In Re Wirsing
Michigan Court of Appeals
1Dissent
Holbrook, Jr., J.
(dissenting). The majority has misread an unambiguous provision of the Mental Health Code (mhc) and erected a virtually insurmountable obstacle to the exercise of procreative choice by developmentally disabled citizens of this state. Accordingly, I dissent.
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"The jurisdiction, powers and duties of the probate court and of the judges thereof shall be provided by law.” Const 1963, art 6, § 15. Thus, neither the jurisdiction of the probate court nor the powers and duties of probate judges can be enlarged or restricted by the courts of this state. In re Kasuba Estate, 401 Mich…
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