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MICHIGAN
FAMILY LAW JOURNAL
A PublicAtion of the StAte bAr of MichigAn fAMily lAw Section • elizAbeth K. brAnSdorfer, chAir
editorS in chief: AntheA e. PAPiStA & AMy M. SPilMAn
ASSiStAnt editorS: dAniel b. bAteS, JAMeS w. chrySSiKoS, Shon A. cooK, JoSePh l. hohler iii,
thereSA wozniAK JenKinS, MeliSSA Kelleigh, JeSSicA lArSon, ryAn M. o’neil & Shelley r. SPivAcK
voluMe 50 nuMber 5, MAy 2020
Chair Message ................................................................................ 1
By Elizabeth K. Bransdorfer
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By Sahera G. Housey and Ryan M. O’Neil
Power & Control Amid a Pandemic: The Impact of COVID-19
on Domestic Violence Survivors and How to Help................... 7
By Elinor Jordan and Rebecca Shiemke
MICHIGAN FAMILY LAW JOURNAL A PublicAtion of the
Advertise in the MICHIGAN FAMILY
List of Advertisers Family Law Section Mid-Summe
To All Prospective Family Law Journal Authors:
From the Chair By Elizabeth K. Bransdorfer, Fami
ing over 80 hours per week excluded. In reading t
cannot afford full representation but do not want
FAMILY LAW MID-SUMMER CONFERENCE SPEAKERS
What’s H The Courthouse & Covid-19 Pandemic
ONLINE CERTIFICATES Effectively Tackle Tough Cus
Power & Control Amid a Pandemic: The Impact of CO
sought through https://mcedsv.org/survivor-law/.
ously a supervising attorney at Michigan State Co
Biddle v Commissioner: Surprise, Section 71 Issue
is an example of a contingency that will disquali
You Want to Take MY Child Where? By Jason Blevin
The 2019 Annual Report noted that while one
tion/International-Parental-Child-Abduction-Count
CHILDREN’S PROTECTIVE SERVICES CASES CPS and the
Who’s Your Daddy? Revisited: The Paternity Act an
The Case of the Issue Michigan Court of Appeals B
Pensions and retirement accounts are often the la
Protecting Our Clients’ Privacy During The “Zoom
5. medical, mental health, and academic records
exhibits they plan to introduce during the course
Foster v. Foster: Military Pension Division and t
state supreme court approved the use of “compensa
decisions which are wrong on the law – if not app
TAX TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS “Double Dipping” By
poses to avoid double dipping. In this r
The Family Law Section Great Lakes Honor Roll S
THE FAMILY LAW SECTION GREAT LAKES HONOR ROLL Th
Recent Appellate Decisions This month’s summaries
ment. The Agreement distributed, among other thin
from judgment listed in MCR 2.612(C)(1), stating
three offers for various reasons, while Plaintiff
Guidelines for Requesting Appearance of the Famil
Legislative Update By Stephanie Johnson, Lobbyis
of COVID-19 and present challenges for the state
Regions associated with the plan:
Family Law Political Action Committee In
Michigan Family Law Journal Family Law Section St