Michigan Court of Appeals· 10/3/1978
Stevens v. Stevens
Citations
- 273 N.W.2d 490
- 86 Mich. App. 258
- 1978 Mich. App. LEXIS 2585
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- remand for further findings regarding best interest of the child in custody dispute between a parent and an aunt and uncle
- remand for further findings regarding best interest of the child in custody dispute between a parent and an aunt and uncle
- remand for further findings regarding best interest of the child in custody dispute between a parent and an aunt and uncle
- “The presumption in favor of the natural parent is rebutted if clear and convincing evidence establishes that the best interests of the child are served by awarding custody to the third party.”
- “The presumption in favor of the natural parent is rebutted if clear and convincing evidence establishes that the best interests of the child are served by awarding custody to the third party.”
- “When the requested [visitation] modification amounts to a change in the established custodial environment, the trial court should not grant such a modification unless it is persuaded by clear and convincing evidence that the change would be in the best interests of the child.”
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Judges: Maher, Gillis, McGregor
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25 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Hunter v. HunterMichigan Supreme Court· 2009-07-31· cited 108×
- Brown v. LovemanMichigan Court of Appeals· 2004-05-14· cited 96×
- Pierron v. PierronMichigan Court of Appeals· 2009-02-03· cited 93×
- In Re the Marriage of AllenCourt of Appeals of Washington· 1981-03-19· cited 89×
- Varran v. GrannemanMichigan Court of Appeals· 2015-10-13· cited 65×
- Heltzel v. HeltzelMichigan Court of Appeals· 2002-01-10· cited 52×
- Ruppel v. LesnerMichigan Supreme Court· 1985-02-11· cited 44×
- Deel v. DeelMichigan Court of Appeals· 1982-02-19· cited 23×
- Agati v. AgatiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1985-04-26· cited 23×
- Siwik v. SiwikMichigan Court of Appeals· 1979-04-17· cited 18×
- Adams v. AdamsMichigan Court of Appeals· 1980-09-10· cited 18×
- Dowd v. DowdMichigan Court of Appeals· 1980-04-24· cited 17×
- Dempsey v. DempseyMichigan Court of Appeals· 1980-03-18· cited 17×
- Glover v. McRipleyMichigan Court of Appeals· 1987-04-07· cited 13×
- Sirovey v. CampbellMichigan Court of Appeals· 1997-07-16· cited 10×
- Currey v. CurreyMichigan Court of Appeals· 1981-09-08· cited 9×
- Terry v. AffumMichigan Court of Appeals· 2000-01-10· cited 9×
- Henrikson v. GableMichigan Court of Appeals· 1987-08-04· cited 8×
- Irish v. IrishMichigan Court of Appeals· 1980-11-21· cited 8×
- Greer v. AlexanderMichigan Court of Appeals· 2002-01-25· cited 7×
Cites
9 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Bahr v. BahrMichigan Court of Appeals· 1975-04-09· cited 51×
- In Re WeldonMichigan Supreme Court· 1976-08-25· cited 40×
- Zawisa v. ZawisaMichigan Court of Appeals· 1975-05-13· cited 21×
- Lewis v. LewisMichigan Court of Appeals· 1977-02-03· cited 20×
- In Re Custody of James BMichigan Court of Appeals· 1975-12-04· cited 18×
- Stevenson v. StevensonMichigan Court of Appeals· 1977-03-31· cited 8×
- Hilbert v. HilbertMichigan Court of Appeals· 1974-12-05· cited 7×
- Lorenz v. LorenzMichigan Court of Appeals· 1976-07-27· cited 7×
- Baldwin v. BaldwinMichigan Court of Appeals· 1974-11-07· cited 5×
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