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IN RE MARY E. GRIFFIN REVOCABLE GRANTOR TRUST

Docket No. 277268.

760 N.W.2d 318 (2008)

281 Mich. App. 532

In re MARY E. GRIFFIN REVOCABLE GRANTOR TRUST.

Court of Appeals of Michigan.

Decided December 2, 2008, at 9:00 a.m.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark J. Hibbs, Kimball, for Otto Nacovsky.

Chalgian & Tripp Law Offices, PLLC, East Lansing (by John E. Bos, Lansing), for Priscilla Hall.

Before: HOEKSTRA, P.J., and MARK J. CAVANAGH and ZAHRA, JJ.

HOEKSTRA, P.J.

This case involves the enforceability of the in terrorem (no-contest) clause in the Mary E. Griffin Revocable Grantor Trust agreement. Respondent appeals as of right the probate court's order declaring the clause unenforceable and denying her motion for summary disposition under MCR 2.116(C)(9) and (10). Although MCL 700.2518 does not apply to trusts, we conclude that it reflects this state's public policy that a no-contest clause in a trust...

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