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Is This Marital Property or Separate Property? — Part II
In Part I, we discussed the two major factors courts use in deciding whether a given piece of personal or real property is ‘martial’ (meaning it’s in the pool to be divided between the parties) or ‘separate’ (meaning it goes with the party who brought …
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Is This Marital Property or Separate Property? — Part I
When a couple separates a divorce compliant is filed, there are a myriad of issues that must be addressed — and if they don’t separate amicably, many of those issues have to be decided by the court. One common question often asked is question that …
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Michigan’s Driver Responsibility Fees Are Changing
Getting ‘driver’s responsibility’ fees assessed against you is as easy as committing specific traffic offenses — or reaching the seven-point mark on your driving record. The specific laws governing this process are located in section 257.732a of the Michigan Compiled Laws. The laws has been …
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Michigan Supreme Court Decision Reduces Unjusts Costs on Criminals
June 18th, 2104: People v. Cunningham comes before the Michigan Supreme Court, and the Court comes to the decision that Michigan courts are not legally allowed to impose costs that are not authorized by existing statutes. The law in question is MCL 769.1k(1)(b)(ii), which simply says …
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$695,000 Settlement following audio recording of police brutality in the Man’s home
LANSING – On March 18, 2009, at 4:10 a.m., two Westland police officers arrived at the home of Jeffery and Marlyn Kodlowski in response to verbal dispute over a cellular telephone. After being invited into the home by Jeffery Kodlowski, the two officers, Michael Little …
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Court of Appeals Reviews Michigan Custody Dispute Involving Relocation
Child custody disputes present some of the more complex legal issues that are subject to Michigan divorce laws. This is particularly true if the case involves interstate parenting and the family law statutes of other states. A recent Michigan Court of Appeals opinion reviewed a dispute over joint …
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