CASE PREVIEW · Michigan Court of Appeals
McClellan v McClellan
Circuit court must hold live-evidence de novo hearing on timely objection to referee recommendation
Decided
The citation
McClellan v McClellan, unpublished per curiam opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued October 20, 2026 (Docket No. 380230), p 4
From the case summary
The parties' 2024 consent divorce judgment gave them joint custody and provided for mediation after one year over expanding defendant's parenting time to an equal schedule. After mediation failed, defendant moved to modify custody and parenting time. At a referee hearing, he relied on requests…
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