700.3201 Venue for first and subsequent estate proceedings; location of property. Sec. 3201. (1) Venue for the first informal or formal testacy or appointment proceeding after a decedent’s death is 1 of the following: (a) The county where the decedent was domiciled at the time of death. (b) If the decedent was not domiciled in […]
700.3202 Appointment or testacy proceedings; conflicting claim of domicile in another state. Sec. 3202. If conflicting claims as to the decedent’s domicile are made in a formal testacy or appointment proceeding commenced in this state and in a testacy or appointment proceeding after notice pending at the same time in another state, the court of […]
700.3203 Priority among persons seeking appointment as a general personal representative. Sec. 3203. (1) For either formal or informal proceedings, subject to subsection (2), persons who are not disqualified have priority for appointment as a general personal representative in the following order: (a) The person with priority as determined by a probated will including a […]
700.3204 Representation by conservator or guardian; appointment without priority; applicability of section and MCL 700.3203 to a general or successor personal representative. Sec. 3204. (1) A conservator of a protected individual’s estate or, if there is no conservator, a guardian of a minor or legally incapacitated individual may exercise the same right to nominate, to […]
700.3205 Demand for notice of order or filing concerning decedent’s estate. Sec. 3205. A person who wants notice of any order or filing pertaining to a decedent’s estate in which the person has a financial or property interest may file a demand for notice with the court at any time after the decedent’s death stating […]
700.3206 Right and power to make decisions about funeral arrangements and handling, disposition, or disinterment of decedent’s body; presumption; funeral representative designation; priority; “exercise their rights or powers under subsection (1)” defined; shared rights and powers; family member, personal representative, or nominated personal representative; guardian; special fiduciary or special personal representative; additional persons; reasonable attempt […]
700.3206a Designation of successor individual as funeral representative. Sec. 3206a. (1) A declarant may designate in the funeral representative designation a successor individual as a funeral representative who may exercise the rights and powers described in section 3206(1) if the first individual named as funeral representative does not accept, is incapacitated, resigns, or is removed. […]
700.3206b Revocation of funeral representative designation. Sec. 3206b. A funeral representative designation is revoked by 1 or more of the following: (a) Unless a successor funeral representative has been designated, any of the following: (i) The funeral representative’s resignation. (ii) The funeral representative cannot be located after reasonable efforts by the decedent’s family or funeral […]
700.3207 Petition; venue; hearing; date; notice; service; funeral establishment as petitioner; factors to be considered in court decision; embalming of decedent’s body. Sec. 3207. (1) One or more of the following may petition the court to resolve a disagreement described in section 3206(5) or rebut the presumption under section 3206(1): (a) An individual with the […]
700.3208 Repealed. 2016, Act 57, Eff. June 27, 2016. Compiler’s Notes: The repealed section pertained to filing action to challenge presumption.Popular Name: EPIC
700.3209 Funeral establishment not civilly liable; reliance on funeral representative designation. Sec. 3209. (1) A funeral establishment is not required to file a petition under section 3207 and is not civilly liable for not filing a petition under section 3207. (2) A funeral establishment, cemetery, or crematory may rely on the designation of a funeral […]
