<br />
Volume XV, Issue II Spring 2013<br />
Official Publication of the<br />
State Bar of Michigan Children’s Law Section<br />
State Bar of Michigan Children’s Law Section<br />
Robinjit Kaur Eagleson, Chairperson<br />
Christine P. Piatkowski, Chairperson-elect<br />
Megan E. Mertens, Secretary<br />
John H. McKaig, II, Treasurer<br />
The<br />
Michigan<br />
Child<br />
Welfare<br />
Law<br />
Journal<br />
Table of Contents<br />
Editor’s Note ................................................................................................................................ inside cover<br />
Message from the Chair ............................................................................................................................... 1<br />
The Referees’ Association of Michigan ....................................................................................................... 3<br />
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