November 6, 2020
Overview
Overview
Kristi Boutell is an attorney in our Family Law and Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice groups. Her practice centers around all aspects of domestic relations law, including divorce, separation, custody, parenting time, child support, spousal support, paternity, post-nuptial and pre-nuptial agreements, change of domicile, post-judgment modifications, and other family law matters. She also represents clients in all aspects of probate litigation involving guardianships and conservatorships, wills, estates, and trusts. Kristi maintains a personalized approach, working with men, women, and families to provide domestic relations and probate-related guidance and advocacy.
Kristi is a former intern and has clerked for Judge Daniel A. O’Brien of the Oakland County Probate Court and for Judge Karen D. McDonald of the Family Division of the Oakland County Circuit Court. Kristi holds a certificate in Child and Family Advocacy.
Education & Admissions
Education & Admissions
Education
- Michigan State University College of Law
J.D. magna cum laude
Senior Notes Editor of the Michigan State Law Review
Member of Appellate Moot Court - Central Michigan University
Majors in Law & Economics and Entrepreneurship
Minors in Legal Studies and Professional Sales
Bar Admission
- Michigan
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Affiliations
Affiliations
- State Bar of Michigan
- Oakland County Bar Association
News
News
March 25, 2020
COVID-19: FAMILY LAW UPDATE (Custody and Parenting Time)
November 1, 2018
Jaffe Hires Boutell, Low, Mittleman and Vance as Associates
Publications
- Redefining Infertility After Obergefell v. Hodges: Why the Fourteenth Amendment Warrants Infertility Insurance Coverage for Same-Sex Couples to Achieve Biological Parenthood, 2017 Mich. St. L. Rev. 595 (2017), Available at https://digitalcommons.law.msu.edu/lr/vol2017/iss3/5