The Michigan Legislature is once again considering a joint custody requirement for divorced parents with children. House Bill 4691  would mandate that judges award joint custody and substantially equal parenting time, unless there is a preponderance of evidence of domestic violence. I

Appellate court incorporates Troxel v Granville definition of “fit” into Michigan’s Child Custody Act   A trial court’s finding that divorced parents were not “fit” was incorrect and, as a result, the Michigan Court of Appeals reversed a grandp