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
May 27, 2026
SC: 169247 (119)
COA: 367308
Grand Traverse CC: 22-036898-CZ
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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,
v
S. GARY SPICER SR., individually, as Personal
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.

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DUCHENE AND DONALD L. DUCHENE SR.
FOUNDATION,
Appellee.
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On order of the Chief Justice, the motion of petitioner-appellant to reply to the
response of respondent-appellee to the brief amicus curiae of the Probate and Estate
Planning Section of the State Bar of Michigan is GRANTED. The reply submitted May
26, 2026, is accepted for filing.
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.
Clerk
May 27, 2026

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