ARCHIVED SUMMARIES

In re Stephenson Estate / In re Stephenson Family Trust — Discretion / Self-Gift / Promissory Note / Power of Attorney; STATE OF MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS, August 10, 2020

In re Chakmak Estate — Valuation / Sanctions / Gift / Allowance; STATE OF MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS, July 8, 2020

In re Guardianship of Griffin — Role of Appointed Counsel in Guardianship Proceedings / Jurisdiction of the Court; STATE OF MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS, June 11, 2020

In re O’Dovero Irrev Tr — Termination of Trust – Failure to Issue Crummy Letters – Not Grounds / Grantors Lack of Standing / Existence of “Some” Purposes; STATE OF MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS, June 9, 2020

In re Estate of Parker — Sanctions / Litigation Fees / Error of Law / Equality of Distribution / Overpayment of Distribution / Fees – Jury Trial / Error Caused by Litigants’ Negligence; STATE OF MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS, May 26, 2020

In re Benjamin Trust — STATE OF MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS, May 21, 2020

In re Estate of McLaurin — Denial Right to Oral Argument – Due Process / Supplementing General Objections; STATE OF MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS, May 18, 2020

In re Conservatorship of Bittner — Conservatorship – Post Mortem Jurisdiction (A) Enforcement of Orders (B) Fees / Jurisdiction Over Fiduciary of an Estate in another County (A) Contempt (B) Personal Liability / Amount of Contempt Order – Penalty; STATE OF MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS, May 11, 2020

In re Conservatorship of Thibodeau — Sanction – Inherent Power / Sanctions – for “Proceedings” – Guardianship and Conservatorship / Error of Law / Preservation of Issue on Appeal; STATE OF MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS, May 8, 2020

In re McNeilly Revocable Living Trust — Sanctions – Necessity of a Separate Motion / Sanctions – Standard / Vacation vs. Remand; STATE OF MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS, May 4, 2020

In re Brown Trust — MCR 5.120 – What is a Settlement and When is it Binding and on Whom / Probate Court Power to Construe Governing Document of Non-Probate Asset; STATE OF MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS, April 20, 2020

Estates of Ball Players —  April 16, 2020

Al Kaline —  Baseball Memories; April 7, 2020

In re Estate of Comer — Quantum Meruit / Unjust Enrichment / Plain Error – Substantial Right; STATE OF MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS, April 6, 2020

In re Boyk Estate — Undue Influence – Presumption – Burden – Use of Post Hoc Evidence / Judicial Notice – Guardian Ad Litem Report / Fiduciary Relationships – Strict Kind – Confidential Kind; STATE OF MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS, March 23, 2020

In re Clark Trust — Qualified Trust Beneficiary – Entitlement to Notice – Catch all Provisions; STATE OF MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS, March 19, 2020

In re Oxender Estate — Summary Disposition / Factual Support / Generalized Suspicion / Spoliation – Adverse Inference / Rebuttal of Adverse Interest / Discovery – Need Not Be Completed / Discovery – Not Allowed Based on a Conjecture / Dismissal to Prevent Adverse Finding; STATE OF MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS, March 17, 2020

In re Bolster Living Trust — Undue Influence / Undue Influence Presumption / Undue Influence Rebuttal; STATE OF MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS, March 10, 2020

In re Estate of Patton — Relation-back Doctrine; STATE OF MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS, March 10, 2020

In re Estate of Collier — Oral Trust – Parol Trust / Document Intended as a Will – Court Transcript; STATE OF MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS, March 2, 2020

In re Burgess Conservatorship — Reasonableness of Fees (Social Worker) – Lower Court must state reason for decision / Standard of Review – Fact Findings – Clear Error; STATE OF MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS, February 27, 2020

In re ORTA, Minors — Jurisdiction – Improper Exercise of Jurisdiction v Lack of Jurisdiction / Standards of Appeal – De Novo Interpretation of Statute – Error of Law equals Abuse of Discretion; STATE OF MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS, February 25, 2020

In re Bjorkquist Living Trust — Ademption / General Bequests not Subject to Ademption / Ambiguity; STATE OF MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS, January 23, 2020

In re Weingrad Estate — In Pro Per / Sanctions/ Objections to Accountings; STATE OF MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS, January 10, 2020