Waste is a legal claim made against an individual causing injury to structures on land that results in damages to another person. A claim of waste is distinct from other property claims like trespass or waste in that a person liable for waste is in lawful...
Month: July 2022
Why Is There A Waiting Period To Get A Divorce Granted In Michigan?
Michigan law provides that, after a divorce action is filed, the spouses must wait a minimum of 60 days (or 180 days if there are minor children involved) before the court can finalize the divorce. This is true even if the parties file for divorce together and...
Is Assisted Suicide Still Illegal In Michigan?
No one person has had as much impact on the idea of euthanasia and the “right-to-die” in Michigan history as Dr. Jack Kevorkian. In his scope as a physician, he assisted at least 130 terminally ill people between 1990 and 1998 in ending their lives. In each...
What Are The Penalties For Unlawful Voyeurism In Michigan?
For many years, the penalties for being a “Peeping Tom” in Michigan were fairly light. Under MCL 750.167, a “window peeper” was considered a disorderly person and was subject to misdemeanor penalties that carried up to 90 days in jail or a fine up to $500.00,...
Does A Guardian Of A Legally Incapacitated Person Have The Authority To Sign A Do-Not-Resusitate Order In Michigan?
A full guardian of a legally incapacitated person in Michigan is responsible for the ward’s care, custody and control. This includes “[t]he power to give the consent or approval that is necessary to enable the ward to receive medical, mental health, or other...
What Are The Inheritance Rights of Stepchildren In Michigan?
Many remarriages with children create a host of new relationships between everyone involved: stepmothers, stepfathers, stepchildren, step-siblings, step-grandparents, etc. Over 4 million children in the United States live in a household with a stepparent. ...
IRS Increases Standard Mileage Rates In Mid-2022 Due To Inflation And Gas Price Hikes
On June 9, 2022, the Internal Revenue Service issued Announcement 2022-13 which increased the optional standard mileage rates for the final 6 months of 2022 in an effort to address inflation and gas price increases. Beginning July 1, 2022, these new rates go...
What Are The Penalties For Stealing The Declaration of Independence?
In the 2004 action-adventure film National Treasure, Nicholas Cage plays treasure hunter Benjamin Franklin Gates who formulates a plan to steal the original Declaration of Independence document from the National Archives so he could decode an invisible map on...
