in Re Koehler Estate ( 2017 )

Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan January 18, 2017 Stephen J. Markman, Chief Justice 153669-70 Robert P. Young, Jr. Brian K. Zahra In re Estate of KENNETH JAMES KOEHLER Bridget M. McCormack David F. Viviano _________________________________________ Richard H. Bernstein Joan L. Larsen, SHERRY BIERKLE, Personal Representative of Justices the Estate of KENNETH JAMES KOEHLER, Appellant, v SC: 153669 COA: 322996 Oakland Probate Ct: ERNEST LEE UMBLE, 2012-341834-DE Appellee. _________________________________________/ In re Estate of KENNETH JAMES KOEHLER _________________________________________ SHERRY BIERKLE, Personal Representative of the Estate of KENNETH JAMES KOEHLER, Appellant, and JOESPH YORK, EDMUND YORK, RONALD McKEEL, DANIEL McKEEL, GREGORY McKEEL, MICHAEL SIES, NANCY SCHREIBER, and TERRI CARTER, Interested Persons, v SC: 153670 COA: 322997 Oakland Probate Ct: ERNEST LEE UMBLE, 2012-341834-DE Appellee. _________________________________________/ AMENDMENT TO ORDER On order of the Court, this Court’s December 21, 2016 order is amended and reads as follows: 2 The application for leave to appeal the March 24, 2016 judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered. We direct the Clerk to schedule oral argument on whether to grant the application or take other action. MCR 7.305(H)(1). The parties shall file supplemental briefs within 42 days of the date of this order addressing: (a) whether MCL 700.2114(4) applies to inheritance from or through a posthumous child for purposes of demonstrating heirship; (b) if so, what types of evidentiary proofs might satisfy MCL 700.2114(4) in cases involving inheritance from or through a posthumous child; and (c) whether the burden to demonstrate the requirements of MCL 700.2114(4) rest with the potential heir or with the party challenging heirship. I, Larry S. Royster, Clerk of the Michigan Supreme Court, certify that the foregoing is a true and complete copy of the order entered at the direction of the Court. January 18, 2017 t0117 Clerk