Michigan Supreme Court, 2016

In re Cliffman Estate

In re Cliffman Estate
Michigan Supreme Court · Decided March 23, 2016
499 Mich. 874; 876 N.W.2d 243

In re Cliffman Estate

Opinion of the Court

The parties shall file supplemental briefs within 42 days of the date of this order addressing whether MCL 600.2922(3)(b) allows stepchildren of a decedent to make a claim for damages where the natural parent predeceased the decedent, and if so, whether this Court should overrule In re Combs Estate, 257 Mich App 622 (2003). The parties should not submit mere restatements of their application papers.

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