Legal Opinion

Fisher v. Fisher

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided July 19, 1982No. Docket 59552PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtD. F. Walsh, J.

A default judgment of divorce dissolving the marriage of plaintiff, Peggy Fisher, and defendant, Ronald Fisher, was entered on July 18, 1975. Plaintiff was awarded custody of the parties’ three minor children — Pamela, born April 29, 1964, Kenneth, born November 23, 1965, and Cynthia, born December 3, 1969. Defendant was granted rights of reasonable visitation with the children and was ordered to make weekly child support payments through the office of the Friend of the Court.

In 1978, defendant asked the court to grant him custody of the children. After an evidentiary hearing, the court…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Wisconsin v. YoderSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Sherbert v. VernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Gitlow v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  4. Hardisty v. HardistySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1981
  5. Munoz v. MunozWashington Supreme Court · 1971

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Varnum v. VarnumSupreme Court of Vermont · 1990
  2. Zummo v. ZummoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  3. Hanson v. HansonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1987
  4. Sheridan Road Baptist Church v. Department of EducationMichigan Court of Appeals · 1984
  5. Department of Social Services v. Emmanuel Baptist Pre-SchoolMichigan Court of Appeals · 1986

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