CASE PREVIEW · Michigan Court of Appeals

In re J V Jajo, Minor

Ineffective assistance claim for forgoing experts in child-protective termination proceeding

Decided

The citation

In re J V Jajo, Minor, unpublished per curiam opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued October 26, 2026 (Docket No. 374470), pp 4-5

From the case summary

After a July 2024 parenting-time visit with respondent-father, his young daughter JVJ returned to her mother with bruises, including one on her labia. JVJ disclosed no abuse in a forensic interview, but her half brother CW accused respondent of sexual abuse and said both children…

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