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MI Comp L § 700.2910 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 700 - Estates and Protected Individuals Code|Act 386 of 1998 - Estates and Protected Individuals Code (700.1101 - 700.8206)|Article II - Intestacy, Wills, and Donative Transfers (700.2101...700.2959)|386-1998-II-9 - Part 9 Disclaimers (700.2901...700.2912)|Section 700.2910 - Barring Right to Disclaim.

700.2910 Barring right to disclaim. Sec. 2910.  (1) The right to disclaim property is barred by any of the following events that occur after the event giving rise to the right to disclaim and before the disclaimer is perfected:  (a) An assignment, conveyance, encumbrance, pledge, or transfer of the property, or a contract for such a transaction.  (b) A written waiver of the right to disclaim.  (c) An acceptance of the disclaimable interest or a benefit under the disclaimable interest after actual knowledge that a property right has been conferred.  (d) A sale of the property under judicial sale.  (e) The expiration of the permitted applicable perpetuities period.  (2) The right to disclaim is barred to the extent provided by other applicable law. A partial bar does not preclude the disclaimant from disclaiming all or any part of the balance of the property if the disclaimant has received a portion of the property and there still remains an interest that the disclaimant is yet to receive. An act that bars the right to disclaim a present interest in joint property does not bar the right to disclaim a future interest in joint property. History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 314, Eff. Sept. 1, 2004 Popular Name: EPIC
MI Comp L § 700.2911 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 700 - Estates and Protected Individuals Code|Act 386 of 1998 - Estates and Protected Individuals Code (700.1101 - 700.8206)|Article II - Intestacy, Wills, and Donative Transfers (700.2101...700.2959)|386-1998-II-9 - Part 9 Disclaimers (700.2901...700.2912)|Section 700.2911 - Abolition of Common Law Right.

700.2911 Abolition of common law right. Sec. 2911.  The common law right of disclaimer or renunciation is abolished. This part does not abridge the right of a person to waive, release, disclaim, or renounce property or an interest in property under another statute. History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000 Popular Name: EPIC
MI Comp L § 700.2912 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 700 - Estates and Protected Individuals Code|Act 386 of 1998 - Estates and Protected Individuals Code (700.1101 - 700.8206)|Article II - Intestacy, Wills, and Donative Transfers (700.2101...700.2959)|386-1998-II-9 - Part 9 Disclaimers (700.2901...700.2912)|Section 700.2912 - Effect on Existing Property Interests.

700.2912 Effect on existing property interests. Sec. 2912.  An interest in property that exists on the effective date of this act as to which, if a present interest, the time for delivering a disclaimer under this part has not expired or, if a future interest, the interest has not become indefeasibly vested or the taker finally ascertained, may be disclaimed after the effective date of this act and before any event described in section 2910. History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000 Popular Name: EPIC
MI Comp L § 700.2951 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 700 - Estates and Protected Individuals Code|Act 386 of 1998 - Estates and Protected Individuals Code (700.1101 - 700.8206)|Article II - Intestacy, Wills, and Donative Transfers (700.2101...700.2959)|386-1998-II-10 - Part 10 International Wills (700.2951...700.2959)|Section 700.2951 - Definitions.

700.2951 Definitions. Sec. 2951.  As used in this part:  (a) "International will" means a will executed in conformity with this part.  (b) "Authorized individual" means an individual who by section 2959 or by the laws of the United States, including members of the diplomatic and consular service of the United States designated by foreign service regulations, is empowered to supervise the execution of international wills. History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000 Popular Name: EPIC
MI Comp L § 700.2952 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 700 - Estates and Protected Individuals Code|Act 386 of 1998 - Estates and Protected Individuals Code (700.1101 - 700.8206)|Article II - Intestacy, Wills, and Donative Transfers (700.2101...700.2959)|386-1998-II-10 - Part 10 International Wills (700.2951...700.2959)|Section 700.2952 - Validity.

700.2952 Validity. Sec. 2952.  (1) If a will is made in the form of an international will that complies with the requirements of this part, the will is valid in regard to its form irrespective of the particular place where the will is made, of the location of assets, or of the testator's nationality, domicile, or residence.  (2) A will's invalidity as an international will does not affect its formal validity as a will of another kind.  (3) This part does not apply to the form of a testamentary disposition made by 2 or more individuals in 1 instrument. History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000 Popular Name: EPIC
MI Comp L § 700.2953 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 700 - Estates and Protected Individuals Code|Act 386 of 1998 - Estates and Protected Individuals Code (700.1101 - 700.8206)|Article II - Intestacy, Wills, and Donative Transfers (700.2101...700.2959)|386-1998-II-10 - Part 10 International Wills (700.2951...700.2959)|Section 700.2953 - Form and Procedure; Requirements.

700.2953 Form and procedure; requirements. Sec. 2953.  To comply with this part as a valid international will, a will shall meet all of the following requirements regarding form and procedure:  (a) The will shall be made in writing, but does not need to be written by the testator personally. The will may be written in any language and may be written by hand or by any other means.  (b) The testator shall declare in the presence of 2 witnesses and an authorized individual that the document is the testator's will and that he or she knows its contents. The testator need not inform the witnesses or the authorized person of the will's contents.  (c) In the witnesses' and the authorized individual's presence, the testator shall sign the will or, if the testator has previously signed the will, shall acknowledge his or her signature.  (d) If the testator is unable to sign the international will, the absence of the testator's signature does not affect the will's validity if the testator indicates the reason for the inability and the authorized individual makes note of the reason on the will. In such a case, it is permissible, but not required, for another individual present, including a witness or the authorized individual, to sign the testator's name at the testator's direction, which act the authorized individual shall also note on the will.  (e) The witnesses and the authorized individual shall there and then attest the will by signing in the presence of the testator. History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000 Popular Name: EPIC
MI Comp L § 700.2954 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 700 - Estates and Protected Individuals Code|Act 386 of 1998 - Estates and Protected Individuals Code (700.1101 - 700.8206)|Article II - Intestacy, Wills, and Donative Transfers (700.2101...700.2959)|386-1998-II-10 - Part 10 International Wills (700.2951...700.2959)|Section 700.2954 - Form and Procedure; Additional Recommendations.

700.2954 Form and procedure; additional recommendations. Sec. 2954.  (1) To further assure an international will's acceptance, in addition to the section 2953 requirements, all of the following are recommended regarding form and procedure:  (a) The testator's, witnesses', and authorized individual's signatures should be placed at the end of the will. If the will consists of several sheets, the testator should sign each sheet. If the testator is unable to sign, the individual signing on the testator's behalf should sign each sheet or, if there is no such individual, the authorized individual should sign each sheet. In addition, each sheet should be consecutively numbered.  (b) The will's date is the date of its signature by the authorized individual. The authorized individual should note that date at the end of the will.  (c) The authorized individual should ask the testator whether he or she wishes to make a declaration concerning the will's safekeeping. If so and at the testator's express request, the place where the testator intends to have the will kept should be mentioned in the certificate provided for in section 2955.  (2) A will executed in compliance with section 2953 is not invalid merely because it does not comply with this section. History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000 Popular Name: EPIC
MI Comp L § 700.2955 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 700 - Estates and Protected Individuals Code|Act 386 of 1998 - Estates and Protected Individuals Code (700.1101 - 700.8206)|Article II - Intestacy, Wills, and Donative Transfers (700.2101...700.2959)|386-1998-II-10 - Part 10 International Wills (700.2951...700.2959)|Section 700.2955 - Certificate.

700.2955 Certificate.Sec. 2955.  The authorized individual shall attach to the will a certificate signed by the authorized individual establishing that the will complies with the requirements of this part for valid execution of an international will. The authorized individual shall keep a copy of the certificate and deliver another to the testator. The certificate must be in substantially the following form, except the provisions of the form that are optional provisions need only be included if the circumstances of the will render them applicable:   CERTIFICATE   (Convention of October 26, 1973)   1. I, ________________________________________________,   (Name, address and capacity)   a person authorized to act in connection with international wills   2. Certify that on _______ at ______________________________   (Date) (Place)   3. (Testator) ______________________________________________   (Name, address, date and place of birth)   in my presence and that of the witnesses   4. (a) _____________________________________________________   (Name, address, date and place of birth)   (b) _____________________________________________________   (Name, address, date and place of birth)   has declared that the attached document is his (or her) will andthat he (or she) knows the contents thereof.   5. I furthermore certify that:   6. (a) In my presence and in that of the witnesses (1) the testator has signed the will or has acknowledged his (or her) signature previously affixed. * following a declaration of the testator stating that he (or she) (2) was unable to sign his (or her) will for the following reason ____________________, I have mentioned this declaration on the will * and the signature has been affixed by   __________________________________________________________________   (Name and address)   7. (b) The witnesses and I have signed the will;   8. *(c) Each page of the will has been signed by __________________________ and numbered;   9. (d) I have satisfied myself as to the identity of the testator and of the witnesses as designated above;   10. (e) The witnesses have met the conditions requisite to act as such according to the law under which I am acting;   11. *(f) The testator has requested me to include the following statement concerning the safekeeping of his (or her) will:   12. PLACE OF EXECUTION   13. DATE   14. SIGNATURE and, if necessary, SEAL   * to be completed if appropriate.      History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000 Popular Name: EPIC
MI Comp L § 700.2956 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 700 - Estates and Protected Individuals Code|Act 386 of 1998 - Estates and Protected Individuals Code (700.1101 - 700.8206)|Article II - Intestacy, Wills, and Donative Transfers (700.2101...700.2959)|386-1998-II-10 - Part 10 International Wills (700.2951...700.2959)|Section 700.2956 - Effect of Certificate.

700.2956 Effect of certificate. Sec. 2956.  In the absence of evidence to the contrary, the authorized individual's certificate is conclusive of an international will's validity under this part. The absence or irregularity of a certificate does not affect the validity of a will under this part. History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000 Popular Name: EPIC
MI Comp L § 700.2957 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 700 - Estates and Protected Individuals Code|Act 386 of 1998 - Estates and Protected Individuals Code (700.1101 - 700.8206)|Article II - Intestacy, Wills, and Donative Transfers (700.2101...700.2959)|386-1998-II-10 - Part 10 International Wills (700.2951...700.2959)|Section 700.2957 - Revocation.

700.2957 Revocation. Sec. 2957.  An international will is subject to the ordinary rules of revocation of wills. History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000 Popular Name: EPIC
MI Comp L § 700.2958 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 700 - Estates and Protected Individuals Code|Act 386 of 1998 - Estates and Protected Individuals Code (700.1101 - 700.8206)|Article II - Intestacy, Wills, and Donative Transfers (700.2101...700.2959)|386-1998-II-10 - Part 10 International Wills (700.2951...700.2959)|Section 700.2958 - Source and Construction.

700.2958 Source and construction. Sec. 2958.  Sections 2951 to 2957 derive from "Annex to Convention of October 26, 1973, Providing a Uniform Law on the Form of an International Will". In interpreting and applying this part, regard shall be had to its international origin and to the need for uniformity in its interpretation. History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000 Popular Name: EPIC
MI Comp L § 700.2959 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 700 - Estates and Protected Individuals Code|Act 386 of 1998 - Estates and Protected Individuals Code (700.1101 - 700.8206)|Article II - Intestacy, Wills, and Donative Transfers (700.2101...700.2959)|386-1998-II-10 - Part 10 International Wills (700.2951...700.2959)|Section 700.2959 - Persons Authorized to Act in Relation to International Will; Eligibility; Recognition by Authorizing Agency.

700.2959 Persons authorized to act in relation to international will; eligibility; recognition by authorizing agency. Sec. 2959.  An individual who is admitted to practice law before the courts of this state and who is in good standing as an active law practitioner of this state is an authorized individual empowered to supervise the execution of an international will. History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000 Popular Name: EPIC
MI Comp L § 700.3101 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 700 - Estates and Protected Individuals Code|Act 386 of 1998 - Estates and Protected Individuals Code (700.1101 - 700.8206)|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.

700.3101 Devolution of estate at death; restrictions. Sec. 3101.  An individual's power to leave property by will, and the rights of creditors, devisees, and heirs to his or her property, are subject to the restrictions and limitations contained in this act to facilitate the prompt settlement of estates. Upon an individual's death, the decedent's property devolves to the persons to whom the property is devised by the decedent's last will or to those indicated as substitutes for them in cases involving lapse, disclaimer, or other circumstances affecting devolution of a testate estate, or in the absence of testamentary disposition, to the decedent's heirs or to those indicated as substitutes for them in cases involving disclaimer or other circumstances affecting devolution of an intestate estate, subject to homestead allowance, family allowance, and exempt property, to rights of creditors, to the surviving spouse's elective share, and to administration. History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000 Popular Name: EPIC
MI Comp L § 700.3102 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 700 - Estates and Protected Individuals Code|Act 386 of 1998 - Estates and Protected Individuals Code (700.1101 - 700.8206)|Article III - Probate of Wills and Administration (700.3101...700.3988)|386-1998-III-1 - Part 1 General Provisions (700.3101...700.3108)|Section 700.3102 - Validity of Will by Order of Probate.

700.3102 Validity of will by order of probate. Sec. 3102.  Except to collect assets under section 3983, to be effective to prove the transfer of property or to nominate a personal representative, a will must be declared valid by a register's order of informal probate or by a court's adjudication of probate. History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 1998 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 54, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000 Popular Name: EPIC
MI Comp L § 700.3103 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 700 - Estates and Protected Individuals Code|Act 386 of 1998 - Estates and Protected Individuals Code (700.1101 - 700.8206)|Article III - Probate of Wills and Administration (700.3101...700.3988)|386-1998-III-1 - Part 1 General Provisions (700.3101...700.3108)|Section 700.3103 - Necessity of Appointment for Administration.

700.3103 Necessity of appointment for administration. Sec. 3103.  Except as otherwise provided in article IV, to acquire the powers and undertake the duties and liabilities of a decedent's personal representative, a person must be appointed by the register or by court order, must qualify, and must be issued letters. The issuance of letters commences an estate's administration. History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000 Popular Name: EPIC
MI Comp L § 700.3104 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 700 - Estates and Protected Individuals Code|Act 386 of 1998 - Estates and Protected Individuals Code (700.1101 - 700.8206)|Article III - Probate of Wills and Administration (700.3101...700.3988)|386-1998-III-1 - Part 1 General Provisions (700.3101...700.3108)|Section 700.3104 - Claim Against Decedent; Necessity of Administration.

700.3104 Claim against decedent; necessity of administration.Sec. 3104.  (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), a proceeding to enforce a claim against a decedent's estate or the decedent's successors shall not be revived or commenced before the appointment of a personal representative. After the appointment and until distribution, a proceeding or action to enforce a claim against the estate is governed by the procedure prescribed by this article. After distribution, a creditor whose claim has not been barred may recover from the distributees as provided in section 3955 or from a former personal representative individually liable as provided in section 3956.  (2) This act does not apply to a proceeding by a secured creditor of the decedent to enforce the creditor's right to the creditor's security except as provided in part 8 of article III and part 6 of article VII. History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000 ;-- Am. 2009, Act 46, Eff. Apr. 1, 2010 Popular Name: EPIC
MI Comp L § 700.3105 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 700 - Estates and Protected Individuals Code|Act 386 of 1998 - Estates and Protected Individuals Code (700.1101 - 700.8206)|Article III - Probate of Wills and Administration (700.3101...700.3988)|386-1998-III-1 - Part 1 General Provisions (700.3101...700.3108)|Section 700.3105 - Proceedings Affecting Devolution and Administration.

700.3105 Proceedings affecting devolution and administration. Sec. 3105.  A person interested in a decedent's estate may apply to the register for a determination in the informal proceedings provided in this article and may petition the court for orders in formal proceedings within the court's jurisdiction. History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000 Popular Name: EPIC
MI Comp L § 700.3106 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 700 - Estates and Protected Individuals Code|Act 386 of 1998 - Estates and Protected Individuals Code (700.1101 - 700.8206)|Article III - Probate of Wills and Administration (700.3101...700.3988)|386-1998-III-1 - Part 1 General Provisions (700.3101...700.3108)|Section 700.3106 - Proceedings Within Jurisdiction of Court; Service; Jurisdiction Over Persons.

700.3106 Proceedings within jurisdiction of court; service; jurisdiction over persons. Sec. 3106.  In a proceeding within the court's jurisdiction in which notice is required by this act or by court rule, and in a proceeding to construe a probated will or determine heirs that concerns an estate that has not been opened for administration, an interested person may be bound by court order with respect to property in, or subject to the laws of, this state by notice in conformity with section 1401. An order is binding on all who are given notice of the proceeding, even if fewer than all interested persons are notified. History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000 Popular Name: EPIC
MI Comp L § 700.3107 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 700 - Estates and Protected Individuals Code|Act 386 of 1998 - Estates and Protected Individuals Code (700.1101 - 700.8206)|Article III - Probate of Wills and Administration (700.3101...700.3988)|386-1998-III-1 - Part 1 General Provisions (700.3101...700.3108)|Section 700.3107 - Proceedings; Scope; Independence.

700.3107 Proceedings; scope; independence. Sec. 3107.  (1) Unless a proceeding involves supervised administration as described in part 5 of this article, the following apply:  (a) Each proceeding before the court or register is independent of any other proceeding involving the same estate.  (b) A petition for a formal court order may combine various requests for relief in a single proceeding if the order sought may be a final order and may be granted without delay.  (2) Except as required in this article for another proceeding, the following apply:  (a) A petition is not defective because it fails to embrace all matters that might then be the subject of a final order.  (b) A proceeding for probate of a will or an adjudication of no will may be combined with a proceeding for appointment of a personal representative.  (c) A proceeding for appointment of a personal representative is concluded by an order making or declining the appointment. History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000 Popular Name: EPIC
MI Comp L § 700.3108 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 700 - Estates and Protected Individuals Code|Act 386 of 1998 - Estates and Protected Individuals Code (700.1101 - 700.8206)|Article III - Probate of Wills and Administration (700.3101...700.3988)|386-1998-III-1 - Part 1 General Provisions (700.3101...700.3108)|Section 700.3108 - Repealed. 2000, Act 54, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000.

700.3108 Repealed. 2000, Act 54, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to statutes of limitation on decedent's cause of action.Popular Name: EPIC