Finding yourself in a car that’s being pulled over by the police is stressful, even if you’re a passenger. That stress can be magnified if the driver has something to hide. But now, the Michigan Supreme Court has ruled that vehicle passengers do not surrender their...
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How local land use laws may affect home-based businesses
Many entrepreneurs want to by-pass some of the expense and difficulty of securing a location in Michigan for their business by running their start-up out of their home. For some types of businesses, this may be an option. However, zoning laws may prevent some...
Can a non-compete agreement be invalid?
The legality of a non-compete clause can be tricky. Companies use them to prevent employees from going to work with the competition and they will usually bar an employee from taking work with a competitor within a specific geographical area. However, courts carefully...
What constitutes an equitable distribution?
If you plan to end your Michigan marriage, one of the things you and your spouse will need to do as part of your divorce proceedings is to make a fair and equitable property settlement agreement. But unlike in community property states where the law says that...