If the parties are married as of December 31st, they may take advantage of their Married Filing Jointly tax status
Voiding orders for grandparenting time
Michigan’s grandparenting time statute unconstitutional will be given full retroactive effect
French kissing, pacting and terminating
If there’s a dispute, one party gives notice, and three months later, it’s over
The presumption of legitimacy
Unless and until the presumption of legitimacy is rebutted in a prior proceeding, an alleged biological father cannot seek a determination that he is the natural father of the child
Prison parenting time program
breaking cycles by continuing the mother child relationship
Indexing our kids
the attempt to measure childhood development
Believing the world could see
they lived and loved and raised a family and never married for 30 years
Who gets the dependency exemptions?
exemptions for children of divorced parents
Wedding rules
the new rules for today’s weddings
Getting your children’s medical records
A parent of a child has a right to access to, and copies of, his or her child’s medical records under most circumstances.
Passion for the profession
the passing of attorney Grant Gruel
Medical Records Access Act
Michigan enacted a Medical Records Access Act, effective 04-01-04.
Spring is in the air
It’s Spring Break! Please talk among yourselves until our posts return. Thank you.
Bedtime
children are getting one to two hours less sleep than recommended
Supreme justice
analysis of cases decided by the Michigan Supreme Court, controlled by a conservative majority
Head of the house
Head of Household filing status provides more favorable tax rates to an unmarried individual who maintains a household for certain dependents
Newsflash: Love your children!
the level of parental support during childhood still matters when you are 75
One egg, one womb, two moms
courts are issuing decisions about their dual maternity
Lying liars and lie detectors
the scientific community remains extremely polarized about the reliability of polygraph techniques
Working things out
putting conflict behind you