Family law attorney re-elected to DBA?board of directors
Varnum family law attorney Julia A. Perkins has been re-elected to the board of directors of the Detroit Bar Association.
The 30-member board meets monthly to provide strategic leadership for the DBA membership. Perkins has been a member of the DBA since 2016, holding her position on the board since 2017.
Perkins leads the Varnum’s Family Law Team, working with clients in family law matters including divorce, child custody, child support and parenting time matters. She has unique experience with international custody cases as well as valuation and division of high net worth marital estates. She is also a certified mediator with a focus in family law.
In addition to her practice, she is an adjunct family law professor at Detroit Mercy Law.
Within the community, Perkins serves on the advisory committee for Kids-Talk Children’s Advocacy Center, helping abused and neglected children. She also serves on the City of Canton’s Planning Commission and prior to that served on its zoning board of appeals.
“Raising the Bar 2020,” the annual meeting of the Detroit Bar Association, will be held virtually on Thursday, August 13. In addition to installing new members, the event will recognize those who have shown exceptional dedication to the outreach and growth of the law, within both the Detroit Bar and community.
Michigan abortion foes drop petition drive to ban method
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Abortion opponents said Tuesday they’re dropping a petition drive to prohibit a second-trimester procedure in Michigan after state election officials said the campaign didn’t produce enough valid signatures.
Right to Life of Michigan said it won’t contest the conclusion when the Board of State Canvassers meets Friday.
The campaign was aimed at getting veto-proof legislation before the Republican-controlled Michigan House and Senate. Abortion opponents want to outlaw dilation and evacuation in most instances, a procedure in which a fetus is removed in pieces with a surgical instrument.
Abortion-rights advocates say the procedure is safe and doctors should not face prosecution for using it.
Under Michigan law, an initiative goes to the Legislature if a group submits at least 340,047 valid signatures to the elections bureau. If lawmakers reject it, it goes on the statewide ballot for voters to decide.
In this case, the state said abortion opponents fell short. Although they submitted roughly 380,000 signatures, many were disqualified.
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