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1 Answer | Asked in Criminal Law, Family Law, Civil Litigation and Libel & Slander for Michigan on
Q: Assuming there is enough evidence to substantiate my claims. Is my ex-girlfriend accountable in any way for tearing our

child's amniotic membrane 8 weeks early to get on FMLA at work? and then for going out of her way to maliciously infect me with covid, and then for falsely accusing me of PPO and stalking when I asked to see my child too many times? How do I hold someone like this accountable? and how do I... View More

Brent T. Geers
Brent T. Geers
answered on Jul 21, 2022

If it is a crime you are alleging she committed, then you can certainly contact the police and make a report; it's likely they will say this is a family / civil matter and stay out of it.

Is there a current PPO? You need to file an objection and have a hearing about that. Until then,...
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1 Answer | Asked in Child Support and Family Law for Michigan on
Q: In Michigan, Does child support start at birth, or when paternity is established, or when the paperwork gets filed?

I am Canadian, my son's father is American. Support is being handled in Michigan, and custody in Ontario. Friend of the court said it's only valid from the time filed. So essentially, he's absolved of his parental responsibilities for the first 12 months of his life? When the... View More

Brent T. Geers
Brent T. Geers
answered on Jul 12, 2021

Support would go back to when the action is filed; birth expenses - if the state paid for it, are separate and in addition to support.

The family courts mostly continued through COVID. Even if your particular court could not conduct a hearing - most made the transition to ZOOM hearings...
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1 Answer | Asked in Family Law for Michigan on
Q: Hi I have been paying support over 19 years at work attached payments and 5 years myself im still paying

2016 my uc ran out i was done in 08 with child support they lost my record had to go back me and my wife and they came up with I owed her 2000$and 24000 to the state I've paid a total of close to 20 years she won't miss work to go stop the order when it was current they were taking from... View More

Brent T. Geers
Brent T. Geers
answered on Jan 7, 2021

You really need to gather all records you have, including getting a copy of your payment history. It's not necessarily a question of how many years you paid; it's a matter of how much money you owe during the period you were ordered to pay child support. It is possible to have arrearages... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Divorce and Family Law for Michigan on
Q: can my spouse cut me off of my accounts for money? Amidst travel during covid, he left me with no means to survive

We have been separated for years but been very cordial unless/until he dates this women years younger then him, then he starts spending everything he makes. I’m a stay at home mother to 16 year old triplets. I never spent any money on myself from accounts, only for bills and kids. I was traveling... View More

Kent Wood II
Kent Wood II
answered on May 14, 2020

If you are a named account holder, no one can take your name off the account without your permission. BUT, any account holder can empty the account and then take their name off the account or just stop making deposits to the account.

It is difficult when it is "from out of...
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1 Answer | Asked in Family Law for Michigan on
Q: I have a question about court ordered visitation after the issue of Stay At Home order.

My husband and I are 68 and 69 years old. My husband has an autoimmune disease that affects his lungs...Wegeners Granulamatosis. He also has partial paralysis due to a stroke. Our son and 4 year old grandson live with us full time. Our son has sole custody of our grandson, legal and physical. Our... View More

Brent T. Geers
Brent T. Geers
answered on Mar 24, 2020

Family law attorneys' phones are ringing off the hook with just this sort of question. The latest order expressly provides that people may travel to facility court ordered visitations. And in fact unless ordered otherwise, existing parenting time orders remain valid and enforceable.... View More

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