CASE PREVIEW · Michigan Court of Appeals
In re Baker
Burden of proof in probate action to reinstate rescinded delayed Michigan birth certificate
Decided
The citation
In re Baker, unpublished per curiam opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued October 15, 2026 (Docket No. 372568), p 6
From the case summary
Baker, raised in Egypt and later naturalized, obtained a Michigan delayed birth certificate in 2016 after his half-brother found a 1973 Egyptian certificate stating Baker was born in Michigan. Federal investigators later alerted DHHS to a 2009 Egyptian certificate showing birth in Egypt, which Baker…
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