As someone mentioned - in the Rotunda, the second row held Maureen's husband and his fiancee and so Michael was on the third with his family. Probably no problem there.
It is also natural for the grieving mother to be comforted by her children who are responsible for her. She is not Michael's mother.
At the California services, I wondered if someone had clued them in as to the perception of discord and that they all seemed more unified. It would just appear Michael and Ron have absolutely nothing in common and therefore are not close.
I missed that part. Maureen, who died a few years ago, her husband was placed before Michael? That seems not right.