Opinion
No. 114450.
May 2, 2000.
On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal from the March 23, 1999 decision of the Court of Appeals is considered, and, pursuant to MCR 7.302(F)(1), in lieu of granting leave to appeal, we REVERSE in part the order of the Court of Appeals and REINSTATE the claim of cross-appeal. The claim of appeal was a valid appeal of right inasmuch as it was from a postjudgment order in a divorce case affecting the custody of minors. MCR 7.203(A)(3). The appellee was permitted to file a cross-appeal pursuant to MCR 7.207(A)(1), and MCR 7.207(D) provides that such a cross-appeal "may nevertheless be prosecuted to its conclusion" even "[i]f the appellant abandons the initial appeal or the court dismisses it."