386-1998-III - ARTICLE III PROBATE OF WILLS AND ADMINISTRATION (700.3101...700.3988)
- 386-1998-III-1 - PART 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS (700.3101...700.3108)
- Section 700.3101 - Devolution of estate at death; restrictions.
- Section 700.3102 - Validity of will by order of probate.
- Section 700.3103 - Necessity of appointment for administration.
- Section 700.3104 - Claim against decedent; necessity of administration.
- Section 700.3105 - Proceedings affecting devolution and administration.
- Section 700.3106 - Proceedings within jurisdiction of court; service; jurisdiction over persons.
- Section 700.3107 - Proceedings; scope; independence.
- Section 700.3108 - Repealed. 2000, Act 54, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000.
- 386-1998-III-10 - PART 10 CLOSING ESTATES (700.3951...700.3959)
- Section 700.3951 - Notice of continued administration.
- Section 700.3952 - Formal proceedings terminating administration testate or intestate; order of general protection.
- Section 700.3953 - Formal proceedings terminating testate administration; order construing will without adjudicating testacy.
- Section 700.3954 - Closing estate by sworn statement of personal representative.
- Section 700.3955 - Liability of distributees to claimants.
- Section 700.3956 - Limitations on proceedings against personal representative.
- Section 700.3957 - Limitations on actions and proceedings against distributees.
- Section 700.3958 - Certificate of completion.
- Section 700.3959 - Subsequent administration.
- 386-1998-III-11 - PART 11 COLLECTION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY BY SWORN STATEMENT, SMALL ESTATES, AND SUMMARY ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS (700.3981...700.3988)
- Section 700.3981 - Delivery of cash not exceeding $500 and decedent's wearing apparel.
- Section 700.3982 - Court order distributing small estates.
- Section 700.3983 - Collection of personal property by sworn statement.
- Section 700.3984 - Effect of sworn statement.
- Section 700.3987 - Summary administrative proceedings.
- Section 700.3988 - Closing by sworn statement of personal representative.
- 386-1998-III-2 - PART 2 VENUE FOR PROBATE AND ADMINISTRATION, PRIORITY TO ADMINISTER, AND DEMAND FOR NOTICE (700.3201...700.3209)
- Section 700.3201 - Venue for first and subsequent estate proceedings; location of property.
- Section 700.3202 - Appointment or testacy proceedings; conflicting claim of domicile in another state.
- Section 700.3203 - Priority among persons seeking appointment as personal representative.
- Section 700.3204 - Representation by conservator or guardian; appointment without priority; disqualification.
- Section 700.3205 - Demand for notice of order or filing concerning decedent's estate.
- Section 700.3206 - Right and power to make decisions about funeral arrangements and handling, disposition, or disinterment of decedent's body; presumption; priority; shared rights and powers; pers
- Section 700.3207 - Petition; venue; hearing date; notice of hearing; funeral establishment as petitioner; factors to be considered in court decision.
- Section 700.3208 - Filing in circuit court to challenge presumption; venue.
- Section 700.3209 - Funeral establishment not civilly liable.
- 386-1998-III-3 - PART 3 INFORMAL PROBATE AND APPOINTMENT PROCEEDINGS (700.3301...700.3311)
- Section 700.3301 - Informal probate or appointment proceedings; application; contents.
- Section 700.3302 - Informal probate; duty of register; effect of informal probate.
- Section 700.3303 - Informal probate; proof and findings required.
- Section 700.3304 - Informal probate; unavailable in certain cases.
- Section 700.3305 - Informal probate; register not satisfied.
- Section 700.3306 - Informal probate; notice requirements.
- Section 700.3307 - Informal appointment proceedings; delay in order; duty of register; effect of appointment.
- Section 700.3308 - Informal appointment proceedings; proof and required findings.
- Section 700.3309 - Informal appointment proceedings; register not satisfied.
- Section 700.3310 - Informal appointment proceedings; notice requirements.
- Section 700.3311 - Informal appointment unavailable in certain cases.
- 386-1998-III-4 - PART 4 FORMAL TESTACY AND APPOINTMENT PROCEEDINGS (700.3401...700.3415)
- Section 700.3401 - Formal testacy proceedings; nature; commencement.
- Section 700.3402 - Formal testacy or appointment; proceedings; petition; contents.
- Section 700.3403 - Formal testacy proceedings; notice of hearing on petition.
- Section 700.3404 - Formal testacy proceedings; written objections to probate.
- Section 700.3405 - Formal testacy proceedings; uncontested cases; hearings and proof.
- Section 700.3406 - Formal testacy proceedings; contested cases; testimony of attesting witnesses.
- Section 700.3407 - Formal testacy proceedings; burdens in contested cases.
- Section 700.3408 - Formal testacy proceedings; will construction; effect of final order in another jurisdiction.
- Section 700.3409 - Formal testacy proceedings; order; foreign will.
- Section 700.3410 - Formal testacy proceedings; probate of more than one instrument.
- Section 700.3411 - Formal testacy proceedings; partial intestacy.
- Section 700.3412 - Formal testacy proceedings; effect of order; vacation.
- Section 700.3413 - Formal testacy proceedings; vacation of order for other cause.
- Section 700.3414 - Formal proceedings concerning appointment of personal representative.
- Section 700.3415 - Independent applications to court.
- 386-1998-III-5 - PART 5 SUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION (700.3501...700.3505)
- Section 700.3501 - Supervised administration; nature of proceeding.
- Section 700.3502 - Supervised administration; petition; order.
- Section 700.3503 - Supervised administration; effect on other proceedings.
- Section 700.3504 - Supervised administration; powers of personal representative.
- Section 700.3505 - Supervised administration; interim orders; partial distribution or other relief.
- 386-1998-III-6 - PART 6 PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND APPOINTMENT, CONTROL, AND TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY (700.3601...700.3618)
- Section 700.3601 - Qualification; limitation and procedure with regard to specified assets.
- Section 700.3602 - Acceptance of appointment; consent to jurisdiction.
- Section 700.3603 - Bond not required without court order; exceptions.
- Section 700.3604 - Bond amount; security; procedure; reduction.
- Section 700.3605 - Demand for bond by interested person.
- Section 700.3606 - Requirements and provisions of bonds.
- Section 700.3607 - Order restraining personal representative.
- Section 700.3608 - Termination of appointment generally.
- Section 700.3609 - Termination of appointment; death or disability.
- Section 700.3610 - Termination of appointment; voluntary.
- Section 700.3611 - Termination of appointment by removal; cause; procedure.
- Section 700.3612 - Termination of appointment; change of testacy status.
- Section 700.3613 - Successor personal representative.
- Section 700.3614 - Special personal representative; appointment.
- Section 700.3615 - Special personal representative; who may be appointed.
- Section 700.3616 - Special personal representative; appointed informally; powers and duties.
- Section 700.3617 - Special personal representative; formal proceedings; power and duties.
- Section 700.3618 - Termination of appointment; special personal representative.
- 386-1998-III-7 - PART 7 DUTIES AND POWERS OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES (700.3701...700.3722)
- Section 700.3701 - Time of accrual of duties and powers.
- Section 700.3702 - Priority among different letters.
- Section 700.3703 - General duties; relation and liability to persons interested in estate; standing to sue; accounting.
- Section 700.3704 - Personal representative to proceed without court order; exception.
- Section 700.3705 - Duty of personal representative; information to heirs and devisees; notice to attorney general; notice of spouse's right to election; notice to friend of the court.
- Section 700.3706 - Duty of personal representative; inventory and appraisement.
- Section 700.3707 - Employment of appraiser.
- Section 700.3708 - Duty of personal representative; supplemental inventory.
- Section 700.3709 - Duty of personal representative; possession of estate.
- Section 700.3710 - Power to avoid transfers.
- Section 700.3711 - Powers of personal representatives generally.
- Section 700.3712 - Improper exercise of power; breach of fiduciary duty.
- Section 700.3713 - Sale, encumbrance, or transaction involving conflict of interest; voidable; exceptions; presumption; compliance with Michigan prudent investor rule; exceptions.
- Section 700.3714 - Persons dealing with personal representative; protection.
- Section 700.3715 - Transactions authorized for personal representatives.
- Section 700.3716 - Powers and duties of successor personal representative.
- Section 700.3717 - Corepresentatives; concurrence.
- Section 700.3718 - Powers of surviving personal representative.
- Section 700.3719 - Compensation of personal representative.
- Section 700.3720 - Expenses in estate litigation.
- Section 700.3721 - Employment of agents and compensation of personal representatives and employees of estate; proceedings for review.
- Section 700.3722 - Authority regarding environmental matters.
- 386-1998-III-8 - PART 8 CREDITORS' CLAIMS (700.3801...700.3815)
- Section 700.3801 - Notice of creditors.
- Section 700.3802 - Statute of limitations.
- Section 700.3803 - Limitations on time for presentation of claims.
- Section 700.3804 - Manner of presentation of claims; commencement; claims by personal representative.
- Section 700.3805 - Priority of claim payments; insufficient assets.
- Section 700.3806 - Allowance and disallowance of claims.
- Section 700.3807 - Payment of claims.
- Section 700.3808 - Individual liability of personal representative.
- Section 700.3809 - Secured claims.
- Section 700.3810 - Claims not due and contingent or unliquidated claims.
- Section 700.3811 - Counterclaims.
- Section 700.3812 - Limitation on execution or levy against property of estate.
- Section 700.3813 - Settlement of claims.
- Section 700.3814 - Encumbered assets.
- Section 700.3815 - Effect of administration in more than one state.
- 386-1998-III-9 - PART 9 SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO DISTRIBUTION (700.3901...700.3924)
- Section 700.3901 - Successors' rights in absence of administration.
- Section 700.3902 - Distribution; order in which assets appropriated; abatement.
- Section 700.3903 - Indebtedness; set-off.
- Section 700.3904 - Interest on general pecuniary devise.
- Section 700.3905 - Penalty clause for contest.
- Section 700.3906 - Distribution in kind; valuation; method.
- Section 700.3907 - Pecuniary bequests and trust interests.
- Section 700.3908 - Proposed distribution.
- Section 700.3909 - Distribution in kind; evidence.
- Section 700.3910 - Distribution; right or title of distributee.
- Section 700.3911 - Improper distribution; liability of distributee.
- Section 700.3912 - Purchasers from distributees protected.
- Section 700.3913 - Partition for purpose of distribution.
- Section 700.3914 - Agreements among successors to decedent binding on personal representative.
- Section 700.3915 - Distribution to trustee.
- Section 700.3916 - Disposition of unclaimed assets.
- Section 700.3917 - Duties of county treasurer.
- Section 700.3918 - Distribution to person under disability.
- Section 700.3919 - Final distribution to domiciliary representative.
- Section 700.3920 - Apportionment of death taxes.
- Section 700.3921 - Tax on separate interests; governing instrument provisions.
- Section 700.3922 - Credit for foreign tax paid; payment and recovery of tax; delayed distribution; court determination of apportionment.
- Section 700.3923 - Allocation of penalty and interest.
- Section 700.3924 - Survival and wrongful death actions; court approval of settlement and distribution.