REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961 (EXCERPT) Act 236 of 1961
600.406 Circuit court and probate court; Genesee, Ingham, Kent, Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw, and Wayne counties; adoption of plan of concurrent jurisdiction.
Sec. 406.
(1) Within the counties of Genesee, Ingham, Kent, Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw, and Wayne, the circuit judges and the probate judges, subject to approval by the state supreme court and subject to the limitations contained in sections 410, 601, 841, and 8304, by a majority vote of each group of judges, may adopt 1 or more plans of concurrent jurisdiction for the circuit court and probate court in that county.
(2) A plan of concurrent jurisdiction under this section may provide for 1 or more of the following:
(a) The circuit court and 1 or more circuit judges may exercise the power and jurisdiction of the probate court.
(b) The probate court and 1 or more probate judges may exercise the power and jurisdiction of the circuit court.
(3) A plan of concurrent jurisdiction shall provide for the transfer or assignment of cases between the trial courts affected by the plan and to individual judges of those courts as necessary to implement the plan and to fairly distribute the workload among those judges.
(4) A plan of concurrent jurisdiction shall become effective on the first day of the month at least 90 days after the approval of the plan by the supreme court.
REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961 (EXCERPT) Act 236 of 1961
600.406 Circuit court and probate court; Genesee, Ingham, Kent, Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw, and Wayne counties; adoption of plan of concurrent jurisdiction.
Sec. 406.
(1) Within the counties of Genesee, Ingham, Kent, Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw, and Wayne, the circuit judges and the probate judges, subject to approval by the state supreme court and subject to the limitations contained in sections 410, 601, 841, and 8304, by a majority vote of each group of judges, may adopt 1 or more plans of concurrent jurisdiction for the circuit court and probate court in that county.
(2) A plan of concurrent jurisdiction under this section may provide for 1 or more of the following:
(a) The circuit court and 1 or more circuit judges may exercise the power and jurisdiction of the probate court.
(b) The probate court and 1 or more probate judges may exercise the power and jurisdiction of the circuit court.
(3) A plan of concurrent jurisdiction shall provide for the transfer or assignment of cases between the trial courts affected by the plan and to individual judges of those courts as necessary to implement the plan and to fairly distribute the workload among those judges.
(4) A plan of concurrent jurisdiction shall become effective on the first day of the month at least 90 days after the approval of the plan by the supreme court.
REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961 (EXCERPT) Act 236 of 1961
600.406 Circuit court and probate court; Genesee, Ingham, Kent, Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw, and Wayne counties; adoption of plan of concurrent jurisdiction.
Sec. 406.
(1) Within the counties of Genesee, Ingham, Kent, Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw, and Wayne, the circuit judges and the probate judges, subject to approval by the state supreme court and subject to the limitations contained in sections 410, 601, 841, and 8304, by a majority vote of each group of judges, may adopt 1 or more plans of concurrent jurisdiction for the circuit court and probate court in that county.
(2) A plan of concurrent jurisdiction under this section may provide for 1 or more of the following:
(a) The circuit court and 1 or more circuit judges may exercise the power and jurisdiction of the probate court.
(b) The probate court and 1 or more probate judges may exercise the power and jurisdiction of the circuit court.
(3) A plan of concurrent jurisdiction shall provide for the transfer or assignment of cases between the trial courts affected by the plan and to individual judges of those courts as necessary to implement the plan and to fairly distribute the workload among those judges.
(4) A plan of concurrent jurisdiction shall become effective on the first day of the month at least 90 days after the approval of the plan by the supreme court.
