BARBARA DUCHENE V S GARY SPICER SR

Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
Megan K. Cavanagh,
Chief Justice
Brian K. Zahra
Richard H. Bernstein
Elizabeth M. Welch
Kyra H. Bolden
Kimberly A. Thomas
Noah P. Hood,
Justices
Order
April 29, 2026
169247 (113)
BARBARA DUCHENE, individually, as beneficiary
of the DORIS J. DUCHENE LIVING TRUST, as
beneficiary of the DONALD L. DUCHENE SR.
LIVING TRUST, and as heir to the ESTATE OF
DONALD R. DUCHENE,
Petitioner-Appellant,
SC: 169247
v COA: 367308
Grand Traverse PC:
S. GARY SPICER SR., individually, as Personal 22-036898-CZ
Representative of the ESTATE OF DONALD L.
DUCHENE SR., as Trustee of the DONALD L.
DUCHENE SR. LIVING TRUST, as President of
the DORIS J. DUCHENE AND DONALD L.
DUCHENE SR. FOUNDATION, as President of
the S. GARY SPICER FOUNDATION, and as
Trustee of the S. GARY SPICER SR. TRUST,
S. GARY SPICER SR. FOUNDATION, S. GARY
SPICER SR. TRUST, and DORIS J. DUCHENE AND
DONALD L. DUCHENE SR. FOUNDATION,
Respondents-Appellees,
and
LEAH HAFFEY, DAVID C. WIND, JANE DOE,
as Trustee of the DORIS J. DUCHENNE LIVING
TRUST, JOHN DOE, JACK DOE, JOHN DOE,
JACK DOE, JOHN DOE, JACK DOE, and JACK
DOE,
Respondents,
and
DAVID FINDLING, Receiver for the DORIS J.
DUCHENE AND DONALD L. DUCHENE SR.
FOUNDATION,
Appellee.
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I, Elizabeth Kingston-Miller, Clerk of the Michigan Supreme Court, certify that the
foregoing is a true and complete copy of the order entered at the direction of the Court.
April 29, 2026
2
Clerk
On order of the Chief Justice, the motion of respondents-appellees to extend the
time for filing their response to the brief amicus curiae of the Probate and Estate Planning
Section of the State Bar of Michigan is GRANTED. The response will be accepted as
timely filed if submitted on or before May 13, 2026.

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