Michigan Personal Protection Order (PPO) Case Law
On September 1, 2014, the Michigan Court Rules were amended to prohibit courts from publishing on the Internet any information regarding Personal Protection Orders and Petitions. See MCR 3.705(C). As a result of this change, the Court of Appeals had removed all records of PPO cases from its website (both published and unpublished cases were removed). Recently the Court of Appeals has reversed course and has begun publicly releasing opinions again.
The removal of this case law has made it very difficult to do legal research regarding PPO case law. As such, the Michigan Family Law Group has decided to take on the effort of gathering the cases regarding personal protection order case law and publishing them on its website.
Date | Case Name | Opinion | Summary | Docket # | Type | PP/PH |
11/2/2023 | DWJ v CLB | opinion | summary | 363324 | Unpublished – Reversed | PH |
8/17/2023 | In re Contempt of SK | opinion | summary | 362557 | Unpublished – Affirmed | PH |
8/10/2023 | SMG v GG | opinion | summary | 363439 | Unpublished – Reversed | PH |
7/27/2023 | In re KJL | opinion | summary | 361898 | Unpublished – reversed in part | PP |
6/22/2023 | NEH v NAK | opinion | summary | 361640 | Unpublished – Affirmed | PP |
6/22/2023 | CK v AM | opinion | summary | 362000 | Unpublished – Affirmed | PP |
6/15/2023 | NM v JLS | opinion | summary | 361110 | Unpublished – Affirmed | PH |
5/25/2023 | In re REC | opinion | summary | 362011 | Unpublished – Affirmed | PP |
4/20/2023 | In re DFM | opinion | summary | 361778 | Unpublished – Affirmed | PP |
4/13/2023 | DU v CU | opinion | summary | 359622 | Unpublished – Reversed | PP |
4/6/2023 | PC v JLS | opinion | summary | 361161 | Published – Reversed | PH |
2/21/2023 | In re SD | opinion | summary | 359305 | Unpublished – Affirmed | PH |
1/19/2023 | LW v SCM | opinion | summary | 359150 | Unpublished – Affirmed | PH |
1/12/2023 | In re NHM | opinion | summary | 355983 | Unpublished – Affirmed | PP |
1/12/2023 | CNN v SEB | opinion | summary | 359007 | Published – Reversed on 1st Amendment grounds | PH |
12/29/2022 | In re CP | opinion | summary | 359666 | Unpublished – Reversed | PP |
12/29/2022 | MT v. DM | opinion | summary | 359739 | Unpublished – Affirmed | PP |
12/15/2022 | KO v. MD | opinion | summary | 358567 | Unpublished – Reversed | PP |
12/15/2022 | In re JDJ | opinion | summary | 359366 | Unpublished – Affirmed | PH |
12/15/2022 | In re Guardianship of Asplund | opinion | summary | 361556 | Unpublished – Affirmed | GA |
10/20/2022 | APB v. RCB | opinion | summary | 358402 | Unpublished – Affirmed | PP |
10/20/2022 | BMG v. RB | opinion | summary | 359111 | Unpublished – Affirmed | PH |
7/28/2022 | In re PK | opinion | summary | 358363 | Unpublished – Affirmed | PH |
7/14/2022 | ARM v. KJL | opinion | summary | 357120 | Published reversed in part | PP |
6/23/2022 | In re LT | opinion | summary | 356667 | Published Reversed Contempt | PH |
6/16/2022 | AH v. AK | opinion | summary | 358056 | Unpublished – Affirmed | PH |
5/19/2022 | In re DPDF | opinion | summary | 355799 | Unpublished – Affirmed | PP |
4/28/2022 | AMA v. MWA | opinion | summary | 357438 | Unpublished – Reversed denial of PPO | PP |
3/24/2022 | JMP v. BC | opinion | summary | 356237 | Unpublished – Affirmed | PP |
3/17/2022 | CRB v. SAB | opinion | summary | 356872 | Unpublished – Moot | PP |
12/9/2021 | CAJ v KDT | opinion | summary | 355433 | Published – Reversed | PH |
10/7/2021 | SP v BEK | opinion | summary | 353984 | Published – Affirmed | PP |
7/15/2021 | AMA v SS | opinion | summary | 354356 | Unpublished – Reversed in part | PP |
7/8/2021 | IN re JLS | opinion | summary | 354074 | Unpublished – Reversed | PP |
6/17/2021 | LM v BM | opinion | summary | 352461 | Unpublished – Affirmed | PP |
4/15/2021 | In re JCB | opinion | summary | 349975 | Published – Affirmed | PH |
2/25/2021 | PF v JF | opinion | summary | 351461 | Published – Reversed | PP |
2/18/2021 | KMB v BLM | opinion | summary | 351725 | Unpublished – Affirmed | PP |
1/28/2021 | DN v JCM | opinion | summary | 351666 | Unpublished – Affirmed | PH |
12/22/2020 | AD v HAD | opinion | summary | 350006 | Unpublished – Moot | PP |
12/17/2020 | DRC v JG | opinion | summary | 351783 | Unpublished – Reversed | PH |
11/19/2020 | RS v AH | opinion | summary | 350119 | Unpublished – Reversed | PH |
10/29/2020 | IW v MM | opinion | summary | 350711 | Unpublished – Affirmed | PP |
10/29/2020 | TT v KL | opinion | summary | 351531 | Published – Reversed in part | PH |
10/15/2020 | JM v JS | opinion | summary | 349991 | Unpublished – Affirmed trial court dismissal | PH |
8/20/2020 | PH v PS | opinion | summary | 349224 | Unpublished – Affirmed | PH |
6/4/2020 | SLA v SZ | opinion | summary | 349341 | Unpublished – Affirmed | PH |
5/21/2020 | TBG v CJJ | opinion | summary | 349228 | Unpublished – Reversed | PH |
Feb 20, 2020 | LKH v ADB | opinion | summary | 345948 | Unpublished – Reversed | PP |
Jan 14, 2020 | JH v JPH | opinion | summary | 345589 | Unpublished – Reversed | PP |
Dec 26, 2019 | PLT v JBP | opinion | summary | 346948 | Unpublished – Affirmed | PH |
Dec 19, 2019 | BS v JB | opinion | summary | 346306 | Unpublished – Affirmed | PH |
Dec 12, 2019 | JLT v DAC | opinion | summary | 348098 | Unpublished – Reversed | PH |
Nov 26, 2019 | LBP v BWW | opinion | summary | 345833 | Unpublished – Affirmed | PH |
Oct 15, 2019 | TRN v MDG | opinion | summary | 345306 | Unpublished – Reversed | PP&PH |
July 23, 2019 | In re SAD | opinion | summary | 344335 | Unpublished – Affirmed | PP |
June 11, 2019 | Hill v Riley | opinion | summary | 343370 | Unpublished – Affirmed | PP |
June 6, 2019 | BG v SL | opinion | summary | 344631 | Unpublished – Affirmed | PP |
May 14, 2019 | Podewell v Podewell | opinion | summary | 341580 | Unpublished – Affirmed | PP |
April 9, 2019 | In re Wrinn | opinion | summary | 342557 | Unpublished – Affirmed | PH |
March 19, 2019 | Ruffino v Barton | opinion | summary | 343153 | Unpublished – Affirmed | PP |
March 12, 2019 | Berryman v Mackey | opinion | summary | 340879 | Published – Reversed | PH |
March 7, 2019 | Wong v Thorington | opinion | summary | 341044 | Unpublished – Reversed contempt order on due process grounds | PH |
January 8, 2019 | Hewelt v Hewelt | opinion | summary | 340170 | Unpublished – Affirmed | PP |
December 20, 2018 | Harrell v Latham | opinion | summary | 342049 | Unpublished – Reversed | PP |
December 18, 2018 | Blue v Shenkus | opinion | summary | 341657 | Unpublished – Affirmed | PH |
November 20, 2018 | Moeller v Lindke | opinion | summary | 340208 | Unpublished – Reversed | PH |
November 13, 2018 | Workman v Brent | opinion | summary | 330325 | Unpublished – Affirmed on Remand from MSC | PP |
October 23, 2018 | TM v MZ | opinion | summary | 329190 | Published on Remand from MSC – Reversed on 1st amendment grounds and remanded with instruction that the PPO should be updated in LEIN as rescinded. | PH |
June 19, 2018 | BQ v FS | opinion | summary | 341514 | Unpublished – Reversed | PJ |
May 18, 2018 | TM v MZ – 501 Mich 312 | opinion | summary | 155398 | MSC Memorandum Opinion – Reversed and Remanded to COA finding that expired PPOs are not moot as a record remains on LIEN | PH |
*October 24, 2017 | TM v MZ | order | 155398 | MSC Order on App for Leave | PH | |
*January 19, 2017 | TM v. MZ – McGuire v Zoran | opinion | 329190 | Unpublished – Moot | PH | |
May 17, 2018 | Gifford v. Kelley | opinion | summary | 338778 | Unpublished Affirmed – TC restrained types of dogs | PH |
March 27, 2018 | Brown v. Rudy | opinion– concurring | summary | 335923 | Published – Reversed | PP |
February 27, 2018 | Trimm v. Woods | opinion | 333979 | Unpublished – Affirmed | PP | |
February 22, 2018 | Buchanan v. Crisler | opinion | summary | 337720 | Published – Affirm in Part, Vacate in Part and Remanded | PH |
February 22, 2018 | Viggers v. Viggers | opinion | 336419 | Unpublished – Affirmed TC termination of PPO | PH | |
December 12, 2017 | Sohail v. Calco | opinion | 338750 | Unpublished – Moot | PP | |
August 17, 2017 | McKenzie v Blake | opinion | summary | 333581 | Unpublished – Reversed | PH |
August 15, 2017 | Handy v. Handy | opinion | 332845 | Unpublished – Affirmed | PP | |
August 10, 2017 | Patterson & Woodward, Inc v. Beverwyk – 320 Mich App 670 | opinion | summary | 333301 | Published – Affirm in Part, Vacate in Part and Remanded | PH |
June 22, 2017 | Frye v. Neste | opinion | 331982 | Unpublished – Affirmed | PH | |
May 23, 2017 | Fields v. Netchmark | opinion | 329669 | Unpublished – Affirmed | PH | |
May 11, 2017 | Worthy v. Karbin | opinion | 331597 | Unpublished – Affirmed | PH | |
April 20, 2017 | Workman v. Brent | opinion | 330325 | Unpublished – Moot | PP | |
January 19, 2017 | Arnold v. Petty | opinion | 329529 | Unpublished – Affirmed | PP | |
December 15, 2016 | Hekker v. Krywicki | opinion | 329857 | Unpublished – Moot | PP | |
November 17, 2016 | Urban v. Urban | opinion | 328992 | Unpublished – Moot | PP | |
October 18, 2016 | Mueller v. Bouis | opinion | 327945 | Unpublished – Affirmed | PH | |
October 13, 2016 | O’Hagan v. Kittles | opinion | 328707 | Unpublished – Affirmed | PH | |
September 27, 2016 | Mulligan v. Winkie | opinion | 327565 | Unpublished – Affirmed | PH | |
September 22, 2016 | Golm v. Golm | opinion | 328950 | Unpublished Opinion | ||
July 14, 2016 | Wilson v. Wilson | opinion | 327410 | Unpublished Opinion | ||
January 7, 2016 | Barr v Hall | opinion | 322684 | Unpublished Opinion | ||
September 22, 2015 | Box v. Sisson | opinion | 321538 | Unpublished Opinion | ||
April 16, 2015 | Sleight v. Sleight | opinion | summary | 319806 | Unpublished Opinion | |
March 26, 2015 | DS v. Staffeld | opinion | summary | 319169 | Unpublished Opinion | |
February 24, 2015 | Benson v. Foster | opinion | summary | 315384 | Unpublished Opinion | |
February 24, 2015 | In re Foster | opinion | summary | 319516 | Unpublished Opinion | |
December 18, 2014 | Hackett-Mayer v. Mayer | opinion | summary | 317744 | Unpublished Opinion | |
December 16, 2014 | Rastelli v. Rastelli | opinion | summary | 317547 | Unpublished Opinion | |
December 11, 2014 | Song v. Moore | opinion | summary | 317523 | Unpublished Opinion | |
August 14, 2014 | IME v. DBS | opinion | summary | 316274 | Published Opinion | |
August 12, 2014 | In re Gallego | opinion | summary | 314476 | Unpublished Opinion | |
July 8, 2014 | Anderson v. Johnson | opinion | summary | 311290 | Unpublished Opinion | |
July 1, 2014 | Lipscomb v. Moran | opinion | summary | 314520 | Unpublished Opinion | |
May 20, 2014 | Lantagne v. Sabin | opinion | summary | 312269 | Unpublished Opinion | |
May 6, 2014 | Ani v. Umeh | opinion | summary | 312643 | Unpublished Opinion | |
February 20, 2014 | Beckwith v. Tyers | opinion | summary | 312616 | Unpublished Opinion | |
December 12, 2013 | Weber v. Draper | opinion | summary | 312031 | Unpublished Opinion | |
November 14, 2013 | Petrucelli v. Moore | opinion | summary | 311112 | Unpublished Opinion | |
October 15, 2013 | Jastrabek v. Jastrabek | opinion | summary | 313704 | Unpublished Opinion | |
September 17, 2013 | Wilson v. Bosley | opinion | summary | 311761 | Unpublished Opinion | |
August 6, 2013 | Ziegler v. Ziegler | opinion | summary | 310220 | Unpublished Opinion | |
June 27, 2013 | People v. Russell | opinion | summary | 310278 | Unpublished Opinion | |
May 23, 2013 | Bloch v. French | opinion | summary | 306862 | Unpublished Opinion | |
May 16, 2013 | Satterfield v. Olivares | opinion | summary | 310820 | Memorandum | |
February 21, 2013 | Lopucki v. Scott | opinion | summary | 306594 | Unpublished Opinion | |
February 19, 2013 | Cooke v. Scheere | opinion | summary | 306074 | Unpublished Opinion | |
January 22, 2013 | Berghuis v. Shaw | opinion | summary | 308344 | Unpublished Opinion | |
December 20, 2012 | Chakkour v. Chakkour | opinion | summary | 309854 | Contempt | |
September 27, 2013 | Visser v. Visser | opinion | 146944-5 | MI Supreme Court | ||
December 18, 2012 | Visser v. Visser – Overturned ^ | opinion | summary | 301864 | Published Opinion | |
October 16, 2012 | Grimes v. Peake | opinion | summary | 306297 | Unpublished Opinion | |
October 11, 2012 | Austin v. Brumley | opinion | summary | 306335 | Unpublished Opinion | |
October 11, 2012 | People v. Parish | opinion | summary | 304440 | Contempt | |
October 11, 2012 | Zoran v. McGuire | opinion | summary | 306912 | Unpublished Opinion | |
September 20, 2012 | Arsnoe v. Jenkins | opinion | summary | 306037 | Unpublished Opinion | |
September 20, 2012 | O’Connor v. Valcaniant | opinion | summary | 306254 | Contempt | |
May 17, 2012 | Solom v. Yuhasey | opinion | summary | 302682 | Moot | |
March 15, 2012 | Lamkin v. Engram | opinion | summary | 303008 | Published Opinion | |
January 19, 2012 | In re Kabanuk | opinion | summary | 301536 | Published Opinion | |
December 29, 2011 | Dehlinger v. Betz | opinion | summary | Unpublished Opinion | ||
October 25, 2011 | Methner v. Pierson | opinion | summary | Unpublished Opinion | ||
October 25, 2011 | Pierson v. Blue | opinion | summary | Unpublished Opinion | ||
September 13, 2011 | Pyscher v. Barber | opinion | summary | Memorandum | ||
July 28, 2011 | Wittebort v. Stanley | opinion | summary | Memorandum | ||
July 19, 2011 | Murphy v. Murphy | opinion | summary | Memorandum | ||
May 10, 2011 | Morris v. Ryan | opinion | summary | Unpublished Opinion | ||
February 17, 2011 | Smith v. Smith | opinion | summary | Unpublished Opinion | ||
January 27, 2011 | Geloneck v. Vavra | opinion | summary | Unpublished Opinion | ||
November 18, 2010 | Mayes v. Livingston | opinion | summary | Unpublished Opinion | ||
October 21, 2010 | Jenson v. Puste | opinion | summary | Published Opinion | ||
June 29, 2010 | Gillem v. Lattore | opinion | summary | Unpublished Opinion | ||
June 8, 2010 | Cohen v. Nerenberg | opinion | summary | Unpublished Opinion | ||
May 13, 2010 | Craig v. Beagle | opinion | summary | Memorandum | ||
May 6, 2010 | Roesner v. Hutchings | opinion | summary | Unpublished Opinion | ||
March 18, 2010 | Niva v. Najer | opinion | summary | Unpublished Opinion | ||
February 4, 2010 | Lipscombe v. Lipscombe | opinion | summary | 287822 | Unpublished – Reversed | PP |
January 28, 2010 | Gupton v. Johnston | opinion | summary | Unpublished Opinion | ||
January 28, 2010 | Welling v. Puckett | opinion | summary | Unpublished Opinion | ||
January 26, 2010 | Baker v. Holloway | opinion | summary | Unpublished Opinion | ||
January 12, 2010 | Colwell v. Schultz | opinion | summary | Memorandum | ||
January 12, 2010 | In re Sigafoose | opinion | summary | Unpublished Opinion | ||
January 12, 2010 | Zelkowski v. Stark | opinion | summary | Unpublished Opinion | ||
December 1, 2009 | Gordon v. James | opinion | summary | Unpublished Opinion | ||
November 5, 2009 | Tanner v. Fritsche | opinion | summary | Memorandum | ||
October 20, 2009 | Corson v. Altus | opinion | summary | Memorandum | ||
October 13, 2009 | Campbell v. Wolanin | opinion | summary | Unpublished Opinion | ||
September 24, 2009 | Boggs v. Boggs | opinion | summary | Unpublished Opinion | ||
July 9, 2009 | Zaleski v. Montemayor | opinion | summary | Unpublished Opinion | ||
June 25, 2009 | Loll v. Decator | opinion | summary | Unpublished Opinion | ||
May 19, 2009 | Plantz v. Ralston | opinion | summary | Unpublished Opinion | ||
April 23, 2009 | Cavanaugh v. Smith | opinion | summary | Unpublished Opinion | ||
February 26, 2009 | Wright v. Brown-Root | opinion | summary | Unpublished Opinion | ||
December 23, 2008 | Dooley v. Hartsell | opinion | summary | Unpublished Opinion | ||
December 23, 2008 | Laury v. Laury | opinion | summary | Unpublished Opinion | ||
November 4, 2008 | Aycox v. Evans | opinion | summary | Unpublished Opinion | ||
October 28, 2008 | Eldridge v. Eldridge | opinion | summary | Unpublished Opinion | ||
October 7, 2008 | Stybel v. Schoonover | opinion | summary | Unpublished Opinion | ||
August 26, 2008 | Coleman v. Young | opinion | summary | Memorandum | ||
June 17, 2008 | Peterson v. Peterson | opinion | summary | Unpublished Opinion | ||
June 12, 2008 | Jasina v. Jasina | opinion | summary | Memorandum | ||
June 10, 2008 | Hayford v Hayford | opinion | summary | Published Opinion | ||
May 29, 2008 | Howard v. Howard | opinion | summary | Memorandum | ||
April 15, 2008 | Robitaille v. Robitaille | opinion | summary | Memorandum | ||
October 25, 2007 | People v. Dorsey | opinion | summary | Unpublished Opinion | ||
July 17, 2007 | Robinson v. Robinson | opinion | summary | Unpublished Opinion | ||
June 14, 2007 | Bachand v. Werthmann | opinion | summary | Unpublished Opinion | ||
June 14, 2007 | Hilgendorf v. Lee | opinion | summary | Unpublished Opinion | ||
March 27, 2007 | Perrett v. Rhode | opinion | summary | Unpublished Opinion | ||
February 13, 2007 | Zuschnitt v. Pfeiffenberger | opinion | summary | Unpublished Opinion | ||
August 17, 2006 | Sabuda v. Kim | opinion | summary | Unpublished Opinion | ||
June 20, 2006 | Kilbourn v. Morrison | opinion | summary | Unpublished Opinion | ||
June 20, 2006 | Snyder v. Moore | opinion | summary | Unpublished Opinion | ||
June 13, 2006 | Hockeborne v. Golembiewski | opinion | summary | Unpublished Opinion | ||
May 25, 2006 | McIntosh v. City of Dearborn | opinion | summary | Unpublished Opinion | ||
March 21, 2006 | Eckert v. Eckert | opinion | summary | Unpublished Opinion | ||
January 19, 2006 | Lou v. Kramer | opinion | summary | Unpublished Opinion | ||
January 12, 2006 | Gooding v. Gooding | opinion | summary | Unpublished Opinion | ||
December 20, 2005 | Ottevaere v. Tweddle | opinion | summary | Unpublished Opinion | ||
December 20, 2005 | Ottevaere v. Tweddle | opinion | summary | Unpublished Opinion |
Current as of October 16, 2019. Published cases are in Bold.
Note: Appeals after April of 2015 only cover PP case codes in cases that were not deemed moot due to the PPO expiring.
Note: After April of 2015 the Michigan Bar stopped providing summaries for PPO cases.
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