Legal Opinion

Porter v. Hill

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided June 11, 2013No. Docket No. 306562Published

1Opinion of the CourtMeter, J.

Plaintiffs appeal as of right the trial court’s order granting summary disposition to defendant. Plaintiffs argue that the trial court erred by ruling that they did not have legal standing to seek a grandparenting-time order. We affirm.

Defendant is the biological mother and sole legal parent of two children. The biological father of the children is defendant’s ex-husband, Russell Porter, the biological son of plaintiffs. Russell’s parental rights were involuntarily terminated as a result of physical abuse, and Russell and defendant subsequently divorced. Russell paid child support until his…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Troxel v. GranvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Manuel v. GillMichigan Supreme Court · 2008
  3. Van v. ZahorikMichigan Supreme Court · 1999
  4. Jimkoski v. ShupeMichigan Court of Appeals · 2008
  5. In re BeckMichigan Supreme Court · 2010

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