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MI Comp L § 600.812 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-8 - Chapter 8 Probate Courts (600.801...600.899)|Section 600.812 - Oath.

600.812 Oath. Sec. 812.  A judge of probate after being elected or appointed shall qualify by taking the constitutional oath of office and shall subscribe the same and file it in the office of the county clerk or, in the instance of a probate court district created pursuant to law, file it with the secretary of state. History: Add. 1978, Act 543, Eff. July 1, 1979
MI Comp L § 600.813 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-8 - Chapter 8 Probate Courts (600.801...600.899)|Section 600.813 - Construction of Chapter.

600.813 Construction of chapter. Sec. 813.  (1) This chapter shall not be construed to affect the terms of those judges of probate elected before the effective date of this section or appointed before that date to fill a vacancy in the office of judge of probate.  (2) This chapter shall not be construed to rescind or repeal those probate court districts created before the effective date of this section. History: Add. 1978, Act 543, Eff. July 1, 1979
MI Comp L § 600.815 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-8 - Chapter 8 Probate Courts (600.801...600.899)|Section 600.815 - Terms of Probate Court Prohibited; Probate Court Open at All Reasonable Times; Evening and Weekend Sessions.

600.815 Terms of probate court prohibited; probate court open at all reasonable times; evening and weekend sessions. Sec. 815.  The probate court shall not have terms of court. The probate court shall be open at all reasonable times as fixed by the probate judge or, in counties having more than 1 probate judge, the chief judge. The probate court may hold evening and weekend sessions. History: Add. 1978, Act 543, Eff. July 1, 1979 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 374, Imd. Eff. July 17, 1996
MI Comp L § 600.816 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-8 - Chapter 8 Probate Courts (600.801...600.899)|Section 600.816 - Probate Judge; Court Sessions at Regional Diagnostic and Treatment Center; Court Sessions at Places Designated by County Chief Probate Judge; Hearing Regarding Incapacitated or Mentally Ill Person; Site.

600.816 Probate judge; court sessions at regional diagnostic and treatment center; court sessions at places designated by county chief probate judge; hearing regarding incapacitated or mentally ill person; site. Sec. 816.  (1) A probate judge shall hold sessions of the probate court at the county seat of each county, unless an alternative primary location is designated as provided in subsection (3), and may hold sessions of the probate court in a city of the county where sessions of the circuit court are authorized by law to be held. A probate judge may maintain an office at a place where sessions of the probate court are held.  (2) A probate judge may hold sessions of the court at the regional diagnostic and treatment center assigned to his or her court if sessions are approved by the state court administrator. The center shall provide an area for court sessions to which the public has access.  (3) Subject to the approval of the county board of commissioners and the state court administrator, the chief probate judge of a county may designate 1 or more places in the county where regular sessions of probate court may be held. A designation made under this subsection shall be delivered to the county clerk.  (4) Nothing in this section prohibits a judge from holding a hearing regarding an allegedly incapacitated individual or an allegedly mentally ill person at a site considered appropriate by the court as provided by section 5304 of the estates and protected individuals code, 1998 PA 386, MCL 700.5304, or section 456 of the mental health code, 1974 PA 258, MCL 330.1456. Nothing in this section prohibits a judge from holding a hearing regarding an individual alleged to need protection at a site the court considers appropriate as provided by section 5406 of the estates and protected individuals code, 1998 PA 386, MCL 700.5406. History: Add. 1978, Act 543, Eff. July 1, 1979 ;-- Am. 1991, Act 189, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1991 ;-- Am. 1995, Act 14, Imd. Eff. Apr. 12, 1995 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 56, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000
MI Comp L § 600.817 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-8 - Chapter 8 Probate Courts (600.801...600.899)|Section 600.817 - Books, Printed Blanks, and Stationery; Furniture, Equipment, and Supplies.

600.817 Books, printed blanks, and stationery; furniture, equipment, and supplies. Sec. 817.  Each county shall provide all books, printed blanks and other stationery necessary for keeping the records in the office of the judge of probate, and all furniture, equipment, and supplies necessary for equipping and maintaining the office. History: Add. 1978, Act 543, Eff. July 1, 1979
MI Comp L § 600.819 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-8 - Chapter 8 Probate Courts (600.801...600.899)|Section 600.819 - Repealed. 2011, Act 217, Imd. Eff. Nov. 10, 2011.

600.819 Repealed. 2011, Act 217, Imd. Eff. Nov. 10, 2011. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to election of a probate judge at annual convention to serve as state presiding probate judge.
MI Comp L § 600.821a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-8 - Chapter 8 Probate Courts (600.801...600.899)|Section 600.821a - Probate Judges' Federal Social Security and Medicare Taxes; Reimbursement to Counties.

600.821a Probate judges' federal social security and medicare taxes; reimbursement to counties. Sec. 821a.  In addition to the reimbursement under section 821(2)(b) to a county or to counties for amounts paid for probate judges' salaries, the state shall reimburse the county or counties for amounts paid as the employer's share for probate judges' federal social security and medicare taxes. History: Add. 1998, Act 100, Imd. Eff. May 28, 1998 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 92, Eff. Mar. 31, 2003
MI Comp L § 600.824 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-8 - Chapter 8 Probate Courts (600.801...600.899)|Section 600.824 - Repealed. 2011, Act 217, Imd. Eff. Nov. 10, 2011.

600.824 Repealed. 2011, Act 217, Imd. Eff. Nov. 10, 2011. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to circuit court judge temporarily serving as probate judge.
MI Comp L § 600.825 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-8 - Chapter 8 Probate Courts (600.801...600.899)|Section 600.825 - Repealed. 1990, Act 185, Eff. Oct. 1, 1990.

600.825 Repealed. 1990, Act 185, Eff. Oct. 1, 1990. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to probate judge serving as probate judge in another county or probate court district.
MI Comp L § 600.826 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-8 - Chapter 8 Probate Courts (600.801...600.899)|Section 600.826 - Certain Probate Judges to Assist Other Courts or Probate Judges for Limited Periods or Specific Assignments; Legislative Intent.

600.826 Certain probate judges to assist other courts or probate judges for limited periods or specific assignments; legislative intent. Sec. 826.  (1) A probate judge who is elected or appointed for a county in which the salary of that office is or would have been increased by sections 2a, 3, or 4 of chapter 1 of Act No. 288 of the Public Acts of 1939, as those sections were amended by Act No. 147 of the Public Acts of 1976, before their repeal by section 899 of this chapter, and whose judicial activity is less heavy than other probate judges' should be authorized by the supreme court or state court administrator to assist other courts within the same county or probate court district which they serve, to assist probate judges in other counties or districts, and to perform other judicial duties, for limited periods or specific assignments.  (2) This section is not intended as a directive to the judiciary but expresses an expectation in furtherance of full utilization of judicial officers and serves as notice of the expectation and intent of the legislature for incumbents and prospective candidates seeking election to judgeships affected by aforementioned 1976 amendments to sections 2a, 3, or 4 of chapter 1 of Act No. 288 of the Public Acts of 1939, as repealed. History: Add. 1978, Act 543, Eff. July 1, 1979
MI Comp L § 600.828 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-8 - Chapter 8 Probate Courts (600.801...600.899)|Section 600.828 - Reimbursement for Actual and Necessary Expenses.

600.828 Reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses. Sec. 828.  In a probate court district a probate judge who holds court in a county other than the county of his residence shall be reimbursed for his actual and necessary expenses incurred in so holding court upon his certification of the expenses to the state court administrator and upon approval by the state court administrator. Upon allowance, the sum shall be paid out of the general fund of the state in accordance with the accounting laws of the state. History: Add. 1978, Act 543, Eff. July 1, 1979
MI Comp L § 600.829 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-8 - Chapter 8 Probate Courts (600.801...600.899)|Section 600.829 - Probate Judge; Additional Salary and Reimbursement for Expenses; Payment of Compensation and Expenses; Voucher; Compensation Provided Pursuant to MCL 600.225(6).

600.829 Probate judge; additional salary and reimbursement for expenses; payment of compensation and expenses; voucher; compensation provided pursuant to MCL 600.225(6). Sec. 829.  (1) When a probate judge of another county or probate court district is performing duties under sections 824 or 825, he or she shall receive an additional salary and reimbursement for expenses as provided in section 225(6).  (2) The county treasurer shall pay the compensation and expenses, upon receipt of a voucher approved by the local probate judge or chief probate judge, out of the general funds of the county. If the local probate judge dies or is incapacitated to act, the voucher shall be subject to approval by the circuit judge of the county.  (3) Compensation provided pursuant to section 225(6) shall be in addition to the salary paid to the acting probate judge by the state or any county pursuant to section 821 or 822. History: Add. 1978, Act 543, Eff. July 1, 1979 ;-- Am. 1987, Act 225, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1987 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 388, Eff. Oct. 1, 1996
MI Comp L § 600.831 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-8 - Chapter 8 Probate Courts (600.801...600.899)|Section 600.831 - Powers, Duties, and Compensation of Probate Judges of County Having 2 or More Probate Judges; Power Vested in Chief Probate Judge; Selection, Powers, and Duties of Probate Judges in Counties of 1,000,000 or More.

600.831 Powers, duties, and compensation of probate judges of county having 2 or more probate judges; power vested in chief probate judge; selection, powers, and duties of probate judges in counties of 1,000,000 or more. Sec. 831.  (1) The probate judges of a county having 2 or more probate judges shall have equal powers, duties, and compensation except that the power of nomination, appointment, and removal of the several employees as provided by law for the probate court in that county, and of the offices connected therewith and the general direction and control of the business of the court, including the division of the work between the judges, shall be vested in a chief probate judge selected as follows:  (a) If the county has less than 1,000,000 in population, then in the probate judge having served for the longest period continuously, or if 2 or more judges were elected at the same election and served the same number of years continuously, then in the judge receiving the highest vote at the last election.  (b) If the county has 1,000,000 or more in population, then in the probate judge who is chosen by the several probate judges in the county, or if a judge does not receive a majority vote of the probate judges, then in the probate judge of that county selected by the Governor.  (2) The selection provided for in this section in counties of 1,000,000 or more in population shall be made within 15 days after the commencement of each year and the judge so selected shall exercise the duties and powers therein provided for the full calendar year then commencing, until his successor is selected, or is designated by the governor. History: Add. 1978, Act 543, Eff. July 1, 1979
MI Comp L § 600.832 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-8 - Chapter 8 Probate Courts (600.801...600.899)|Section 600.832 - Seal, Records, Books, Files, and Papers; Possession; Maintenance.

600.832 Seal, records, books, files, and papers; possession; maintenance.Sec. 832.  The clerk of the probate court shall have possession of the seal, records, books, files, and papers belonging to the probate court in the respective county or probate court district and, in accordance with supreme court rules, shall maintain every record created by or filed with the probate court. History: Add. 1978, Act 543, Eff. July 1, 1979 ;-- Am. 2013, Act 201, Imd. Eff. Dec. 18, 2013
MI Comp L § 600.833 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-8 - Chapter 8 Probate Courts (600.801...600.899)|Section 600.833 - Probate Register; Appointment; Salary; Oath; Bond; Term; Appointment, Compensation, Term, Powers, and Oath of Deputy Probate Registers.

600.833 Probate register; appointment; salary; oath; bond; term; appointment, compensation, term, powers, and oath of deputy probate registers. Sec. 833.  (1) In each county the probate judge of the county or probate court district, or the chief probate judge in a county having 2 or more probate judges, may appoint a probate register, at a reasonable salary fixed by the county board of commissioners. The probate register so appointed shall take and subscribe the oath of office prescribed by the state constitution of 1963, and give bond to the probate judge or chief judge in the penal sum of $1,000.00 to be approved by that judge, which bond and oath shall be filed in the office of the county clerk of the county. The probate register shall hold office until his appointment is terminated by the probate judge or chief judge.  (2) If a county has a probate register, the probate judge or the chief probate judge may appoint 1 or more deputy probate registers, who shall have such compensation as is fixed by the county board of commissioners. The term of office of the deputy probate registers and their powers shall be the same as those prescribed by law for probate registers. They shall take and subscribe the constitutional oath of office, which shall be filed with the county clerk. History: Add. 1978, Act 543, Eff. July 1, 1979
MI Comp L § 600.835 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-8 - Chapter 8 Probate Courts (600.801...600.899)|Section 600.835 - Official Court Reporters or Certified Recorders; Salary; Oath; Expenses; Order for Payment; Residence of Reporter or Recorder.

600.835 Official court reporters or certified recorders; salary; oath; expenses; order for payment; residence of reporter or recorder. Sec. 835.  (1) The probate judge or chief probate judge of any county or probate court district may appoint, and in counties having a population of 50,000 or more shall appoint, 1 or more official court reporters or certified recorders of the probate court, at a reasonable salary fixed by the county board of commissioners. The reporters or recorders so appointed shall take and subscribe the constitutional oath of office, which shall be filed with the county clerk of the county.  (2) The reporter or recorder serving in a probate court district shall be entitled to receive, in addition to the salary provided for in this section, the necessary and actual expenses incurred in attending court in the county other than the county in which the reporter or recorder resides. Upon filing with the clerk of the county in which the reporter or recorder attended court a sworn statement that the expenses were incurred by the reporter or recorder and that the expenditures were necessary in performing the services, the clerk shall draw an order for payment and upon presentation of that properly drawn order, the treasurer of the county shall pay the ordered sum to the person entitled to the payment. If the reporter or recorder does not reside within the probate court district in which he or she serves, he or she shall be considered for the purpose of this subsection to reside in the county where the probate judge of that district resides. History: Add. 1978, Act 543, Eff. July 1, 1979 ;-- Am. 1986, Act 308, Eff. Jan. 1, 1987
MI Comp L § 600.836 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-8 - Chapter 8 Probate Courts (600.801...600.899)|Section 600.836 - Allocating Duties; Combining Title and Powers.

600.836 Allocating duties; combining title and powers. Sec. 836.  The probate judge or chief probate judge may allocate the duties of the deputy registers, clerks, and reporters or recorders, and may combine the title and powers in any 1 or more persons. History: Add. 1978, Act 543, Eff. July 1, 1979 ;-- Am. 1986, Act 308, Eff. Jan. 1, 1987
MI Comp L § 600.838 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-8 - Chapter 8 Probate Courts (600.801...600.899)|Section 600.838 - Disqualification of Probate Judge.

600.838 Disqualification of probate judge. Sec. 838.  (1) A probate judge shall not sit in any proceeding:  (a) In which he is a party, or is financially interested.  (b) In which he would be excluded from being a juror by reason of consanguinity or affinity to any of the parties.  (c) In which he is related within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity to any of the attorneys of any party, witness, or representative in the proceeding. This disqualification may be waived by stipulation filed in the proceeding.  (d) Which involves or may involve the validity or interpretation of a will, contract, deed, mortgage, bill of sale, note or other document which he prepared, in the preparation of which he assisted, or to the execution of which he acted as a witness.  (e) Which involves a contested matter concerning which he advised a party to the contest.  (f) In which a probate register or other employee of the probate court in that county or probate court district, while holding that office or employment, prepared or assisted in the preparation of a will, contract, deed, mortgage, bill of sale, note, or other document involved in the hearing or trial, or acted as a witness to the execution thereof.  (2) A judge of probate shall not decide nor participate in the decision of any question which is argued in the court when he was not present and sitting therein as a judge.  (3) When a probate judge is disqualified within the meaning of subsection (1) or (2), the judge shall be deemed incapacitated for purposes of section 824. History: Add. 1978, Act 543, Eff. July 1, 1979
MI Comp L § 600.839 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961|Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)|236-1961-8 - Chapter 8 Probate Courts (600.801...600.899)|Section 600.839 - Probate Judge, Probate Register, or Employee of Probate Court; Prohibitions.

600.839 Probate judge, probate register, or employee of probate court; prohibitions. Sec. 839.  (1) A probate judge, probate register, or employee of the probate court shall not be:  (a) A fiduciary or appraiser of an estate under the jurisdiction of the probate court in the county or probate court district in which he is a probate judge, probate register, or employee.  (b) An attorney or counsel in an action or matter which may depend upon, or relate to, a sentence or order made or entered by the probate judge in the county or probate court district in which he is a probate judge, probate register, or employee.  (c) An attorney or counsel for or against a fiduciary appointed under the jurisdiction of the probate court in the county or probate court district in which he is a probate judge, probate register, or employee, in any action or proceeding brought by or against the fiduciary as such or in any action or proceeding relating to the official conduct of that fiduciary.  (2) A probate judge shall not have a partner practicing in the probate court in the county or probate court district in which he is a probate judge. Unless he is a party to the proceeding, a probate judge shall not be directly or indirectly interested in the costs of a proceeding that is brought in the probate court in the county or probate court district in which he is a probate judge.  (3) A clerk or employee of the probate court may not be an appraiser, referee, or divider of an estate which is under the jurisdiction of the probate court in the county or probate court district in which he is a clerk or employee. History: Add. 1978, Act 543, Eff. July 1, 1979