In Re Miller Estate
Michigan Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the CourtWhite, P.J.
Petitioner appeals as of right a February 14, 1992, probate court order vacating a prior order, issued October 9, 1985, by a predecessor judge, which determined that petitioner Madalyn Harris Watkins was a daughter of decedent Marvin Miller. We reverse.
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At issue is whether the three methods of establishing a man to be the natural father of a child for purposes of intestate succession set forth in MCL 700.111(4); MSA 27.5111(4), 1 are exclusive, precluding inheritance under the facts of this case.
Petitioner was born on June 4, 1947, to Bertha Harris. A birth certificate was completed on that…
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