Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
December 10, 2010 Marilyn Kelly,
Chief Justice
141686 & (57)(58) Michael F. Cavanagh
Maura D. Corrigan
Robert P. Young, Jr.
Stephen J. Markman
Diane M. Hathaway
SC: 141686 Alton Thomas Davis,
In re BRATCHER, Minors. COA: 295727 Justices
Allegan CC Family Division:
09-044959-NA
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On order of the Court, the motions for leave to file briefs amicus curiae are
GRANTED. The application for leave to appeal the July 29, 2010 judgment of the Court
of Appeals is considered, and it is DENIED, because we are not persuaded that the
question presented should be reviewed by this Court. We do not resolve the issue raised
by respondent mother and the amici concerning whether the assumption of jurisdiction
over a child based on the admissions of one parent could ever violate the due process
rights of another parent who objects to jurisdiction. In this case, respondent mother’s
own admissions to the petitions provided sufficient grounds for jurisdiction over the
children.
I, Corbin R. Davis, 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.
December 10, 2010 _________________________________________
s1207 Clerk