changes to the Michigan Court Rules
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Changes to MCR
January 12, 2004
Changes to the child support formula
January 10, 2004
revisions to the Michigan Child Support Formula
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The number of blue moons in a county
January 7, 2004
New rules from Michigan’s Supreme Court requiring attorneys to visit with juveniles they represent in adoption and child protective cases are being accepted as already-routine practice in Kent County.
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Kent County’s policy on Social Security numbers
January 7, 2004
text of Judge Sullivan’s order
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The 25 cent question
January 5, 2004
state will increase a monthly child support processing fee by 25 cents
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Protected: Motion Hearing Priority Idea
December 21, 2003
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Releases and subpoenas
December 13, 2003
revisions to the APA Ethics Code gave psychologists more discretion on the question of releasing test data to patients and attorneys
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List of objections
November 29, 2003
Here is a list I compiled years ago of common objections, with references to the rules of evidence.
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Objections
November 28, 2003
Preparing for trial requires an Objection strategy.
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Foundations
November 26, 2003
The concept of Foundations is much simpler than the daily experiences of our courtrooms would suggest.
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Privileges
November 25, 2003
While a trial involves the search for truth, that goal must yield at times to other interests
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Judicial notice
November 24, 2003
This device allows the acceptance of facts as true without formal evidence
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Exhibits
November 23, 2003
three types of evidence that can become exhibits
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Discrediting the witness
November 22, 2003
Impeachment, the discrediting of a witness by cross examination or by other admissible evidence
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Witnesses
November 21, 2003
The rules make a clear preference for facts, not opinions.
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Hearsay exceptions
November 20, 2003
An out of court statement offered to prove the truth of the matter asserted is not admissible unless you can point to a rule.
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Hearsay
November 19, 2003
The second basic concept is Hearsay
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Relevance
November 18, 2003
The posts to follow in the next week address basic evidence rules and concepts.
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The ever-narrowing funnel
November 14, 2003
the law of evidence as “an ever-narrowing funnel.”
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Big Ideas
November 13, 2003
Evidence is one of those areas in which it’s helpful to keep in mind the big ideas.
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