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MICHIGAN
FAMILY LAW JOURNAL
a PublicatioN oF the state bar oF michiGaN Family laW sectioN • carol F. breitmeyer, chair
editor: aNthea e. PaPista assistaNt editors: sahera G. housey • lisa m. damPhousse • ryaN m. o’ Neil
editorial board: daNiel b. bates • amy m. sPilmaN • shelley r. sPiVack • James W. chryssikos
Volume 46 Number 2 February 2016
Chair Message ......................................................... 1
By Carol F. Breitmeyer
Negotiating Your Best Family Law Settlement ... 3
By Antoinette Raheem
Pots and Pans ........................................................... 7
By Henry S. Gornbein
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and
Domestic Violence ................................................. 9
By Rebecca Shiemke
Professor Lex.......................................
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MEDIATION MATTERS Negotiating Your Best Family L
Often clients have not considered what their inte
mate goal (so that you have negotiating room), yo
FAMILY LAW CERTIFICATE PROGRAM Earn a Certificate
Pots and Pans By Henry S. Gornbein
supposed to move most rapidly are those without c
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Domestic
early initiation of sexual activity, adolescent p
Ideally, parenting arrangements should achiev
12 Michigan Family Law Journal
Pensions and retirement accounts are often the la
Professor Lex By Harvey I. Hauer and Mark A. Sno
presume than to prove.” Stanley, 405 U.S. at 658
The Family Law Section GREAT LAKES HONOR ROLL The
The Family Law Section Great Lakes Honor Rol
The Case of the Issue By Henry S. Gornbein Shae
“…has an interest of such a nature that a final d
Finding A Military Divorce Attorney – For The Spo
center can allow the garnishment of military reti
TAX TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS November 2015 Change
increase her ultimate benefit based on h
Family Law Political Action Committee In 199
Legislative Update By William Kandler, Lobbyist
HB 4028 RESPONSIBLE FATHERS (Kosowski) Creates Re
HB 4375 SAME-SEX MARRIAGE (Zemke) Removes prohibi
HB 4481 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE (Lyons) Prohibits custo
HB 4744 (PA 256) FAMILY LAW (Kesto) Updates refer
SB 228 MARRIAGE LICENSES (Knezek) Allows issuance
SB 458 PARENTAL RIGHTS (Schuitmaker) Clarify grou
Recent Published and Unpublished Cases (Summariz
signed Defendant’s EDRO based in part on the reas
Court of Appeals found that the trial court commi
Michigan Family Law Journal Family Law Section St