Section 700.2514 – Contracts Concerning Succession.
700.2514 Contracts concerning succession. Sec. 2514. (1) If executed after July 1, 1979, a contract to make a will or devise, not to revoke a will or devise, or to die intestate may be established only by 1 or more of the following: (a) Provisions of a will stating material provisions of the contract. (b) […]
Section 700.2515 – Deposit of Will With Court in Testator’s Lifetime.
700.2515 Deposit of will with court in testator’s lifetime. Sec. 2515. (1) A will in writing that is enclosed in a sealed wrapper, on which is endorsed the testator’s name, place of residence, and social security number or state of Michigan driver’s license number, if any, and the day on which and the name of […]
Section 700.2516 – Delivery of Will or Codicil by Custodian.
700.2516 Delivery of will or codicil by custodian. Sec. 2516. A custodian of a will or codicil or person having possession or care of a will or codicil shall forward it to the court having jurisdiction with reasonable promptness after the death of the testator either by delivering it personally or by sending it properly […]
Section 700.2517 – Opening of Safe Deposit Box.
700.2517 Opening of safe deposit box. Sec. 2517. (1) In the estate of a decedent who died before October 1, 1993, the following apply to the opening of a safe deposit box: (a) A safe deposit box of which the decedent was an individual or joint lessee may be opened following the decedent’s death only […]
Section 700.2518 – Penalty Clause for Contest.
700.2518 Penalty clause for contest. Sec. 2518. A provision in a will purporting to penalize an interested person for contesting the will or instituting other proceedings relating to the estate is unenforceable if probable cause exists for instituting proceedings. History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000 Popular Name: EPIC
Section 700.2519 – Statutory Will.
700.2519 Statutory will. Sec. 2519. (1) A will executed in the form prescribed by subsection (2) and otherwise in compliance with the terms of the Michigan statutory will form is a valid will. A person printing and distributing the Michigan statutory will shall print and distribute the form verbatim as it appears in subsection (2). […]
Section 700.2511 – Testamentary Additions to Trusts.
700.2511 Testamentary additions to trusts. Sec. 2511. (1) A will may validly devise property to the trustee of a trust established or to be established in any of the following manners: (a) During the testator’s lifetime by the testator, by the testator and some other person, or by some other person, including a funded or […]
Section 700.2512 – Events of Independent Significance.
700.2512 Events of independent significance. Sec. 2512. A will may dispose of property by reference to acts and events that have significance apart from their effect upon the dispositions made by the will, whether they occur before or after the execution of the will or before or after the testator’s death. The execution or revocation […]
Section 700.2513 – Separate Writing Identifying Devise of Certain Types of Tangible Personal Property.
700.2513 Separate writing identifying devise of certain types of tangible personal property. Sec. 2513. Whether or not the provisions relating to a holographic will apply, a will may refer to a written statement or list to dispose of items of tangible personal property not otherwise specifically disposed of by the will, other than money. To […]
Section 700.2504 – Self-Proved Will.
700.2504 Self-proved will. Sec. 2504. (1) A will may be simultaneously executed, attested, and made self-proved by acknowledgment of the will by the testator and 2 witnesses’ sworn statements, each made before an officer authorized to administer oaths under the laws of the state in which execution occurs and evidenced by the officer’s certificate, under […]