Living Together May Become Legal, Finally
In 2016, it’s hard to believe that living together could be illegal. Due to an old, outdated law, thousands of Michigan couples...Read More
Michigan Modifies Domestic Violence Laws
Domestic violence is a serious problem in family law. Whether there has been a conviction or not, the lasting effects of intimate...Read More
Sneak Peek: Michigan's New Genetic Parentage Act
In December of 2014, the Michigan Legislature passed the Genetic Parentage Act and the Summary Support and Paternity Act. The laws won’t...Read More
Michigan's RFRA and Adoption Agencies Bills OK Discrimination
In the past week, the Michigan House of Representatives has approved 4 different bills, each of which allows discrimination and refusal of...Read More
Driver Beware: Michigan Authorizes Roadside Drug Tests
It’s been the law in Michigan that your license can be suspended if you refuse to take a Preliminary Breath Test for...Read More
Michigan Passes Tough Laws Against Human Trafficking
Human trafficking has been gaining visibility over the past several years. Federal and state law enforcement have wrestled with how to track,...Read More
Michigan Legislature Protects Breastfeeding Mothers
The debate has raged for decades: whether new mothers should be allowed to breastfeed their babies in public. Restaurants have refused to...Read More
Michigan to Create Meth Users Registry
Drug use, especially meth, carries with it a stigma that can cause addicts to lose jobs, homes, and family support. But imagine...Read More
MI Supreme Court Protects Parents' Rights
Parents have a fundamental constitutional right to care for their children, but for 70 years, Michigan has allowed courts to take one...Read More
Parents Count As Victims for Criminal Sentencing
Only certain people have a say in your sentence during a criminal case: the judge, the prosecutor, the probation department, your attorney,...Read More