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IN RE ESTATE OF VON GREIFF

No. 161535.

984 N.W.2d 34 (2022)

509 Mich. 292

IN RE ESTATE OF Hermann A. VON GREIFF. Carla J. Von Greiff, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Anne Jones-Von Greiff, Respondent-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided June 10, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barron, Rosenberg, Mayoras & Mayoras, PC, Troy (by Jonathan M. Colman) for Carla J. Von Greiff.

McDonald & Wolf, PLLC, Marquette (by William I. McDonald) for Anne JonesVon Greiff.

Papista & Papista, PLC (by Anthea E. Papista, Detroit, Sandra D. Glazier, Bloomfield Hills, Gail M. Towne, Kalamazoo, Anne L. Argiroff, Farmington Hills, and Rebecca E. Shiemke) for the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan, for Amici Curiae.

Chalgian & Tripp Law Offices, PLLC, Midland (by R. Drummond Black) for the Probate and Estate Section of the State Bar of Michigan, for Amici Curiae.

BEFORE THE ENTIRE BENCH

OPINION

Under the Estates and Protected Individuals Code (EPIC), MCL 700.1101 et seq., a "surviving spouse" has certain rights upon the death of their spouse, including the right to receive a share of the estate. See MCL 700.2202(1) and (2).1 But a spouse can lose these rights if they are...

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