BLACK v. COOK

No. 360492.

11 N.W.3d 563 (2023)

346 Mich. App. 121

Roderick D. BLACK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Lisa COOK, Rachel Ickes, and Joshua Ickes, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Michigan.

Decided March 23, 2023, at 9:05 a.m.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Legal Aid of Western Michigan (by Hannah K. Scruton) for Roderick D. Black.

Gentry Nalley, PLLC, Howell (by Kevin S. Gentry) for Rachel Ickes and Joshua Ickes.

Before: K. F. Kelly, P.J., and Boonstra and Redford, JJ.


This case involves a plaintiff who seeks to establish that he is the father of a minor child born out of wedlock, where the child's mother is now deceased. Plaintiff asserts that he was in a relationship in 2014 with Lisa Cook. Ms. Cook died in 2020. Prior to her death, Ms. Cook gave birth to a child...

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