Opinion
SC: 153669 COA: 322996 SC: 153670 COA: 322997
01-18-2017
IN RE ESTATE OF Kenneth James KOEHLER Sherry Bierkle, Personal Representative of the Estate of Kenneth James Koehler, Appellant, v. Ernest Lee Umble, Appellee. In re Estate of Kenneth James Koehler Sherry Bierkle, Personal Representative of the Estate of Kenneth James Koehler, Appellant, and Joesph York, Edmund York, Ronald Mckeel, Daniel Mckeel, Gregory Mckeel, Michael Sies, Nancy Schreiber, and Terri Carter, Interested Persons, v. Ernest Lee Umble, Appellee.
AMENDMENT TO ORDER
On order of the Court, this Court's December 21, 2016 order is amended and reads as follows:
The application for leave to appeal the March 24, 2016 judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered. We direct the Clerk to schedule oral argument on whether to grant the application or take other action. MCR 7.305(H)(1). The parties shall file supplemental briefs within 42 days of the date of this order addressing: (a) whether MCL 700.2114(4) applies to inheritance from or through a posthumous child for purposes of demonstrating heirship; (b) if so, what types of evidentiary proofs might satisfy MCL 700.2114(4) in cases involving inheritance from or through a posthumous child; and (c) whether the burden to demonstrate the requirements of MCL 700.2114(4) rest with the potential heir or with the party challenging heirship.