good Faith
The Michigan Court of Appeals in an a unpublished opinion (Docket # 347110) wherein the Defendant admitted that he had not settled the case […]
Child’s Residence for Custody Purposes
On February 25, 2020 the Supreme Court held that a child’s habitual residence depends on a totality of circumstances specific to the case, not […]
Must a child be interviewed for a change in custody?
Following petitions by both parties for sole legal custody, the Michigan Court of Appeals in an unpublished opinion (Bauer vs. Waidelich, Docket # 345756), […]
Order terminating spousal support, reversed by the Court of Appeals in published opinion.
The parties agreed in a consent judgment of divorce that the Defendant / Husband would pay spousal support for a designated period of time, […]
Interpretation of Settlement Agreements ISLAMIC MARRIAGE
Plaintiff argued that the trial court erred in enforcing the mahr provision in the Islamic marriage certificate because the Legislature has not prescribed a […]