Probate court adjourns review of Ronald Green’s 2022–2024 accountings, orders in-person appearance

The Lenawee County Probate & Juvenile Court adjourned review of three annual accountings filed by Ronald Green and ordered Green to appear in person or on live audio at a June 5 hearing at 9 a.m., the judge said.

The judge said the court had been asked to review the 2022, 2023 and 2024 annual accountings and that letters requesting supporting documents and waivers had been sent. The judge told the courtroom, "Mister Green is not, successfully unmuting his device. So I think what I'd like to do on this 1 anyway is, adjourn for 30 days. We'll issue an order requiring mister Green to be here in person, and respond to the letters that you sent." Michael McFarland, the guardian ad litem, told the court he had not signed some documents and that supporting documentation was missing for earlier years: "That is correct, your honor. I did not sign those. It did not have supporting documentation. That's going back a year."

The court directed staff to resend the letters and asked McFarland to try to contact Green before the next date so outstanding issues might be resolved. The judge set the matter for continued hearing on June 5 at 9:00 a.m. and said the court would issue a written order requiring Green to appear and respond to the requests for records.

Green told the court he had received some letters and had attempted to contact McFarland but was unclear where some requested documents were located. He and McFarland agreed to speak after the hearing. The judge said Green could attend by Zoom if he could reliably unmute and be heard, but stressed the court would require in-person attendance if that remained impossible.

The hearing was put off to allow the parties to refresh contact information, to resend requests for documentation and to give Green an opportunity to provide the records or appear in person.