Just a friendly reminder to mark your calendars for Friday October 11, 2013, for the Wayne Law Review Symposium – A Wave of Change: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Michigan’s Constitution and the Evolution of State Constitutionalism, made possible through the support of the Cohn Family Endowed Fund. The event will be held from 8am-5pm at Wayne Law. Read More …
The Wayne Law Review is Wayne Law’s primary scholarly journal. The Review is published three times each year and contains articles, book reviews, transcripts, notes, and comments by prominent academics, practitioners, and students on timely legal topics. Law students both fully operate the Review and are responsible for its content. Junior and senior Review members Read More …
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Promoting Urban Agriculture an an Alternative Land Use For Vacant Properties in the City of Detroit: Benefits, Problems and Proposals for a Regulatory Framework for Successful Land Use Integration 56 Wayne L. Rev. 1521 John E. Mogk, Sarah Kwiatkowski & Mary J. Weindorf Download Syllogisms, Enthymemes and Fallacies: Mastering Secured Transactions Through Deductive Reasoning 56 Read More …
Foreword 56 Wayne L. Rev. Sandra Day O’Connor Two Cheers For The Appointment System 56 Wayne L. Rev. John B. Wefing Why Merit Selection Of State Court Judges Lacks Merit 56 Wayne L. Rev. Matthew Schneider The Selection Of Judges In Michigan: The Constitutional Perspective 56 Wayne L. Rev. Robert A. Sedler Change From On Read More …
In Corporan v. Henton, the defendant father appealed the trial court‟s order denying him an evidentiary hearing on his motion for a change of custody. He argued that he had presented sufficient evidence to warrant a hearing. The Michigan Court of Appeals (1) held the trial court “employed the proper procedure by first determining whether proper cause or change of circumstances had been established by a preponderance of the evidence”; and (2) affirmed “the trial court‟s ruling that negative financial changes . . . are more appropriately addressed in achild support context rather than in a change of custody motion.” The father had alleged financial difficulties, (specifically that the mother failed to pay her rent timely, a fact relevant under best interests factors). However, the court found this did not meet the Vodvarka standard because the mother‟s financial difficulties, if any, could be remedied by an increase in child support. The father further alleged that the minor child‟s grades had significantly declined but the trial court held that this “did not demonstrate a change of circumstances,” and the court found that although “the child‟s grades have declined to a minor extent in certain subjects, the child‟s grades do not show anything, more than the normal life changes (both good and bad) that occur during the life of a child.‟” Read More …
Foreword 56 Wayne L. Rev. 1 Sarah M. Kwatkworski The Impact of Heidi’s Law on Alcohol-Related Driving Offenses and Other Recent Developments in Michigan Criminal Law 56 Wayne L. Rev. 3 Stacey M. Studnicki, John P. Apol Administrative Law 56 Wayne L. Rev. 73 John M. Dempsey Alternative Dispute Resolution 56 Wayne L. Rev. 85 Read More …
