700.7201 Role of court in administration of trust. Sec. 7201. (1) A court of this state may intervene in the administration of a trust to the extent its jurisdiction is invoked by an interested person or as provided by law. (2) A trust is not subject to continuing judicial supervision unless ordered by the court. […]
700.7202 Jurisdiction over trustee and beneficiaries. Sec. 7202. (1) By registering a trust or accepting the trusteeship of a registered trust or a trust having its principal place of administration in this state or by moving the principal place of administration to this state, the trustee submits personally to the jurisdiction of the courts of […]
700.7203 Subject matter jurisdiction. Sec. 7203. (1) The court has exclusive jurisdiction of proceedings in this state brought by a trustee or beneficiary that concern the administration of a trust as provided in section 1302(b) and (d). (2) The court has concurrent jurisdiction with other courts of this state of other proceedings that involve a […]
700.7204 Venue. Sec. 7204. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), venue for a proceeding involving a trust is as follows: (a) For a proceeding under section 7203 involving a registered trust, in the place of registration. (b) For a proceeding under section 7203 involving a trust not registered in this state, in any […]
700.7205 Trust proceedings; dismissal of matters relating to foreign trusts. Sec. 7205. (1) If a party objects, the court shall not entertain a proceeding under section 7203 that involves a trust that is registered or that has its principal place of administration in another state, unless either of the following applies: (a) All appropriate parties […]
700.7206 Court; concurrent jurisdiction of litigation involving trusts and third parties. Sec. 7206. The court where a trust is registered has concurrent jurisdiction with other courts of this state of an action or proceeding to determine the existence or nonexistence of the trust if created other than by will, of an action or proceeding against […]
700.7207 Proceedings; review of employment of agents and compensation of trustee and employees of trustee. Sec. 7207. On petition of an interested person, after notice to all other interested persons, the court may review the propriety of the employment of a person by a trustee including an attorney, auditor, investment advisor, or other specialized agent […]
700.7208 Trust proceedings; initiation by notice; interested persons. Sec. 7208. A proceeding under section 7203 is initiated by filing a petition in the court and giving notice to interested persons as provided in section 1401. The court may order notification of additional persons. A judgment or order binds each person who is given notice of […]
700.7209 Registration of trust. Sec. 7209. (1) The trustee of a trust that has its principal place of administration in this state may register the trust in the court at the place designated in the terms of the trust or, if none is designated, then at the principal place of administration. For purposes of this […]
700.7210 Registration procedures. Sec. 7210. (1) A trust is registered by the filing of a statement that states the trustee’s name and address and in which the trustee acknowledges the trusteeship. The statement shall indicate if the trust has been registered elsewhere. The statement shall identify the trust in 1 of the following manners: (a) […]
700.7211 Registration; qualification of foreign trustee. Sec. 7211. A foreign corporate trustee is required to qualify as a foreign corporation doing business in this state if it maintains a trust’s principal place of administration in this state. A foreign cotrustee is not required to qualify in this state solely because its cotrustee maintains the principal […]
