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19. November 2007: Michigan Starts Fathers at Disadvantage in Custody Cases

When a child is born to a man and a woman, the man and woman have equal rights to the child. If the man and woman separate, all else being equal, they are entitled to equal rights to the child and they should receive those rights in the form of a judgment awarding ...More

17. November 2007: Voluntary Admission to Behavioral Unit a.k.a Psychiatric Ward

A woman in her 60s presents herself to an attorney advising that her daughter and her family want to put her away in a mental institution and take her assets. She tells the attorney that she is sane and ...More

03. November 2007: Michigan Criminal Law Statute of Limitations

The Michigan statute of limitations on crimes is found at MCL 767.24. It provides different periods of limitation based upon the crime as follows: ...More