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<br /> MICHIGAN<br /> FAMILY LAW JOURNAL<br /> A publicAtioN of the stAte bAr of michiGAN fAmily lAW sectioN • cArol f. breitmeyer, chAir<br /> editor: ANtheA e. pApistA AssistANt editors: sAherA G. housey • lisA m. dAmphousse • ryAN m. o’ Neil<br /> editoriAl boArd: dANiel b. bAtes • Amy m. spilmAN • shelley r. spiVAck • JAmes W. chryssikos<br /> Volume 46 Number 4 April 2016<br /> Chair Message: The Times They are A-Changing............... 1<br /> By Carol F. Breitmeyer<br /> Same-Sex Marriage and the Expanded Equitable Parent<br /> Doctrine ................................................................................ 3<br /> By Mark E. Hills and Jeffrey D. Koelzer<br /> Mediation Matters: Michigan Domestic Relations<br /> Arbitration and Mediation 2014-2015 Case Law Update.. 6<br /> By Lee Hornberger<br /> Immigration Concerns for Family Law Practitioners .... 11<br /> By Veronica T. 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The Michigan</a> <a title="Family Law Journal - April 2016 page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/244c1a23?page=9"> or property division determinations) and be prepa</a> <a title="Family Law Journal - April 2016 page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/244c1a23?page=10"> MEDIATION MATTERS Michigan Domestic Relations Ar</a> <a title="Family Law Journal - April 2016 page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/244c1a23?page=11"> date the arbitration agreement or any claim that </a> <a title="Family Law Journal - April 2016 page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/244c1a23?page=12"> Fadel v. El‑Akkari, 321931 (Oct. 15, 2015) (DRAA)</a> <a title="Family Law Journal - April 2016 page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/244c1a23?page=13"> applied only in the event of death, not divorce. </a> <a title="Family Law Journal - April 2016 page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/244c1a23?page=14"> Pensions and retirement accounts are often the la</a> <a title="Family Law Journal - April 2016 page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/244c1a23?page=15"> Immigration Concerns for Family Law Practitioners</a> <a title="Family Law Journal - April 2016 page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/244c1a23?page=16"> are entitled to enforcement of the affidavit to h</a> <a title="Family Law Journal - April 2016 page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/244c1a23?page=17"> Special Immigrant Juvenile Status for Court Depen</a> <a title="Family Law Journal - April 2016 page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/244c1a23?page=18"> In addition, under the Adam Walsh Act, a conv</a> <a title="Family Law Journal - April 2016 page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/244c1a23?page=19"> Abused or Battered Spouses or Children of</a> <a title="Family Law Journal - April 2016 page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/244c1a23?page=20"> The Case of the Issue By Henry S. Gornbein Megg</a> <a title="Family Law Journal - April 2016 page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/244c1a23?page=21"> Clinton Township, and, therefore, Defendant was r</a> <a title="Family Law Journal - April 2016 page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/244c1a23?page=22"> FAMILY LAW CERTIFICATE PROGRAM Earn a Certificate</a> <a title="Family Law Journal - April 2016 page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/244c1a23?page=23"> Established Custodial Environment: An Unusual Cas</a> <a title="Family Law Journal - April 2016 page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/244c1a23?page=24"> had established custodial environments, the burde</a> <a title="Family Law Journal - April 2016 page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/244c1a23?page=25"> The Family Law Section Great Lakes Honor Rol</a> <a title="Family Law Journal - April 2016 page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/244c1a23?page=26"> The Family Law Section GREAT LAKES HONOR ROLL The</a> <a title="Family Law Journal - April 2016 page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/244c1a23?page=27"> TAX TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS Hudson v. Hudson, Mi</a> <a title="Family Law Journal - April 2016 page 28" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/244c1a23?page=28"> · Doing so minimizes disputes and misunderstand</a> <a title="Family Law Journal - April 2016 page 29" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/244c1a23?page=29"> Writing and Submitting the Military Pension Divis</a> <a title="Family Law Journal - April 2016 page 30" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/244c1a23?page=30"> alone, is not the way to accomplish military pens</a> <a title="Family Law Journal - April 2016 page 31" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/244c1a23?page=31"> prospective only; no arrears are paid through the</a> <a title="Family Law Journal - April 2016 page 32" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/244c1a23?page=32"> Family Law Political Action Committee In 199</a> <a title="Family Law Journal - April 2016 page 33" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/244c1a23?page=33"> Recent Published and Unpublished Cases (Summariz</a> <a title="Family Law Journal - April 2016 page 34" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/244c1a23?page=34"> home state of North Carolina. The Court of Appeal</a> <a title="Family Law Journal - April 2016 page 35" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/244c1a23?page=35"> A hyperlink to the case is below: http://p</a> <a title="Family Law Journal - April 2016 page 36" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/244c1a23?page=36"> issue to be the same as that involved in the firs</a> <a title="Family Law Journal - April 2016 page 37" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/244c1a23?page=37"> refusal to honor two oral agreements regarding cu</a> <a title="Family Law Journal - April 2016 page 38" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/244c1a23?page=38"> Legislative Update By William Kandler, Lobbyist </a> <a title="Family Law Journal - April 2016 page 39" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/244c1a23?page=39"> HB 4023 CHILD CARE (Kosowski) Limits hours childr</a> <a title="Family Law Journal - April 2016 page 40" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/244c1a23?page=40"> HB 4374 SAME-SEX MARRIAGE (Irwin) Removes prohibi</a> <a title="Family Law Journal - April 2016 page 41" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/244c1a23?page=41"> HB 4481 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE (Lyons) Prohibits custo</a> <a title="Family Law Journal - April 2016 page 42" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/244c1a23?page=42"> HB 4840 ADOPTION LICENSEES (Wittenberg) Requires </a> <a title="Family Law Journal - April 2016 page 43" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/244c1a23?page=43"> SB 228 MARRIAGE LICENSES (Knezek) Allows issuance</a> <a title="Family Law Journal - April 2016 page 44" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/244c1a23?page=44"> SB 517 UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT (Mac</a> <a title="Family Law Journal - April 2016 page 45" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/244c1a23?page=45"> Professor Lex By Harvey I. Hauer and Mark A. Sno</a> <a title="Family Law Journal - April 2016 page 46" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/244c1a23?page=46"> of parenting time not later than 5 business days </a> <a title="Family Law Journal - April 2016 page 47" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/244c1a23?page=47"> (l) To request authorization by the court to </a> <a title="Family Law Journal - April 2016 page 48" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/244c1a23?page=48"> Michigan Family Law Journal Family Law Section St</a>