Legal Opinion

In Re Miller Estate

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided September 19, 1994No. Docket 149779PublishedCited by 2 opinions

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…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Trimble v. GordonSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. Easley v. John Hancock Mutual Life InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1978
  3. In Re Vellenga EstateMichigan Court of Appeals · 1982
  4. In Re Blanco EstateMichigan Court of Appeals · 1982

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Cvengros v. Farm Bureau InsuranceMichigan Court of Appeals · 1996
  2. In Re Jones EstateMichigan Court of Appeals · 1994

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