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VAN v. ZAHORIK

Docket No. 111254, Calendar No. 2.

597 N.W.2d 15 (1999)

460 Mich. 320

Scott VAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Mary ZAHORIK, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided July 7, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Geoffrey A. Sparks, Marinette, for plaintiff-appellant.

Jonathan P. Barstow, Menominee, for defendant-appellee.

John Forczak, Ypsilanti, for Children's Law Council for Children's Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan.

Katherine L. Barnhart, P.C. (by Karen S. Sendelbach), Bloomfield Hills, for Family Law Council for Family Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan.

Opinion

TAYLOR, J.

At issue is whether a person with a longstanding relationship to a child, but who is not a biological or legal parent of the child and not related by marriage to the child's biological parent, may pursue parental rights with the child under a theory of equitable parenthood or equitable estoppel. We conclude that plaintiff fails to state a claim to pursue parental rights with respect to the two children at issue under either theory, and...

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