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MICHIGAN
FAMILY LAW JOURNAL
A PublicAtion of the StAte bAr of MichigAn fAMily lAw Section • SAherA g. houSey, chAirPerSon
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 10, deceMber 2020
From the Chairperson: The Year 2020—A Look Back ............... 1
By Sahera G. Housey
............................................................................. 2
By Ryan M. O’Neil
The Case of the Issue: Foster v Foster ......................................... 5
By Henry S. Gornbein
Children’s Protective Services Cases: CPS Cases and
COVID-19 .........
MICHIGAN FAMILY LAW JOURNAL A PublicAtion of the
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From the Chairperson: The Year 2020—A Look Back
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The Case of the Issue Michigan Supreme Court–Apri
At the hearing it was explained that this pro
(ii) are deducted from the retired pay of s
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CHILDREN’S PROTECTIVE SERVICES CASES CPS Cases a
Pensions and retirement accounts are often the la
Parental Alienation and Domestic Violence: Two Si
the flawed argument that courts disregard evidenc
(ii) Placing a family or household member in
So severe are the PA behaviors and their
memory or perception. Alienating parents will rew
such gaslighting behaviors can be very effective
12 Pence, Ellen, et. al., Education Groups for M
Top 5 Mistakes Rejected/Targeted Parents Make in
and irredeemable incapacity to love. This, despit
children ignore their parent, not even offer a ci
make to advise and correct the escalating behavio
to the alienating parent, pointing out how mean a
TAX TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS Michigan Court of Ap
Court of Appeals Decision • In pertinent part,
THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COMMITTEE PRESENTS Tips &
of our lens to include the court is another consi
The Family Law Section Great Lakes Honor Roll S
THE FAMILY LAW SECTION GREAT LAKES HONOR ROLL Th
Recent Appellate Decisions By Alicia K. Storm
ing the defense on Husband’s behalf. The trial co
entry regarding lacking jurisdiction to grant Sig
of Defendant; she was attempting to better her po
the annuity payments from the pension. Remanded t
Guidelines for Requesting Appearance of the Famil
Legislative Update By Stephanie Johnson, Lobbyis
Just this week, the Senate passed SB 1254 sp
Family Law Political Action Committee In
Michigan Family Law Journal Family Law Section St