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Dodson Fowler Williams & Nesi, PLC
18538 Mack Avenue Grosse Pointe, MI 48236» view map
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1. Nathan A. Dodson Grosse Pointe, MI
  Attorney at Law - MI, 2015
  Thomas M. Cooley Law School J.D.
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Includes: Collaborative Law, Domestic Violence & Neglect, Paternity, Prenuptial Agreements

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Divorce & Family Law, Family Law, Elder Law, Divorce, Juvenile Law

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 14 Years

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Lisa B. Archer

Dispute Resolution, Employment, Family Law, Divorce & Family Law

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 42 Years

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Elie Bejjani

Landlord-Tenant, Family Law, Contract, Personal Injury

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22174 Michigan Ave, Dearborn, MI 48124

Scott Douglas Murdoch

Estate Planning, Employee Rights, Family Law, Consumer Bankruptcy

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6200 Schaefer Rd, Dearborn, MI 48126

Monica Leigh Brinkman

Landlord-Tenant, Family Law, Divorce & Family Law, Criminal

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1360 Porter St, Dearborn, MI 48124

John L. Mcwilliams

Estate Planning, Sexual Harassment, Family Law, Divorce & Family Law, Criminal

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 53 Years

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804 Mason St, Dearborn, MI 48124

Michael D. Eberth

Lawsuit & Dispute, Estate, Family Law, Adoption, Divorce & Family Law

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22374 Garrison St, Dearborn, MI 48124

Susan A. Dabaja

Other, Government, Family Law, Business

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 20 Years

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6053 Chase Rd, Dearborn, MI 48126

Herbert A. Brail

Family Law, Adoption, Divorce & Family Law

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 42 Years

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933 N Melborn St, Dearborn, MI 48128

Lisa B. Archer

Litigation, Family Law, Children's Rights, Legal Malpractice

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LEGAL TERMS

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

An order from a judge that directs a party to come to court and convince the judge why she shouldn't grant an action proposed by the other side or by the judge ... (more...)

An order from a judge that directs a party to come to court and convince the judge why she shouldn't grant an action proposed by the other side or by the judge on her own (sua sponte). For example, in a divorce, at the request of one parent a judge might issue an order directing the other parent to appear in court on a particular date and time to show cause why the first parent should not be given sole physical custody of the children. Although it would seem that the person receiving an order to show cause is at a procedural disadvantage--she, after all, is the one who is told to come up with a convincing reason why the judge shouldn't order something--both sides normally have an equal chance to convince the judge to rule in their favor.

JOINT CUSTODY

An arrangement by which parents who do not live together share the upbringing of a child. Joint custody can be joint legal custody (in which both parents have a... (more...)

An arrangement by which parents who do not live together share the upbringing of a child. Joint custody can be joint legal custody (in which both parents have a say in decisions affecting the child) joint physical custody (in which the child spends a significant amount of time with both parents) or, very rarely, both.

LEGAL RISK PLACEMENT

A type of adoption used by agencies to keep a child out of foster care during the adoption process. The child is placed with the adopting parents before the bir... (more...)

A type of adoption used by agencies to keep a child out of foster care during the adoption process. The child is placed with the adopting parents before the birthmother has legally given up her rights to raise the child. If she then decides not to relinquish her rights, the adopting parents must give the child back. This is a risk for the adopting parents, who may lose a child to whom they've become attached.

FOSTER CHILD

A child placed by a government agency or a court in the care of someone other than his or her natural parents. Foster children may be removed from their family ... (more...)

A child placed by a government agency or a court in the care of someone other than his or her natural parents. Foster children may be removed from their family home because of parental abuse or neglect. Occasionally, parents voluntarily place their children in foster care. See foster care.

MARITAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT

See divorce agreement.

DEFAULT DIVORCE

See uncontested divorce.

CUSTODIAN

A term used by the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act for the person named to manage property left to a child under the terms of that Act. The custodian will manag... (more...)

A term used by the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act for the person named to manage property left to a child under the terms of that Act. The custodian will manage the property if the gift giver dies before the child has reached the age specified by state law -- usually 21. When the child reaches the specified age, he will receive the property and the custodian will have no further role in its management.

MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE

A document that provides proof of a marriage, typically issued to the newlyweds a few weeks after they file for the certificate in a county office. Most states ... (more...)

A document that provides proof of a marriage, typically issued to the newlyweds a few weeks after they file for the certificate in a county office. Most states require both spouses, the person who officiated the marriage and one or two witnesses to sign the marriage certificate; often this is done just after the ceremony.

FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT (FMLA)

A federal law that requires employers to provide an employee with 12 weeks of unpaid leave during a year's time for the birth or adoption of a child, family hea... (more...)

A federal law that requires employers to provide an employee with 12 weeks of unpaid leave during a year's time for the birth or adoption of a child, family health needs or personal illness. The employer must allow the employee to return to the same position or a position similar to that held before taking the leave. There are exceptions to the FMLA: the most notable is that only employers with 50 or more employees are covered--about half the workforce.

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

Johnson Family Ltd. Partnership v. White Pine Wireless, LLC

... At the time, the Johnson Family Trust (the Trust) served as the general partner for the Partnership. ... 480, 482, 722 NW2d 906 (2006). Whether a grant of equitable relief is proper under a given set of facts is a question of law that this Court also reviews de novo. ...

Estes v. Titus

... Toth), Kalamazoo, for Julie L. Swabash. Speaker Law Firm, PLLC (by Liisa R. Speaker and Jodi M. Latuszek), Lansing, for amici curiae the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan. Howard & Howard Attorneys, PC (by ...

Sinicropi v. Mazurek

... 232, 241, 86 NW2d 336 (1957). Here, the trial court drew on virtually all the traditional equitable principles applicable in family-law cases: the best interest of the child, the fitness of the competing parents, and the past relationships of the parties. ...

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

JOINT CUSTODY

LEGAL RISK PLACEMENT

FOSTER CHILD

MARITAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT

DEFAULT DIVORCE

CUSTODIAN

MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE

FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT (FMLA)

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

Johnson Family Ltd. Partnership v. White Pine Wireless, LLC

Estes v. Titus

Sinicropi v. Mazurek

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