MSC: Wife Who Filed For Divorce Is ‘Surviving Spouse’ For Inheritance Purposes
A widow who filed for divorce more than one year before her husband’s death qualifies as his surviving spouse for inheritance purposes, the Michigan Supreme Court has ruled.
Michigan Supreme Court Will Examine ‘Surviving Spouse’ Decision
The COA ruled the Marquette County Probate Court erroneously found that Anne Jones-Von Greiff did not qualify as the surviving spouse of Hermann Von Greiff for inheritance purposes.
Surviving Spouse Was Not ‘Willfully Absent’ During Divorce Proceedings
A probate judge erroneously applied MCL 700.2801(2)(e)(i) and, as a result, improperly determined that a widow did not qualify as her husband’s surviving spouse for inheritance purposes.