Michigan Supreme Court

Bridget Lee Bofysil v. Sarah Lynne Bofysil

July 9, 2021

Summary

The Court denied leave to appeal, declining to review the lower appellate judgment. Justice Viviano dissented, asserting that the Court of Appeals improperly substituted its factual judgments for those of the trial court, applied the wrong standard to the established-custodial-environment finding, misapplied the best-interest factors, and imposed an unsupported remand requirement concerning alternative communication methods. Justice Viviano would have affirmed in part, vacated in part, and reversed in part.