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Identifying Support Obligations
New Top Tips in Ten Minutes
There are potential benefits and obligations in a divorce process when a spouse has signed an affidavit of support for a noncitizen spouse. This new set of Top Tips in Ten Minutes will help you advise clients about the status of the affidavit of support, the potential benefits and obligations it creates, and other critical considerations.
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MRTA Deadlines Extended
New Legal Update
2024 PA 20, effective March 28, 2024, extends to September 29, 2025, the deadlines for preserving certain property rights and interests in a marketable record title under the Marketable Record Title Act (MRTA) and for amending records of conveyances and other title transactions to meet recording requirements. Check out this Legal Update for more on the extended deadlines.
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Revocation of Parentage Act
New Legal Update
2024 PA 29 recently renamed the Revocation of Paternity Act to the Revocation of Parentage Act, effective sine die. This new Legal Update alerts you to other amendments made, including restrictions around the use of genetic testing and linguistic changes like replacing "father" with "parent" and "paternity" with "parentage."
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Amended MRE 702 and 804(b)(4)(B)
Updated Book
Effective May 1, 2024, the Michigan Supreme Court adopted amendments to MRE 702 (bringing it in line with the federal rule) and MRE 804(b)(4)(B) (requiring corroborating circumstances of trustworthiness for any statement against interest exposing a declarant to criminal liability). See the What's New in This Book page for ICLE's Introducing Evidence at Trial to find the updates.
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Approaching the Bench
Rachael M. Sedlacek | 04/02/2024
Judge Julie Gatti graduated from Michigan State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1989.  She received her Juris Doctorate from Wayne State University in 1995.  Judge Gatti was elected to the Circuit Court bench in November 2018.  Prior...Read More

Staff blogs
EPIC Omnibus Legislation Enacted with Sweeping EPIC Amendments

MSC Adopts New Rules for ERPOs Effective February 13, 2024

Criminal Law Legislative Wrap-Up: New Protections and Expanded Rights

Michigan Adopts Uniform Power of Attorney Act (UPOAA)

A Closer Look at the MRE Amendments Effective January 1, 2024

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New Certificates—Entirely Online
Small Business Bankruptcy: Subchapter V of Chapter 11
Need to guide your client through Subchapter V? Get expert coaching as 14 experienced Michigan bankruptcy judges, trustees, and lawyers take you through actual cases. See the entire process firsthand, from prefiling considerations to implementing the reorganization plan.

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Commercial Lease Drafting and Negotiation
Need to negotiate a commercial lease? Get expert coaching as experienced real estate lawyers demonstrate best practices. Follow along as they counsel their clients; draft, redline, and negotiate the lease; and resolve disputes. Then get hands-on practice in this online training.

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Meet Our Contributors
Connie R. Thacker
Thacker Sleight
Grand Rapids
Connie R. Thacker concentrates her practice on complex family law matters, including business valuations, custody, and parenting time cases. Ms. Thacker is a fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) and is certified by AAML as an...
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News From ICLE
ICLE Is an Accredited MCJE Provider
If you are a Michigan judicial officer, completing your mandatory MCJE requirement just got easier. As of March 7, 2024, ICLE became an accredited MCJE provider. This approval was granted by the Michigan Continuing Judicial Education Board. We will provide details soon about how you can earn credit from ICLE’s in-person, livestreamed, and on-demand seminars. Until then, visit www.courts.michigan.gov/mcje.

New Edition
The Second Edition of Construction Law and Liens in Michigan covers everything from creating and perfecting a construction lien to removing, discharging, and foreclosing on one. Includes a new chapter on construction contracts and more. Included in the Premium Partnership.

Meet Our Contributors
Connie R. Thacker
Thacker Sleight
Grand Rapids
Connie R. Thacker concentrates her practice on complex family law matters, including business valuations, custody, and parenting time cases. Ms. Thacker is a fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) and is certified by AAML as an...
Read More
> Find ICLE Law Experts


News From ICLE
ICLE Is an Accredited MCJE Provider
If you are a Michigan judicial officer, completing your mandatory MCJE requirement just got easier. As of March 7, 2024, ICLE became an accredited MCJE provider. This approval was granted by the Michigan Continuing Judicial Education Board. We will provide details soon about how you can earn credit from ICLE’s in-person, livestreamed, and on-demand seminars. Until then, visit www.courts.michigan.gov/mcje.

New Edition
The Second Edition of Construction Law and Liens in Michigan covers everything from creating and perfecting a construction lien to removing, discharging, and foreclosing on one. Includes a new chapter on construction contracts and more. Included in the Premium Partnership.