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.