Michigan Dissolution of Marriage Law

Nicholas Richard Aiello v. Allison Aiello

Howell, Michigan family law lawyers represented the parties in a divorce. The parties married in 2010 and have two children together, VA and SA, who were born in 2012 and 2015, respectively.[2] The parties' marriage began to deteriorate in 2018, and although the parties attended counseling to address their marital issues, the relationship continued to deteriorate. In May 2022, plaintiff a... More...

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Dominique Johnson v. Jonathan Johnson

Pontiac, Michigan family law lawyers represented the parties in a divorce. Plaintiff/counterdefendant and defendant/counterplaintiff divorced in April 2021. At that time, defendant had a lawsuit pending involving an automobile accident in which he suffered personal injuries. The judgment of divorce provided that the parties would equally divide the proceeds of that lawsuit. Defendant was ... More...

$0 (04-17-2025 - MI)

Lori Ann Moore v. Roy Clyde Moore, Jr.

Detroit, Michigan family law lawyer represented the parties in a dissolution of marriage (divorce). In April 2000, the parties married. At that time, both parties were employed, but plaintiffwife earned more income and had more assets than defendant-husband. In the days leading up to the marriage, the parties executed a PNA outlining the parties' debts and assets, what constituted marita... More...

$0 (04-16-2025 - MI)

Katie J. Kelly v. Timothy L. Sholander

<h2> Marquette, Michigan divorce lawyer represented wife and husband in a marriage dissolution. </h2> Plaintiff appeals by right the trial court's order denying her request for a change of legal residence for herself and the parties' three minor children. We conclude that the trial court's failure to address the application of the 100-mile rule set forth in MCL 722.31(1) was ... More...

$0 (10-01-2024 - MI)

Jayel Gafford v. Robert Gafford

<h2> Howell, Michigan divorce lawyers represented husband and wife in a marriage dissolution. </h2> Defendant appeals as of right from the parties' January 2024 judgment of divorce (JOD), entered following a three-day bench trial. The parties had one child, AG, who was born in August 2015. Defendant also had four children from a prior marriage. This appeal involves the weekly... More...

$0 (10-04-2024 - MI)

Shari Lynn Oliver v. Matthew Warren Oliver

<h2> Mount Clemens, Michigan divorce lawyers represented the Plaintiff and Defendant in a marriage dissolution case. </center> The parties married in March 2011. At that time, plaintiff owned a home in Waterford and defendant owned a home in Clinton Township. They lived in defendant's Clinton Township home after the marriage and converted plaintiff's Waterford home to rental prope... More...

$0 (09-19-2024 - MI)

Stuart Brain Carlin v. Sarah Fink Carlin

<h2> Pontiac, Michigan divorce lawyers represented Plaintiff and Defendant in a marriage dissolution. </h2> Stuart and Sarah married on October 1, 2011 after signing a prenuptial agreement that reserved to themselves certain property and any increase in value of that property. The couple had three children between 2013 and 2016. The parties began a divorce action in April 2019, bu... More...

$0 (09-19-2024 - MI)

Ronald S. Klimkewicz v. Sarah L. Klimkewicz

<h2> Saginaw, Michigan paternity law lawyers represented the Plaintiff and Defendant. <h2> This action concerns whether the trial court followed the proper procedures under the Revocation of Paternity Act (ROPA), MCL 722.1431 et seq., when deciding plaintiff's motion to revoke paternity. The record indicates that the parties were married in 2006. Sometime afterward, defendant move... More...

$0 (09-20-2024 - MI)

Josephine Chinelo Macfadyen v. Department of Homeland Security

Detroit, Michigan immigration lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant seeking a Writ of Mandamus. Macfadyen is a Nigerian citizen who was admitted to the United States in October 2001 with her three-year-old son on a B-2 visitor's visa. R. 1 (Compl. ¶ 7) (Page ID #4); Administrative Record (A.R.) at 258 (Pet. for Alien Relative at 7). Removal proceedings were commenced against Ma... More...

$0 (08-21-2023 - MI)

Susan Lipscomb v. Jason Lipscomb

Lafayette, Indiana family law lawyers represented Plaintiff and defendant in a child custody dispute. [¶4] Mother and Father (collectively, Parents) are the parents of G.L., born on September 17, 2007, and S.L., born on May 20, 2011 (collectively, Children). The parties' marriage was dissolved on July 17, 2015, and sole legal and physical custody was awarded to Mother. On December 12, 20... More...

$0 (02-21-2023 - MI)

Thomas David Richardson v. Carmen Denise Palmer

<center> <img width="300" src="https://www.gsa.gov/cdnstatic/ephox_images/FordFBAerial_full_6925649853054192372_1363556674635349295_1475088726118.jpg"> </center> In May 2008, a Michigan jury convicted Thomas Richardson of first-degree murder for killing his wife, Juanita Richardson, by causing > No. 18-1434 Richardson v. Palmer Page 2 her to fall from a cliff in Pictur... More...

$0 (10-24-2019 - MI)

Darrell Rashard Ewing v. Connie Horton, Warden

<center> <img width="300" Src="https://www.mied.uscourts.gov/Images/Slideshow/3.jpg"> </center> Two months after Darrell Ewing was convicted of murder, a juror filed an affidavit accusing two fellow jurors of conducting after-hours internet research about the case and discussing their findings during deliberations. Without holding an evidentiary hearing to determine what, if any, ... More...

$0 (02-06-2019 - MI)

Armando Nieves v. Envoy Air, Inc.

<center> <img width="300" src="https://www.gsa.gov/cdnstatic/ephox_images/FordFBAerial_full_6925649853054192372_1363556674635349295_1475088726118.jpg"> </center> Armando Nieves (“Nieves”) sued Envoy Air Incorporated (“Envoy”) for wrongful termination. Nieves claims that Envoy violated: (1) the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) by terminating him in retaliation for ... More...

$0 (01-14-2019 - MI)

Rose Anwar v. DOW Chemical Company, Meglobal International PZE; Ramesh Ramachandran

Rose Anwar appeals the district court’s dismissal of her claims and argues that the district court erred in granting a motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction and a motion for summary judgment to Defendants-Appellees MEG International and The Dow Chemical Company (“Dow”) respectively. Anwar also argues that the district court erred in denying her request for additional di... More...

$0 (11-30-2017 - MI)

John W. Paterek v. Village of Amanda, Michigan, Ben Delecke

Plaintiffs John (“Paterek”)1 and Cynthia Paterek (“the Patereks”), along with their company Paterek Mold & Engineering, Inc. (“PME”), (collectively “Plaintiffs”), appeal the district court order granting summary judgment in favor of Defendants Ben Delecke, Commissioner of the Village of Armada Planning Commission, and the Village of Armada (collectively “Defendant... More...

$0 (09-08-2015 - MI)

Ramona S. Haddad v. Secretary of Homeland Security

Grand Rapids, MI - Sixth Circuit affirms deportation of visitor to U.S. who married American citizen Plaintiff Ramona S. Haddad sought review in federal district court of a decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) affirming the denial of her I-130 petition on behalf of her alien husband, William Ayed Haddad. The district court denied Plaintiff’s motion for summary ... More...

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Clifford Charles Tyler v. Hillsdale County Sheriff's Department

This case presents an important issue of first impression in the federal courts: whether a prohibition on the possession of firearms by a person "who has been committed to a mental institution,â€ 18 U.S.C. Â§ 922(g)(4), violates the Second Amendment. Twenty-eight years ago, Clifford Charles Tyler was involuntarily committed for less than one month after allegedly undergoing an emot... More...

$0 (12-26-2014 - MI)

Thomas R. Okrie v. State of Michigan

Plaintiff, Thomas R. Okrie, commenced this original action petition to challenge the constitutionality of 2013 Public Act 164 (PA 164).1 Plaintiff objects to the transfer of the Court of Claims from the Ingham Circuit Court (the Thirtieth Circuit Court), where it has been housed since 1978, to this Court, where appeals from the Court of Claims are also heard. Plaintiff challenges t... More...

$0 (08-19-2014 - MI)

Ihsan Ali Bazzi v. Eric H. Holder, Jr.

Petitioner Ihsan Bazzi, a Lebanese national, seeks review of a Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) decision dismissing his appeal of an immigration judge's (IJ) order denying his application for adjustment of status and ordering his removal from the United States. Because the decision of the immigration judge is supported by substantial evidence, we deny Bazzi's petition for review. I <br... More...

$0 (02-13-2014 - MI)

National Viatrical, Inc. v. Universal Settlements International, Inc.

Plaintiffs-Appellants National Viatical, Inc. and James Torchia (respectively, "NVIâ€ and "Torchiaâ€) challenge the district court's 1 No. 12-2262 Nat'l Viatical Inc., et al. v. Universal Settlements Int'l, Inc. Page 2 1Specifically, the amount was to be paid in four installments, including a balloon payment at the end of twelve months. ________________... More...

$0 (05-23-2013 - MI)

Raji J. Zaher v. Michael J. Miotke

The question presented is whether an easement is void ab initio or merely subject to a lien-type interest when the male owner of a servient estate violates the statute of frauds by granting an easement without securing his wife's waiver of her then-inchoate dower interest. Consistent with long-standing precedent of the Michigan Supreme Court, an inchoate dower interest is an encumbrance on a husba... More...

$0 (03-28-2013 - MI)

Cynthia Bimberg v. Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Schools

Plaintiff Cynthia Bimberg appeals the district court's order granting summary judgment to defendant Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Schools, referred to in the record as Laker Schools. Bimberg filed a complaint against the school district claiming that she was terminated from her job as a school bus driver based on associational discrimination, in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 ... More...

$0 (01-17-2013 - MI)

Joy Mersman v. Edward John Lingenfelter

Plaintiff, Joy Mersman, appeals an order that denied her request for sole legal and physical custody of minor child, BL, granted defendant, Edward Lingenfelter's motion for review of parenting time, and denied plaintiff's request for attorney fees. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse and remand for further proceedings. I. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS Plaintiff and defendant married ... More...

$0 (05-24-2012 - MI)

Scott and Jeanne Woodbury v. Res-Care Premier, Inc.

In this property action, defendant Res-Care Premier, Inc. appeals as of right from the trial court's grant of summary disposition to plaintiffs, Scott and Jeanne Woodbury, and Center Woods, Inc., concluding that Center Woods has the right of first refusal to purchase the property known as 2 Center Woods, and that defendant Ruth Averill failed to provide sufficient notice to Center Woods, as certai... More...

$0 (01-19-2012 - MI)

Dulsey Wollard v. Lynn Wollard

Defendant appeals as of right the judgment of divorce, challenging the trial court's award of spousal support and aspects of the property division. We affirm. The parties were married in November 1992. Plaintiff filed for divorce in April 2009, and defendant moved out of the marital home at the end of May 2009. During the pendency of the divorce, defendant continued to pay the bills for plaintiff'... More...

$0 (01-12-2012 - MI)

Frederick H. Levine, M.D. v. James E. O'Dorision, M.D.

In this professional limited liability corporation (PLLC) dissolution case, plaintiff, Frederick H. Levine, M.D., and defendant, James E. O'Dorisio, M.D., appeal the trial court's judgment after remand from this Court in favor of O'Dorisio. For the reasons stated in this opinion, we affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for proceedings consistent with this opinion. I. FACTS & PROCEEDI... More...

$0 (11-17-2011 - MI)

Anshuman Kar v. Sunaina Nanda

In this divorce action, defendant Sunaina Nanda appeals an order that denied defendant's motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm. I. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS Defendant maintains that the circuit court lacks subject matter jurisdiction because, pursuant to MCL 552.9(1), a court "shall notâ€ grant a judgment of divorce unl... More...

$0 (01-13-2011 - MI)

Kimberly Sue Myland v. Thomas Edward Myland

This appeal from a divorce judgment requires us to determine whether the trial court's application and use of an arbitrary formula to calculate an award of spousal support was fair and equitable under the circumstances of this case. We hold that MCL 552.23 prohibits the use of rigid and arbitrary formulas that fail to account for the parties' unique circumstances and relative positions and reaffir... More...

$0 (11-23-2010 - MI)

Carolyn Michelle Shade v. Stuart Neil Wright, Jr.

Defendant appeals as of right an order granting plaintiff's motion to modify parenting time with the parties' minor child.1 For the reasons set forth in this opinion, we affirm. I. RELEVANT FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY The parties were married in December 1993; they had one child during the marriage. Plaintiff filed for divorce in September 2005. The parties agreed on a custod... More...

$0 (12-02-2010 - MI)

Renee Finnerty v. RadioShack Corp.

Renee Finnerty appeals an order entered on March 30, 2009 by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, granting summary judgment in favor of defendants RadioShack Corporation, Kiosk Operations, Inc., and SC Kiosks, Inc. (collectively referred to as "RadioShackâ€) on Finnerty's claims of discrimination, in violation of the Family Medical Leave Act, 29 U.S.C. Â§ 2... More...

$0 (08-05-2010 - MI)

Lance N. Lemmen v. Barbara Lemmen

Plaintiff appeals as of right, and defendant cross-appeals, from a June 11, 2007, judgment of divorce and accompanying property distribution. Plaintiff also appeals by leave granted from a subsequent order modifying his child-support obligation. We affirm. Plaintiff and defendant married in 1977; they have two children together, one of whom is an adult and one of whom is still a minor but is in he... More...

$0 (02-09-2010 - MI)

Randall J. Bartoe v. Karen Bartoe

Plaintiff appeals as of right from a judgment of divorce. For the reasons set forth in this opinion, we affirm. I. Facts and Procedural History The parties were married for about 24 years. The marriage produced no children. The parties' marriage, though long in duration, was a difficult one that included a separation, marriage counseling at different times, and extra-marital affa... More...

$0 (02-18-2010 - MI)

Virginia Susan Kracko v. Mihcolas John Kracko

Defendant appeals as of right the judgment of divorce, challenging the trial court's award of alimony and its disposition of property, as well as the denial of his motion for a new trial. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand to the circuit court for further proceedings. Plaintiff and defendant were married in November 1982. This was the second marriage for both parties and each br... More...

$0 (02-18-2010 - MI)

Adriana Lee v. Detroit Medical Center and Children's Hospital, et al.

Plaintiff, Adriana Lee, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Rufus Young, Jr., appeals as of right the trial court's November 13, 2007 order granting defendants Detroit Medical Center (DMC), Children's Hospital, Dr. Ahm Mahbobul Huq, Dr. Jayshree Rao, and Dr. Vince Truong summary disposition and dismissing plaintiff's statutory liability claims against them without prejudice. Defendants DMC... More...

$0 (07-14-2009 - MI)

Marcehelle Lynn Thorn, Personal Representative of the Estate of Laurie Ann Greene v. Mercy Memorial Hospital Corporation, S. Ahadi, M.D., P.C., Kianoush Khaghany, M.D., Tanvir Iqbal Qureshi, M.D., and Blessing B. Nwosu, M.D.

In this wrongful death action, plaintiff appeals by leave granted the trial court order granting defendants' motions to strike plaintiff's claim of economic damage for the loss of household services. We reverse and remand. I. Background Plaintiff, the personal representative of the estate of Laurie Ann Green, contends the medical malpractice committed by defendants, Mercy Memorial Ho... More...

$0 (12-11-2008 - MI)

Ypsilanti Charter Township v. David Kircher, d/b/a Eastern Highlands and Robert Barners

Defendant David Kircher (defendant) appeals by right the circuit court's order confirming the judicial sale of his property, commonly known as the Eastern Highlands apartment complex (Eastern Highlands), to receiver Robert Barnes.1 Kircher contends that the circuit court erred by granting the receiver a lien against Eastern Highlands, by allowing the receiver to foreclose that lien, and by confirm... More...

$0 (10-09-2008 - MI)

Susan Tkachik v. Comerica, Inc., et al.

In 1995, after 20 years of marriage, Frank Mandeville left his wife Janet. When Janet was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2000, Frank didn't return, didn't call, didn't write. For at least the last 18 months of Janet's life, Janet had no contact with Frank. But they never divorced, Janet never sought a court declaration that he had abandoned her, and Janet never replaced Frank as the beneficia... More...

$0 (03-17-2008 - MI)

Zlata Ilic-Lee v. Michael B. Mukasey, Attorney General

Petitioner Zlata Ilic-Lee petitions this court for review of two Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") decisions that (a) affirmed the Immigration Judge's ("IJ") denial of petitioner's motion for continuance, (b) vacated the IJ's denial of petitioner's motion to reopen, and (c) denied petitioner's direct motion to reopen. For the reasons that follow, we AFFIRM the decisions of the BIA and D... More...

$0 (11-26-2007 - MI)

In Re Cardizem CD Antitrust Litigation

This antitrust case arises out of an agreement entered into by the defendants, Hoescht Marion Roussel, Inc. ("HMR"), the manufacturer of the prescription drug Cardizem CD, and Andrx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Andrx"), then a potential manufacturer of a generic version of that drug. The agreement provided, in essence, that Andrx, in exchange for quarterly payments of $10 million, would refrain from... More...

$80000000 (07-19-2005 - MI)

<a href="http://courtofappeals.mijud.net/documents/OPINIONS/FINAL/COA/20050524_C252224_31_252224.OPN.PDF" target="_new">Katherine Joyce Noliff v. Russell Allen Noliff</a>

Plaintiff appeals as of right from the trial court's award of spousal support. We affirm. This appeal is being decided without oral argument pursuant to MCR 7.214(E). Plaintiff and defendant were married in 1975, and are the parents of two adult children. Plaintiff filed a complaint for divorce in 2002, seeking an equitable division of property and spousal support. Following a nonjury ... More...

$0 (05-26-2005 - MI)