Trial court ruled that plaintiff didn’t have an interest in the home purchased by the defendant and the defendant’s inheritance, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled.

The trial court improperly relied on the consequences of a parent’s voluntary change of custody as being sufficient to constitute proper cause or a change of circumstances to order a change of custody.

The trial court should have completed an evidentiary hearing before ordering a retroactive modification of the plaintiff’s child-support obligation, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled.

A trial court improperly held that it did not have jurisdiction over a petition for a waiver of parental consent to an abortion, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled in a published order.

The trial court committed clear legal error by failing to hold a live hearing where the plaintiff would have the right to present evidence, subject to certain restrictions permitted by the court rules.

A divorced mother was improperly ordered to direct half of her developmentally disabled child’s government benefits to her ex-husband, who is the child’s father.

An award of sole legal custody to the father of the parties’ minor child must be reversed, because the trial court did not exercise “a proper degree of caution”.

Defendant’s motion to change domicile to a foreign county would alter the established custodial environment with one parent and is not in the best interests of the child.

The case involves the grave risk of physical harm exception to a child’s wrongful removal from their country of habitual residence.

The trial court in this adoption case improperly denied the petitioners’ motion for discovery and wrongly quashed subpoenas that were issued to the DHHS and Bethany Christian Services.

The plaintiff in this child-custody case is not a “natural parent” under the equitable parent doctrine and did not establish the necessary elements for third-person standing under the Child Custody Act.

The trial court improperly held the plaintiff-mother in civil and criminal contempt, the Michigan COA has ruled, reversing an order that she pay 100 percent of parental reunification costs.

The trial court properly awarded a father sole physical custody of his minor children, because there were legitimate concerns regarding the children’s medical care and parenting-time exchanges.

The trial court in this disputed parentage case properly held that, in light of its finding that the plaintiff had committed fraud on the court.

A trial court’s order authorizing removal of the respondent’s minor child must be vacated, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled.

The trial court properly denied DHHS’ petition to take jurisdiction over the respondent’s child because the statutory grounds for doing so were not established.