Michigan Supreme Court Rejects "One-Parent Doctrine" (Overturns In Re CR)

by Thomas J. Tomko on Aug. 01, 2014

Divorce & Family Law Family Law Criminal  Misdemeanor Criminal  Felony 

Summary: Discussion of June 2014 Supreme Court Case which rejects as unconstitutional former law in Neglect and Abuse cases. Applies to Parents charged with Abuse and Neglect, and who may be charged criminally.

Article available for review at the Macomb County Bar Association office, 40 north Main Street, Suite 435, Mount Clemens, MI 48043 MacombBar.org.  Published in Macomb County Bar Briefs, August 2014 Edition, p 9

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