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MICHIGAN
FAMILY LAW JOURNAL
A PublicAtion of the StAte bAr of MichigAn fAMily lAw Section • hon. richArd b. hAllorAn, chAir
editorS in chief: AntheA e. PAPiStA & AMy M. SPilMAn
editoriAl boArd: dAniel b. bAteS, SAherA g. houSey, Shon cook & JAMeS w. chrySSikoS
ASSiStAnt editorS: liSA M. dAMPhouSSe, ryAn M. o’ neil, Shelley r. SPivAck, kiAnA e. l. frAnulic, & AShiSh S. JoShi
voluMe 47 nuMber 4 APril 2017
Chair Message ................................................................................ 1
By Hon. Richard B. Halloran, Family Law Section Chair 2016-2017
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By Sahera Housey and Ryan M. O’Neil
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Chair Message By Hon. Richard B. Halloran, Famil
What’s H t! Tax Issues in Family Law:
MEDIATION MATTERS That’s One Way of Doing It: Sh
Do You Know a Teenager or Young Adult STRUGGLING
FUNDAMENTALLY SPEAKING In Lieu of Alimony By Da
be lower than ordinary income tax. (See: IRS Publ
FAMILY LAW CERTIFICATE PROGRAM Developed in coope
Recent Amendment Highlights Courts’ Authority to
and as a way to isolate a victim from sources of
act of cruelty or violence, if we can spare one f
Joint Physical Custody as it Relates to Michigan
The 2017 Michigan Child Support Formula Alters Tr
tion of our Formula is mandatory, and that the Fo
(2) When exercising discretion and trying to
the event of a future modification. Without prope
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The Case of the Issue Vanessa Ozimek, Plaintiff-a
The addition of legal custody is not to be a
Professor Lex By Harvey I. Hauer and Mark A. Sno
from the Michigan Child Support Formula, in excha
CHILDREN’S PROTECTIVE SERVICES CASES Potential O
The Family Law Section Great Lakes Honor Roll S
The Family Law Section GREAT LAKES HONOR ROLL The
TAX TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS Estimated Tax Paymen
Tax Refunds and Overpayments Applied to Next Year
Fixing the Frozen Benefit Award (Part Three of a
eficial for the parties since it results in a com
cases or whether counsel will still have to retri
Pensions and retirement accounts are often the la
Off the Record: Hon. Eric W. Cholack Nam
Guidelines for Requesting Appearance of the Famil
Family Law Political Action Committee In 199
Legislative Update By Stephanie Johnson, Lobbyis
FLS Bill Tracking Below is legislation t
HB 4386—CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, Sentencing Guideli
Out & About: The Court Rules and Family Court - O
Michigan Family Law Journal Family Law Section St