Charlevoix county herald., 1919-01-17
Judge Correll
Makes Report
Annual Report of Probate Court
Work for the Year 1918.

4 The work of the Probate Court for
the year 1918, in the county of Charlie
voix, briefly told is as follows.
Number of testate estates begun,
eleven. Intestate estate estates twenty
five. Number of petitions filed praying
that the patient be admitted to the
Traverse City State Hospital for the
insane, fourteen. An order was made
admitting eleven of the patients to said
hospital, and an order dismissing the
petition in three of the cases. There
has been conveyed to the University
Hospital at Ann Arbor, for treatment,
under act 267, of the Public Acts OF
1915, three adult persons, and to the
same Hospital for treatment six child
rem under act 274 of Public Acts OF 1913.
The only difference between the treat
ment OF adults and children is that the
expense of children is borne by the
State and that of adults is paid by the
county in which the person resides.
Seven children have been adopted into
Charlevoix county homes during the
year. Seven guardians appointed for
minors. One person committed to the
Home for the Feeble Minded and Epi-
leptic at Lapeer, Michigan, and one
sent to The Farm Colony at Wahjamega,
Mich. Twenty-four estates have been
closed during the year, six of which
were subject to Inheritance Tax. The
total amount of said tax on the several
estates being $354.61.
now call attention to the change in
sentiment and practice in regard to
probating estates. refer to the Deter
mination of Legal Heirs, sometimes
called "The Short method of probating
an estate" In the year 1913 there
was only four cases for determination
of heirs; in the year 1914 three and in
1918 ten cases in this court. The cases
in which this method was employed in
the years 1913 and 1914 were where the
parties had died, owning real estate in
the county, and leaving no debts or
obligations, and no steps were taken to
probate the estate at the time of death.
Later the heirs want to sell the real
estate, and that the purchaser may
know that he has a good title, or at
least has deed of all parties claiming
an interest in the lands, judicial
determination of the heirs is necessary.
In the year just closed this method of
probating was employed Immediately
after the death of the owners, and in
cases involving large amount OF
property. This was done by the advice
of attorneys, which do not think they
would have advised ten years ago.
will say further this can be done only
in cases where there are no debts or
obligations outstanding against the
deceased, and the heirs or parties in
interest can agree.
JUVENILE DIVISION.
Thirty children have been before this
court during the year. Fifteen OF
either sex. Three girls have been
committed to the Industrial School at
Adrian, Mich, while no boys have been
sent to the Industrial school at Lansing
during the same period. Nine depen-
dent children have been committed to
the State Public School at Coldwater,
four of whom never reached there by
reason of their being found homes in
this county through the efforts of the
County Agent and friends interested
in their welfare. Four dependent and
neglected children have received
financial assistance by order of this
court.
SERVETUS A. CORRELL
Judge of Probate