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MICHIGAN
FAMILY LAW JOURNAL
A publicAtioN of the stAte bAr of michiGAN fAmily lAW sectioN • cArol f. breitmeyer, chAir
editor: ANtheA e. pApistA AssistANt editors: sAherA G. housey • lisA m. dAmphousse • ryAN m. o’ Neil
editoriAl boArd: dANiel b. bAtes • Amy m. spilmAN • shelley r. spiVAck • JAmes W. chryssikos
Volume 46 Number 4 April 2016
Chair Message: The Times They are A-Changing............... 1
By Carol F. Breitmeyer
Same-Sex Marriage and the Expanded Equitable Parent
Doctrine ................................................................................ 3
By Mark E. Hills and Jeffrey D. Koelzer
Mediation Matters: Michigan Domestic Relations
Arbitration and Mediation 2014-2015 Case Law Update.. 6
By Lee Hornberger
Immigration Concerns for Family Law Practitioners .... 11
By Veronica T. Thronson
The Case of t
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Same-Sex Marriage and the Expanded Equitable Pare
of a child born during the marriage. The Michigan
or property division determinations) and be prepa
MEDIATION MATTERS Michigan Domestic Relations Ar
date the arbitration agreement or any claim that
Fadel v. El‑Akkari, 321931 (Oct. 15, 2015) (DRAA)
applied only in the event of death, not divorce.
Pensions and retirement accounts are often the la
Immigration Concerns for Family Law Practitioners
are entitled to enforcement of the affidavit to h
Special Immigrant Juvenile Status for Court Depen
In addition, under the Adam Walsh Act, a conv
Abused or Battered Spouses or Children of
The Case of the Issue By Henry S. Gornbein Megg
Clinton Township, and, therefore, Defendant was r
FAMILY LAW CERTIFICATE PROGRAM Earn a Certificate
Established Custodial Environment: An Unusual Cas
had established custodial environments, the burde
The Family Law Section Great Lakes Honor Rol
The Family Law Section GREAT LAKES HONOR ROLL The
TAX TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS Hudson v. Hudson, Mi
· Doing so minimizes disputes and misunderstand
Writing and Submitting the Military Pension Divis
alone, is not the way to accomplish military pens
prospective only; no arrears are paid through the
Family Law Political Action Committee In 199
Recent Published and Unpublished Cases (Summariz
home state of North Carolina. The Court of Appeal
A hyperlink to the case is below: http://p
issue to be the same as that involved in the firs
refusal to honor two oral agreements regarding cu
Legislative Update By William Kandler, Lobbyist
HB 4023 CHILD CARE (Kosowski) Limits hours childr
HB 4374 SAME-SEX MARRIAGE (Irwin) Removes prohibi
HB 4481 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE (Lyons) Prohibits custo
HB 4840 ADOPTION LICENSEES (Wittenberg) Requires
SB 228 MARRIAGE LICENSES (Knezek) Allows issuance
SB 517 UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT (Mac
Professor Lex By Harvey I. Hauer and Mark A. Sno
of parenting time not later than 5 business days
(l) To request authorization by the court to
Michigan Family Law Journal Family Law Section St