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<br /> MICHIGAN<br /> FAMILY LAW JOURNAL<br /> A PublicAtion of the StAte bAr of MichigAn fAMily lAw Section • elizAbeth K. brAnSdorfer, chAir<br /> editorS in chief: AntheA e. PAPiStA & AMy M. SPilMAn<br /> ASSiStAnt editorS: dAniel b. bAteS, JAMeS w. chrySSiKoS, Shon A. cooK, JoSePh l. hohler iii,<br /> thereSA wozniAK JenKinS, MeliSSA Kelleigh, JeSSicA lArSon, ryAn M. o’neil & Shelley r. SPivAcK<br /> voluMe 50 nuMber 5, MAy 2020<br /> Chair Message ................................................................................ 1<br /> By Elizabeth K. Bransdorfer<br /> ............................................................................. 5<br /> By Sahera G. Housey and Ryan M. O’Neil<br /> Power & Control Amid a Pandemic: The Impact of COVID-19<br /> on Domestic Violence Survivors and How to Help................... 7<br /> By Elinor Jordan and Rebecca Shiemke<br /> <a title="Family Law Journal&mdash;May 2020 page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/273ecb68?page=1"> MICHIGAN FAMILY LAW JOURNAL A PublicAtion of the</a> <a title="Family Law Journal&mdash;May 2020 page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/273ecb68?page=2"> Advertise in the MICHIGAN FAMILY</a> <a title="Family Law Journal&mdash;May 2020 page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/273ecb68?page=3"> List of Advertisers Family Law Section Mid-Summe</a> <a title="Family Law Journal&mdash;May 2020 page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/273ecb68?page=4"> To All Prospective Family Law Journal Authors: </a> <a title="Family Law Journal&mdash;May 2020 page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/273ecb68?page=5"> From the Chair By Elizabeth K. Bransdorfer, Fami</a> <a title="Family Law Journal&mdash;May 2020 page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/273ecb68?page=6"> ing over 80 hours per week excluded. 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By Jason Blevin</a> <a title="Family Law Journal&mdash;May 2020 page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/273ecb68?page=17"> The 2019 Annual Report noted that while one </a> <a title="Family Law Journal&mdash;May 2020 page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/273ecb68?page=18"> tion/International-Parental-Child-Abduction-Count</a> <a title="Family Law Journal&mdash;May 2020 page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/273ecb68?page=19"> CHILDREN’S PROTECTIVE SERVICES CASES CPS and the</a> <a title="Family Law Journal&mdash;May 2020 page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/273ecb68?page=20"> Who’s Your Daddy? Revisited: The Paternity Act an</a> <a title="Family Law Journal&mdash;May 2020 page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/273ecb68?page=21"> </a> <a title="Family Law Journal&mdash;May 2020 page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/273ecb68?page=22"> The Case of the Issue Michigan Court of Appeals B</a> <a title="Family Law Journal&mdash;May 2020 page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/273ecb68?page=23"> Pensions and retirement accounts are often the la</a> <a title="Family Law Journal&mdash;May 2020 page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/273ecb68?page=24"> Protecting Our Clients’ Privacy During The “Zoom </a> <a title="Family Law Journal&mdash;May 2020 page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/273ecb68?page=25"> 5. medical, mental health, and academic records </a> <a title="Family Law Journal&mdash;May 2020 page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/273ecb68?page=26"> exhibits they plan to introduce during the course</a> <a title="Family Law Journal&mdash;May 2020 page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/273ecb68?page=27"> Foster v. Foster: Military Pension Division and t</a> <a title="Family Law Journal&mdash;May 2020 page 28" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/273ecb68?page=28"> state supreme court approved the use of “compensa</a> <a title="Family Law Journal&mdash;May 2020 page 29" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/273ecb68?page=29"> decisions which are wrong on the law – if not app</a> <a title="Family Law Journal&mdash;May 2020 page 30" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/273ecb68?page=30"> </a> <a title="Family Law Journal&mdash;May 2020 page 31" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/273ecb68?page=31"> TAX TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS “Double Dipping” By</a> <a title="Family Law Journal&mdash;May 2020 page 32" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/273ecb68?page=32"> poses to avoid double dipping. In this r</a> <a title="Family Law Journal&mdash;May 2020 page 33" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/273ecb68?page=33"> The Family Law Section Great Lakes Honor Roll S</a> <a title="Family Law Journal&mdash;May 2020 page 34" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/273ecb68?page=34"> THE FAMILY LAW SECTION GREAT LAKES HONOR ROLL Th</a> <a title="Family Law Journal&mdash;May 2020 page 35" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/273ecb68?page=35"> Recent Appellate Decisions This month’s summaries</a> <a title="Family Law Journal&mdash;May 2020 page 36" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/273ecb68?page=36"> ment. The Agreement distributed, among other thin</a> <a title="Family Law Journal&mdash;May 2020 page 37" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/273ecb68?page=37"> from judgment listed in MCR 2.612(C)(1), stating </a> <a title="Family Law Journal&mdash;May 2020 page 38" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/273ecb68?page=38"> three offers for various reasons, while Plaintiff</a> <a title="Family Law Journal&mdash;May 2020 page 39" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/273ecb68?page=39"> Guidelines for Requesting Appearance of the Famil</a> <a title="Family Law Journal&mdash;May 2020 page 40" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/273ecb68?page=40"> Legislative Update By Stephanie Johnson, Lobbyis</a> <a title="Family Law Journal&mdash;May 2020 page 41" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/273ecb68?page=41"> of COVID-19 and present challenges for the state </a> <a title="Family Law Journal&mdash;May 2020 page 42" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/273ecb68?page=42"> Regions associated with the plan: </a> <a title="Family Law Journal&mdash;May 2020 page 43" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/273ecb68?page=43"> Family Law Political Action Committee In </a> <a title="Family Law Journal&mdash;May 2020 page 44" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/273ecb68?page=44"> Michigan Family Law Journal Family Law Section St</a>