Domestic Diversions

The 2006-2007 Officers of the State Bar of Michigan’s Family Law Section are: David Sarnacki, Chair Karen Sendelbach, Chair-elect Carlo Martina, Treasurer Barbara Kelly, Corresponding Secretary Amy Yu, Recording Secretary

The State Bar of Michigan will honor 13 members of the legal community at its 2006 Annual Meeting, which takes place Sept. 13-15 at the Ypsilanti Marriott at Eagle Crest. Eleven of the award recipients will be recognized at the…

The Grand Rapids Press reports on Helen Brinkman and Mark Trusock advancing to November’s general election. John Agar writes(excerpt): Assistant Prosecutor Helen Brinkman and attorney Mark Trusock are used to putting together the best case and leaving it to a…

Kent County Family Division Referee Jon Ferrier is being honored with the State Bar of Michigan’s 2006 Champion of Justice Award. Jon is a past chairperson of the Family Law Section. The State Bar award is given to practicing lawyers…

The Judicial Candidate Forum for Kent County Circuit Court Candidates is this Thursday, July 13, 2006, at 7:00 PM, at the Wealthy Theatre. Each of the four candidates will field questions on their qualifications to serve as judge, and the…

20/20’s John Stossel addresses several myths of divorce (excerpt): MYTH: Divorce hurts women much more than men, and many men abandon their kids. TRUTH: Both men and women suffer after divorce, and lots of men want to give more to…

Fortune spotlights the art of listening with advice from Jacqueline Whitmore of the Protocol School of Palm Beach and her book “Business Class: Etiquette Essentials for Success at Work.” Fortune’s Anne Fisher lists 10 tips (excerpt): 1. Ask pertinent questions.…

The Court of Appeals has given practitioners in Michigan a ruling regarding the so-called “100-mile” rule, MCL 722.31. The recent case is Grew v Knox II, unpublished decision per curiam of the Court of Appeals, issued Frebruary 24, 2005 (Docket…

Since The Grand Rapids Press featured an article on black men killing black men, people have weighed in with their analyses of the problem. They’ve presented a myriad of causes such as poor education, poverty, ineffective parenting, racism, etc., but…

The Grand Rapids Press notes the passing of retired Judge Stuart Hoffius, Kent County’s Chief Judge for 28 of his 29 years on the bench. Ken Kolker writes (excerpt): “He never said a mean word to anyone when he sentenced…

The New York Times Editorial highlights the federal state of the courts report (excerpt): Without naming names, Chief Justice Rehnquist spoke of a troubling “new turn” in recent years that has seen some conservative Republicans in Congress cross the line…

The New York Times looks at divorce rates, highest in those areas where many conservative Christians live (Kentucky, Mississippi and Arkansas) and lowest in the Northeast (Massachusetts), and the possible explanations for these findings. Pam Belluck writes (excerpt): “Some people…

The Grand Rapids Press notes the passing of Judge Woodrow Alexander Yared (excerpt): “He exemplified what our legal system should be. If you were a winner or a loser in his court, you felt you had your day in court,”…

The State Bar of Michigan presented major awards to Michigan family law lawyers at its 69th Annual Meeting. The SBM honored Richard Kupferschmidt, Richard S. Victor, and Joseph W. Cunningham at the Distinguished Service Awards Banquet: Richard Kupferschmidt, of Western…

The Family Law Section, State Bar of Michigan, elected the following officers for 2004-2005: John F. Mills, Chair Judge Lisa M. Sullivan, Chair-elect David C. Sarnacki, Treasurer Carlo Martina, Corresponding Secretary Charlotte Allen, Recording Secretary

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