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In re C. PACYGA, Minor

COA Opinion Published: August 13, 2026 (Boonstra, P.J., and Young and Korobkin, JJ.)

COA Docket No. 375267

Muskegon County Cir...

A trial court’s postjudgment order awarding attorney fees under MCR 3.206 for the defendant’s alleged noncompliance with an order in her divorce case “constitutes a form of compensatory civil contempt” and “is not a final order appealable of right,” the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled, dismissing the defendant’s appeal.

In

Labser PLC and Northland Radiology, Inc. v Farmers Insurance Exchange

Opinion Published: August 5, 2026 (Mariani, J. (opinion); Patel, P.J., and Swartzle, JJ., c...

The trial court in this step-parent adoption case correctly held that the statutory requirements were established for terminating the respondent-father’s parental rights, thereby allowing the petitioners’ adoption petition to proceed, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled.

The respondent-father and the petitioner-mother in

Jeffrey M. Short v Michigan State Police

Opinion Published: August 3, 2026 (Patel, J., Kelly, P.J., and Korobkin, JJ.)

COA Docket No. 375823

Genesee ...