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MI Comp L § 35.71 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 35 - Veterans and Members of Armed Forces|Act 321 of 1937 - Uniform Veterans' Guardianship Act (35.71 - 35.91)|Section 35.71 - Definitions.

35.71 Definitions. Sec. 1.  Definitions. As used in this act:  The term "person" includes a partnership, corporation or an association.  The term "veterans administration" means the United States veterans administration, its predecessors or successors.   The terms "estate" and "income" shall include only moneys received by the guardian from the veterans administration, all earnings, interest, and profit derived therefrom and all property acquired therewith.  The term "benefits" shall mean all moneys paid or payable by the United States through the veterans administration.   The term "administrator" means the administrator of veterans affairs, or his successor.  The term "ward" means a beneficiary of the veterans administration.  The term "guardian" as used herein shall mean any person acting as a fiduciary for a ward. History: 1937, Act 321, Imd. Eff. July 27, 1937 ;-- CL 1948, 35.71 Compiler's Notes: The catchlines following the act section numbers of this act were incorporated as a part of the act when enacted.
MI Comp L § 35.72 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 35 - Veterans and Members of Armed Forces|Act 321 of 1937 - Uniform Veterans' Guardianship Act (35.71 - 35.91)|Section 35.72 - Guardians; Manner of Appointment.

35.72 Guardians; manner of appointment. Sec. 2.  Application. Whenever, pursuant to any law of the United States, or regulation of the veterans administration, it is necessary, prior to payment of benefits that a guardian be appointed for a ward, such appointment shall be made in the manner hereinafter provided. History: 1937, Act 321, Imd. Eff. July 27, 1937 ;-- CL 1948, 35.72
MI Comp L § 35.73 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 35 - Veterans and Members of Armed Forces|Act 321 of 1937 - Uniform Veterans' Guardianship Act (35.71 - 35.91)|Section 35.73 - Administrator of Veterans' Affairs; Interested Party in Proceedings for Appointment of Guardian; Notice, Hearing; Limitation on Number of Wards.

35.73 Administrator of veterans' affairs; interested party in proceedings for appointment of guardian; notice, hearing; limitation on number of wards. Sec. 3.  Administrator of veterans affairs, party in interest. The administrator of veterans affairs, or his successor, is and shall be a party in interest in any proceedings brought under any law of this state for the appointment of a guardian of a veteran of any war or other beneficiary on whose account benefits of compensation, adjusted compensation, pension or insurance or other benefits are payable by the veterans administration, and the said administrator or his successor is and shall be an interested party in the administration of the estate of any such ward on whose account such benefits are payable or whose estate includes assets derived from benefits paid by the veterans administration, its predecessor or successor, and written notice shall be given by (registered) mail unless waived in writing to the office of the veterans administration having jurisdiction over the area in which the court is located, of the time and place for hearing on any petition or pleading or in connection with any proceeding pertaining to or affecting in any manner the administration of the estate of any beneficiary of the veterans administration. Said notice shall be deposited in the mails not less than 14 days or such other period as the court may order prior to the date of such hearings or other proceedings: Provided, That in case of any proceeding or hearing notice of which is not required by the statutes in such case made and provided to be given to the interested parties thereto, either by personal service, mailing or advertisement, notice thereof need not be given to said office of the veterans administration.   Limitation on number of wards. Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful for any person to accept appointment as guardian of any ward if such proposed guardian shall at that time be acting as guardian for 10 wards. In any case, upon presentation of a petition by an attorney of the veterans administration under this section alleging that a guardian is acting in a fiduciary capacity for more than 10 wards and requesting his discharge for that reason, the court, if it determines that such guardian is acting in a fiduciary capacity for more than 10 wards, shall require a final accounting forthwith from such guardian and shall discharge such guardian in said case.  The limitations of this section shall not apply where the guardian is a bank or trust company. An individual may be guardian of more than 10 wards if they are all members of the same immediate family. For the purposes of this section, such appointments in the same immediate family shall be counted as 1 appointment only. History: 1937, Act 321, Imd. Eff. July 27, 1937 ;-- CL 1948, 35.73
MI Comp L § 35.74 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 35 - Veterans and Members of Armed Forces|Act 321 of 1937 - Uniform Veterans' Guardianship Act (35.71 - 35.91)|Section 35.74 - Guardians; Petition for Appointment, Filing, Content.

35.74 Guardians; petition for appointment, filing, content.  Sec. 4.  Appointment of guardians. A petition for the appointment of a guardian may be filed in the probate court by or on behalf of any person who under existing law is entitled to priority of appointment. If there be no person so entitled or if the person so entitled shall neglect or refuse to file such a petition within 30 days after mailing of notice by the veterans administration to the last known address of such person indicating the necessity for the same, a petition for such appointment may be filed in any court of competent jurisdiction by or on behalf of any responsible person residing in this state.  The petition for appointment shall set forth the name, age, place of residence of the ward, the name and place of residence of the nearest relative, if known, and the fact that such ward is entitled to receive benefits payable by or through the veterans administration and shall set forth the amount of moneys then due and the amount of probable future payments.  The petition shall also set forth the name and address of the person or institution, if any, having actual custody of the ward and the name, age, relationship, if any, occupation and address of the person proposed for appointment as guardian. Notwithstanding any law as to priority, the court may appoint a capable individual, bank or trust company as guardian, if the person entitled to priority fails to apply, or if after hearing the court determines it is to the best interest of the ward to appoint another. History: 1937, Act 321, Imd. Eff. July 27, 1937 ;-- CL 1948, 35.74
MI Comp L § 35.75 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 35 - Veterans and Members of Armed Forces|Act 321 of 1937 - Uniform Veterans' Guardianship Act (35.71 - 35.91)|Section 35.75 - Guardian for Minor; Prima Facie Evidence of Necessity.

35.75 Guardian for minor; prima facie evidence of necessity.  Sec. 5.  Prima facie evidence of necessity for guardian—infant.  Where a petition is filed for the appointment of a guardian of a minor ward, a certificate of the administrator, or his authorized representative, setting forth the age of such minor as shown by the records of the veterans administration and the fact that the appointment of a guardian is a condition precedent to the payment of any moneys due the minor by the veterans administration shall be prima facie evidence of the necessity for such appointment. History: 1937, Act 321, Imd. Eff. July 27, 1937 ;-- CL 1948, 35.75
MI Comp L § 35.76 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 35 - Veterans and Members of Armed Forces|Act 321 of 1937 - Uniform Veterans' Guardianship Act (35.71 - 35.91)|Section 35.76 - Guardian for Incompetent; Prima Facie Evidence of Necessity.

35.76 Guardian for incompetent; prima facie evidence of necessity. Sec. 6.  Prima facie evidence of necessity for guardian—incompetent.  Where a petition is filed for the appointment of a guardian of a mentally incompetent ward a certificate of the administrator, or his duly authorized representative, setting forth the fact that such person has been rated incompetent by the veterans administration on examination in accordance with the laws and regulations governing such veterans administration; and that the appointment of a guardian is a condition precedent to the payment of any moneys due such person by the veterans administration, shall be prima facie evidence of the necessity for such appointment. History: 1937, Act 321, Imd. Eff. July 27, 1937 ;-- CL 1948, 35.76
MI Comp L § 35.77 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 35 - Veterans and Members of Armed Forces|Act 321 of 1937 - Uniform Veterans' Guardianship Act (35.71 - 35.91)|Section 35.77 - Guardians; Notice of Filing Petition for Appointment.

35.77 Guardians; notice of filing petition for appointment.  Sec. 7.  Notice. Upon the filing of a petition for the appointment of a guardian, under the provisions of this act, the court shall cause such notice to be given as is provided by law. If demanded, jury trial shall not be denied. History: 1937, Act 321, Imd. Eff. July 27, 1937 ;-- CL 1948, 35.77
MI Comp L § 35.78 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 35 - Veterans and Members of Armed Forces|Act 321 of 1937 - Uniform Veterans' Guardianship Act (35.71 - 35.91)|Section 35.78 - Guardians; Bonds, Execution and Filing; Corporate Guardians, Exemption; Sureties.

35.78 Guardians; bonds, execution and filing; corporate guardians, exemption; sureties. Sec. 8.  Before making an appointment under the provisions of this act the court shall be satisfied that the person whose appointment is sought is a fit and proper person to be appointed. Upon the appointment being made, the guardian shall execute and file a bond to be approved by the court in an amount not less than the sum then due and estimated to become payable during the ensuing year. The said bond shall be in the form and be conditioned as required of guardians appointed under the general guardianship laws of this state. The court shall have power from time to time to require the guardian to file an additional bond: Provided, however, That if the person appointed as guardian under the provisions of this act is a trust company organized under the laws of the state of Michigan, or a bank with trust powers organized under the laws of the United States or of the state of Michigan, no bond shall be required except that the court in any case may require a bond from any such guardian if, under the circumstances in a particular case, it feels that such a bond is necessary for the protection of the estate of the ward: And provided further, That in any case where a trust company organized under the laws of the state of Michigan, or a bank with trust powers organized under the laws of the United States or of the state of Michigan, shall heretofore have been appointed guardian under the provisions of this act and shall have furnished bond as such guardian, the court shall have power to cancel such bond and to release and discharge the surety or sureties thereon, upon the written petition of such surety or his principal and after the principal named in said bond has filed an account of all his actions and administration from the date of his last account up to the date of the hearing, if the court, after due notice to all persons interested deems it reasonable and proper.  Where a bond is tendered by a guardian with personal sureties, there shall be at least 2 such sureties and they shall file with the court a certificate under oath which shall describe the property owned, both real and personal, and shall state that they are each worth the sum named in the bond as the penalty thereof over and above all their debts and liabilities and exclusive of property exempt from execution. Notwithstanding such tender, the court may require additional security for or may require a corporate surety bond, the premium thereon to be paid from ward's estate.  History: 1937, Act 321, Imd. Eff. July 27, 1937 ;-- Am. 1945, Act 308, Imd. Eff. May 25, 1945 ;-- Am. 1947, Act 245, Eff. Oct. 11, 1947 ;-- CL 1948, 35.78
MI Comp L § 35.80 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 35 - Veterans and Members of Armed Forces|Act 321 of 1937 - Uniform Veterans' Guardianship Act (35.71 - 35.91)|Section 35.80 - Guardians; Failure to File Account, Penalty.

35.80 Guardians; failure to file account, penalty. Sec. 10.  Penalty for failure to account.  If any guardian shall fail to file, with the court or the veterans administration as required by this act, any account of the benefits received by him from the veterans administration on account of his ward within 30 days after such account is due, or shall fail to furnish the veterans administration a true copy of any account or of any petition as required by this act, such failure shall be ground for removal.  History: 1937, Act 321, Imd. Eff. July 27, 1937 ;-- CL 1948, 35.80
MI Comp L § 35.81 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 35 - Veterans and Members of Armed Forces|Act 321 of 1937 - Uniform Veterans' Guardianship Act (35.71 - 35.91)|Section 35.81 - Guardians; Compensation; Notice and Hearing.

35.81 Guardians; compensation; notice and hearing. Sec. 11.  Compensation payable to guardians shall not exceed 5% of the income of the ward during any year. If such compensation appears inadequate, the court may upon petition and after notice to the veterans administration and hearing thereon, authorize such other or additional compensation payable from the estate of the ward as shall be deemed just and reasonable. Notice of such petition and hearing shall be given the proper office of the veterans administration in the manner provided in section 9 of this act. History: 1937, Act 321, Imd. Eff. July 27, 1937 ;-- CL 1948, 35.81 ;-- Am. 1962, Act 102, Eff. Mar. 28, 1963
MI Comp L § 35.82i (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 35 - Veterans and Members of Armed Forces|Act 321 of 1937 - Uniform Veterans' Guardianship Act (35.71 - 35.91)|Section 35.82i - Corporate Guardians; Common Trust Fund Investments Permitted.

35.82i Corporate guardians; common trust fund investments permitted. Sec. 12i.  Any trust company or bank with trust powers acting as a guardian pursuant to this act and organized under the laws of this state or of the United States may invest in a common trust fund, containing only investments authorized for fiduciaries, established and maintained by the corporate fiduciary in conformity with the laws of this state or of the United States. History: Add. 1969, Act 64, Imd. Eff. July 21, 1969 Compiler's Notes: This section evidently was intended to be incorporated into MCL 35.82 as subdivision (i).
MI Comp L § 35.83 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 35 - Veterans and Members of Armed Forces|Act 321 of 1937 - Uniform Veterans' Guardianship Act (35.71 - 35.91)|Section 35.83 - Maintenance and Support of Ward.

35.83 Maintenance and support of ward. Sec. 13.  Maintenance and support. A guardian shall not apply any portion of the estate of his ward for the support and maintenance of any person other than said ward, his minor children and his wife (if she and the ward be living together) except upon petition to and order of the court after a hearing, notice of which has been given the proper office of the veterans administration in the manner and within the time provided in section 9 of this act. History: 1937, Act 321, Imd. Eff. July 27, 1937 ;-- CL 1948, 35.83
MI Comp L § 35.84 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 35 - Veterans and Members of Armed Forces|Act 321 of 1937 - Uniform Veterans' Guardianship Act (35.71 - 35.91)|Section 35.84 - Purchase of Home for Ward.

35.84 Purchase of home for ward. Sec. 14.  Purchase of home for ward. The court may authorize the purchase of the entire fee simple title to real estate in this state in which the guardian has no interest, but only as a home for the ward, or to protect his interest, or, if he is not a minor, as a home for his dependent family. Such purchase of real estate shall not be made except upon the entry of an order of the court after hearing upon verified petition. Notice of such hearing shall be given the veterans administration in the manner and within the time provided by section 9 of this act.  Before authorizing such investment the court shall require evidence of value and title as is hereinabove provided, and of the advisability of acquiring such real estate. Title shall be taken in the ward's name. This section shall not be construed to limit the right of the guardian on behalf of his ward to bid and to become the purchaser of real estate at a sale thereof pursuant to decree of foreclosure of a lien held by or for the ward, or at a trustee's sale, to protect the ward's right in the property so foreclosed or sold, or at a sale under partition decree, if necessary to protect the ward's interest in such property. History: 1937, Act 321, Imd. Eff. July 27, 1937 ;-- CL 1948, 35.84
MI Comp L § 35.85 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 35 - Veterans and Members of Armed Forces|Act 321 of 1937 - Uniform Veterans' Guardianship Act (35.71 - 35.91)|Section 35.85 - Guardian; Discharge, Release of Sureties.

35.85 Guardian; discharge, release of sureties.  Sec. 15.  Discharge of guardian and release of sureties. When a minor ward for whom a guardian has been appointed under the provisions of this act or other laws of this state shall have attained his or her majority, and if incompetent shall be declared competent by the court, and when any incompetent ward, not a minor, shall be declared competent by the court, the guardian shall file a final account. Upon hearing, following notice to the former minor or incompetent and to the veterans administration in the manner and within the time provided by section 9, and upon approval of the final account the court may so adjudge, and discharge the guardian and release the sureties from liability upon delivery to the former ward of the assets due him by the former guardian, and may make such further order as may be lawful. History: 1937, Act 321, Imd. Eff. July 27, 1937 ;-- CL 1948, 35.85
MI Comp L § 35.85a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 35 - Veterans and Members of Armed Forces|Act 321 of 1937 - Uniform Veterans' Guardianship Act (35.71 - 35.91)|Section 35.85a - Successor Corporate Guardians; Appointment, Conditions and Procedure.

35.85a Successor corporate guardians; appointment, conditions and procedure. Sec. 15a.  (1) Any trust company or bank with trust powers, organized under the laws of this state or organized under the laws of the United States, hereinafter in this section referred to as a corporate guardian or fiduciary, with approval of the probate court having jurisdiction, may resign its trust as guardian under this act in accordance with the provisions of this act and the general probate laws of this state. Where the corporate fiduciary has resigned, subject to the provisions of this act, for the purpose of expediting and facilitating the appointment and qualification as successor fiduciary of another corporate guardian, the laws of this state relating to notice of hearing on the appointment of a successor guardian shall not be applicable.  (2) It shall be sufficient for the resignation and discharge of a guardian and the contemporaneous appointment as successor corporate guardian if the following requirements are met:  (a) The filing of a petition by a corporate guardian, praying that its resignation be accepted, that it be discharged, its bond or other undertaking cancelled and the surety thereon released upon the filing of its final account, the allowance thereof, and the transfer of the assets to the corporate successor guardian to be appointed under the provisions of this section.  (b) The appointment of a qualified successor corporate guardian at a hearing on the petition of the resigning guardian with notice only to the veterans' administration as provided in section 3 of this act, or appointment ex parte of the corporate successor guardian upon the filing of a written waiver of notice of hearing thereon by the veterans' administration. The resignation of the former guardian and petition for the appointment of a corporate successor guardian may be combined in 1 instrument to be signed by the former guardian.   (c) The filing of an acceptance of trust or bond by the successor corporate guardian as may be directed by the court.  (d) Upon the allowance of its final account and filing of a receipt for the assets as provided by law, the former guardian may be discharged, its bond or other undertaking cancelled and the surety thereon released. History: Add. 1958, Act 103, Imd. Eff. Apr. 14, 1958
MI Comp L § 35.86 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 35 - Veterans and Members of Armed Forces|Act 321 of 1937 - Uniform Veterans' Guardianship Act (35.71 - 35.91)|Section 35.86 - Insane Veteran; Commitment, Procedure.

35.86 Insane veteran; commitment, procedure.  Sec. 16.  Commitment of insane veteran. Whenever it appears that any veteran is eligible for treatment in a United States veterans' facility and commitment is necessary for the proper care and treatment of such veteran, the court of the county in which the veteran is found, may, upon receipt of a certificate of eligibility from the veterans administration, and if the veteran be adjudged insane in accordance with law, direct such veteran's commitment to the veterans administration for hospitalization in a United States veterans' facility. Thereafter such veteran upon admission to any such facility shall be subject to the rules and regulations of the veterans administration and the chief officer of such facility shall be vested with the same powers exercised by superintendents of state hospitals for mental diseases within this state with reference to the retention, transfer or parole of the veteran so committed. Notice of such pending commitment proceedings shall be furnished the person to be committed and his right to appear and defend shall not be denied. The commitment of a veteran to a veterans' facility within this state by a court of another state under a similar provision of law, shall have the same force and effect as if such commitment were made by a court of this state. History: 1937, Act 321, Imd. Eff. July 27, 1937 ;-- CL 1948, 35.86
MI Comp L § 35.87 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 35 - Veterans and Members of Armed Forces|Act 321 of 1937 - Uniform Veterans' Guardianship Act (35.71 - 35.91)|Section 35.87 - Construction of Act.

35.87 Construction of act. Sec. 17.  Liberal construction. This act shall be construed liberally to secure the beneficial intents and purposes thereof and shall apply only to beneficiaries of the veterans administration. History: 1937, Act 321, Imd. Eff. July 27, 1937 ;-- CL 1948, 35.87
MI Comp L § 35.88 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 35 - Veterans and Members of Armed Forces|Act 321 of 1937 - Uniform Veterans' Guardianship Act (35.71 - 35.91)|Section 35.88 - Uniform Veterans' Guardianship Act; Short Title.

35.88 Uniform veterans' guardianship act; short title. Sec. 18.  Citation of act. This act may be cited as the "Uniform Veterans' Guardianship Act." History: 1937, Act 321, Imd. Eff. July 27, 1937 ;-- CL 1948, 35.88