Opinion
SC: 164046 COA: 357577
09-23-2022
Carrie PUEBLO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Rachel HAAS, Defendant-Appellee.
Order
On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the December 28, 2021 judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is GRANTED. The parties shall include among the issues to be briefed: (1) whether, in light of Obergefell v Hodges , 576 U.S. 644, 135 S.Ct. 2584, 192 L.Ed.2d 609 (2015), the equitable parent doctrine should be extended to provide standing to persons such as the plaintiff, who, at the time of the parties’ same-sex relationship, was not permitted by Michigan law to legally marry the defendant, and if so, (2) what the parameters of that extension should be. The time allowed for oral argument shall be 20 minutes for each side. MCR 7.314(B)(1).
Amici who appeared at the application stage are invited to file supplemental briefs amicus curiae. The Family Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan is invited to file a brief amicus curiae. Other persons or groups interested in the determination of the issues presented in this case may move the Court for permission to file briefs amicus curiae.