Opinion
SC: 166209 COA: 359738
12-08-2023
IN RE J. V. LOCRICCHIO, Minor.
Macomb CC Family Division: 2019-000270-NA
Order
On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the September 14, 2023 judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is DENIED, because we are not persuaded that the question presented should be reviewed by this Court. Cavanagh, J., (concurring).
I agree with the Court’s order denying leave to appeal. The Court of Appeals did not order termination of respondent-father’s parental rights. Rather, the Court of Appeals ruled that the referee’s decision was incomplete because the referee did not consider all of the relevant information and remanded for additional findings on JVL’s best interests. The Court of Appeals’ decision does not dictate a particular result, and, on remand, respondent-father remains free to argue, as articulated in his and amici curiae’s appellate briefing, that a guardianship is in the child’s best interest. Therefore, I concur in the Court’s order.