Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
May 25, 2007 Clifford W. Taylor,
Chief Justice
133098 Michael F. Cavanagh
Elizabeth A. Weaver
Marilyn Kelly
Maura D. Corrigan
JAN KAY ESTES, Personal Representative of Robert P. Young, Jr.
the Estate of Douglas Duane Estes, Stephen J. Markman,
Justices
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v SC: 133098
COA: 261968
Kalamazoo CC: 02-000529-NZ
JEFF EDWARD TITUS,
Defendant-Appellee,
and
JULIE L. SWABASH, f/k/a JULIE L. TITUS,
Appellant.
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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the December 21, 2006
judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is GRANTED. The parties shall
include among the issues to be briefed: (1) whether a judgment of divorce is subject to
judicial review for purposes of a claim under the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act
(UFTA), MCL 566.31 et seq.; (2) whether a division of marital assets pursuant to a
judgment of divorce is a transfer subject to the UFTA; (3) whether and under what
circumstances a division of marital assets under a judgment of divorce can be deemed
fraudulent; (4) whether a judgment debtor can attach marital property for the debt of one
of the spouses; and (5) the significance, if any, of the plaintiff's failure to appeal the
denial of the motion to intervene in the divorce action.
The Family Law and Business Law sections 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, 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.
May 25, 2007 _________________________________________
t0522 Clerk