Court of Appeals Publishes New Case Regarding Custody and Acknowledgments of Paternity

The Court of Appeals in Michigan issued a published opinion in December regarding parenting time and child custody, where the parties have an Acknowledgment of Paternity, but no subsequent written agreement or Court Order regarding custody and parenting time. In Natassia T. Sims v. Danny Darney Verbrugge, the Court of Appeals addressed the procedure by which an acknowledged father can gain custody or parenting time after an acknowledgement of paternity is signed.

Family law