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MICHIGAN<br />
FAMILY LAW JOURNAL<br />
A PublicAtion of the StAte bAr of MichigAn fAMily lAw Section • KriSten l. robinSon, chAirPerSon<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 />
MeliSSA Kelleigh, JeSSicA lArSon, & Shelley r. SPivAcK<br />
voluMe 53 nuMber 8, october 2023<br />
FROM TGE CGAIRPERSON<br />
Focusing on Civility to Improve the Practice of Family Law ..... 1<br />
Kristen L. Robinson, Family Law Section Chairperson 2023-2024<br />
LEGAL TGEORY<br />
The Stats .............................................................................. 4<br />
By Ryan M. O’Neil<br />
TGE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COMMITTEE PRESENTS<br />
Diary of a Domestic Violence Survivor/Lawyer ................. 6<br />
By Lisa McNiff, Introduction by Pamela S. Wall<br />
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