Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
June 25, 2021 Bridget M. McCormack,
Chief Justice
162434-5 Brian K. Zahra
David F. Viviano
Richard H. Bernstein
Elizabeth T. Clement
Megan K. Cavanagh
Elizabeth M. Welch,
Justices
In re Guardianship of VERSALLE, Minors. SC: 162434-5
COA: 351757; 351758
Muskegon PC: 2019-002586-GM
2019-002589-GM
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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the October 15, 2020
judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered. We direct the Clerk to schedule oral
argument on the application. MCR 7.305(H)(1).
The appellant shall file a supplemental brief within 42 days of the date of this
order addressing: (1) whether MCL 700.5204(2)(b) is unconstitutional because it does
not allow for a presumption that a fit parent’s decision is in the best interest of the child,
see Troxel v Granville, 530 US 57 (2000); and (2) whether the Muskegon Probate Court
erred by granting the petitioner guardianship in this case. In the brief, citations to the
record must provide the appendix page numbers as required by MCR 7.312(B)(1). The
appellee shall file a supplemental brief within 21 days of being served with the
appellant’s brief. A reply, if any, must be filed by the appellant within 14 days of being
served with the appellee’s brief. The parties should not submit mere restatements of their
application papers.
The Family Law Section and the Children’s Law Section of the State Bar of
Michigan are invited to file briefs amicus curiae. Other persons or groups interested in
the determination of the issues presented in this case may move the Court for permission
to file briefs amicus curiae.
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.
June 25, 2021
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Clerk