Legal Opinion
In Re Wirsing
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided February 3, 1998No. 104834, Calendar No. 15PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCavanagh, J.
In this case we are asked to determine if a probate court has the statutory authority to permit the plenary guardian of a ward to consent to a tubal ligation of the ward for birth control purposes. For the reasons indicated below, we conclude that the probate court does have such authority. We fur ther conclude that the authority was properly exercised in this case, and therefore affirm the order of the Genesee County Probate Court.
The underlying facts in this case are straightforward, despite the lengthy course of litigation. In 1981, eighteen-year-old Lora Faye Wirsing was adjudicated to be…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- People ex rel. Twitchell v. BlodgettMichigan Supreme Court · 1865
- Haynes v. Lapeer Circuit JudgeMichigan Supreme Court · 1918
- Martin v. MartinMichigan Supreme Court · 1995
- Smith v. Wayne Probate JudgeMichigan Supreme Court · 1925
- In Re Kasuba EstateMichigan Supreme Court · 1977
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