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NEW ISSUE!

3/14/2025

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winter 2025

EDITOR'S NOTE: 
Please check our website for ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPCOMING EVENTS, and other helpful resources.

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
  1. President's Corner, by Janet Mendez (Ingham)
  2. Juvenile Sweeping change to Michigan Surrogacy Laws In 2024, by Kate Weaver (Oakland)
  3. Committees Update, by Kate Weaver (Oakland)
  4. Domestic Caselaw Update, by Ryan O'Neil (Oakland)
  5. Juvenile Caselaw Update, by Kelly Ward (Van Buren)
  6. Legislative Update, by Daniel Ferency (Wayne)
  7. Court Rules Update, by Daniel Ferency (Wayne)
  8. Member Voir Dire, by Agnes Jury (Mason)
  9. Kudos, by Michelle Letourneau (Oakland)
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NEW ISSUE!

12/6/2024

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FALL 2024

​EDITOR'S NOTE: 
Please check our website for ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPCOMING EVENTS, and other helpful resources.

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
  1. President's Corner, by Janet Mendez (Ingham)
  2. Juvenile Justice Reform, by Lisa Harris (Oakland)
  3. Committees Update, by Kate Weaver (Oakland)
  4. Domestic Caselaw Update, by Ryan O'Neil (Oakland)
  5. Juvenile Caselaw Update, by Kelly Ward (Van Buren)
  6. Legislative Update, by Daniel Ferency (Wayne)
  7. Court Rules Update, by Daniel Ferency (Wayne)
  8. Kudos, by Michelle Letourneau (Oakland)
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NEW ISSUE!

7/15/2024

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SPRING-SUMMER 2024
​EDITOR'S NOTE: 
Please check our website for ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPCOMING EVENTS, and other helpful resources.

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
  1. President's Corner, by Kate Weaver (Oakland - Outgoing President) & Janet Mendez (Ingham - Incoming President)
  2. Domestic Caselaw Update, by Ryan O'Neil (Oakland)
  3. Juvenile Caselaw Update, by Kelly Ward (Van Buren)
  4. Member Voir Dire - Katelyn Schaffer (Ottawa), by Agnes Jury (Mason)
  5. Kudos, by Michelle Letourneau (Oakland)
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NEW ISSUE!

2/29/2024

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WINTER 2024

​EDITOR'S NOTE: 
Thank you to all authors and assistant editors for making this a great issue, and to Referee Larissa Zubac (Ingham) for contributing this issue's Feature Article.  Enjoy!

Please check our website for ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPCOMING EVENTS, and other helpful resources.


INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
  1. President's Corner, by Kate Weaver (Oakland)
  2. Feature Article: MISGENDERED?  Not in our courts!, by Larissa Zubac (Ingham)
  3. Court Rules Update, by Peter Kulas-Dominguez (Kent)
  4. Domestic Caselaw Update, by Ryan O'Neil (Oakland)
  5. Juvenile Caselaw Update, by Tracey Martin (Wayne)
  6. Member Voir Dire - Jason Blevins (Livingston), by Agnes Jury (Mason)
  7. Kudos, by Michelle Letourneau (Oakland)
  8. Sellers So Long, by Rebekah Sellers (Macomb)
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NEW ISSUE!

9/30/2023

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SPRING-SUMMER-FALL 2023

EDITOR'S NOTE: 
ALL ARTICLES IN THIS ISSUE WERE DRAFTED BY THEIR AUTHORS IN JULY 2023.

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
  1. President's Corner, by Kate Weaver (Oakland)
  2. Understanding Aggravated Circumstances in Dependent / Neglect Cases, by James A. Perry (Saginaw)
  3. Court Rules Update, by Peter Kulas-Dominguez (Kent)
  4. Legislative Update, by Kate Weaver (Oakland)
  5. Domestic Caselaw Update, by Ryan O'Neil (Oakland)
  6. Juvenile Caselaw Update, by Tracey Martin (Wayne)
  7. Kudos, by Rebekah Sellers (Macomb)
  8. Sellers So Long, by Rebekah Sellers (Macomb)
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NEW ISSUE!

9/30/2022

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FALL 2022

EDITOR'S NOTE: 
ALL ARTICLES IN THIS ISSUE WERE DRAFTED BY THEIR AUTHORS IN JULY 2022.

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
  1. President's Corner, by Kate Weaver (Oakland County)
  2. A Guide to GALs, LGALs, and Parenting Coordinators in the Family Court, by Coryelle Christie (Genesee County)
  3. Court Rules Update, by Peter Kulas-Dominguez (Kent County)
  4. Legislative Update, by Jenny McNeill (Muskegon County)
  5. Domestic Caselaw Update, by Ryan O'Neil (Oakland County)
  6. Juvenile Caselaw Update, by Ariana Heath (Genesee County)
  7. Member Voir Dire, by Susan Murphy (Jackson County)
  8. Kudos, by Rebekah Sellers (Macomb County)
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