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Join us and meet our representative on Thursday, April 3,2014 4:30 -5:00 pm registration and networking 5:00 - 6:00 pm program Gastronomy/Epic Café 1 Towne Square, Southfield, MI 48076 MIBB Current Members $10.00 Non-Members/Guests: $15.00 Register: http://bitly/mibb-apri12014 register by Monday, March 31st Hosted by: Oakland County Economic Development & Community Affairs and The City of Southfield Co-Sponsored by: A fo EuD nLa0 N A , L IrOAKLANDT ...- ' t . :.. , . N jo .:LI .,4t,%a,,, c. T About the Michigan Israel Business Bridge The Michigan Israel Business Bridge is a non-profit, membership-based, 501(c)(6)"connectororganization dedicated to promoting business partnerships between Michigan and Israel. The organization facilitates business and investment opportunities between Michigan and Israel for their mutual economic benefit. Israel has over 3,000 companies centered on life sciences, homeland security, alternative energy, water technology and agro-technology, and has more engineers and scientists per capita than any other country. MIBB was co-founded in 2007 by Chuck Newman and Susan Herman, with the support of business community in Michigan. For more information, please visit www.michiganisrael.com . WE HAVE THE PRESCRIPTION... 1 PAVING 10% OFF AND SEALCOATING Expires: 6.30.14 Also Available: Line Striping • Crack Filling Pothole Repair CALL D.S.G. TODAY! (248) 877-6678 At press time, a hearing was sched- uled for Wednesday, March 26, to determine whether the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals will continue the stay. Nessel, whose legal team includ- ed Carole Stanyar and Ken Mogill, said she hopes the court will remove the stay so that same-sex couples can continue to get married while the case is being appealed by the attorney general. It is estimated that an appeal can take up to eight months. "This was not a close car she said. "Every argument [by the State] was tested and failed miserably:' Nessel added that this issue is appropriate for the upcoming Passover season, when we contem- plate the themes of human dignity and freedom. "I hope the court will consider the harm that will be done if the stay is enforced; every day is another day these couples are vulnerable, living with terrible uncertainty," Nessel said. Brown also expressed disappoint- ment over being unable to serve the many same-sex couples still hoping to make their unions legal. "It felt good not to have to discrim- inate in my office, and now I'm back to having to do that again:' she said. Elizabeth Sollish said her fam- ily has always felt accepted by the Jewish community, including Hillel Day School and Tamarack Camps, which Harper and Remy attend. Now she and Lisa wish their government would follow suit. 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He explained that, despite popu- lar belief, appointing the non-legal parent as guardian in the event of the legal parent's death does not guarantee those wishes will be carried out. Such designations are subject to court approval, and other interested parties, such as family members, can come forward and petition for custody, even if those relatives had no prior relationship with the child. "Guardianships were never intended to be permanent:' he said. "The kids could be placed back in foster care!' Elizabeth Sollish said she has simi- lar fears about her future relationship with their children, Harper, 9, and Remy, 71/2, in the event of a tragedy, because her partner, Lisa, is their birth mother and legal parent. "We've drawn up several legal docu- ments, but not all of the courts will follow those said Elizabeth, adding that one reason the couple wanted to get married was so that she can legally adopt both of the girls. 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