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MI Comp L § 600.841 (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 600.841 - Probate Court; Jurisdiction and Power.

600.841 Probate court; jurisdiction and power.Sec. 841.  (1) The probate court has jurisdiction and power as follows:  (a) As conferred upon it under the estates and protected individuals code, 1998 PA 386, MCL 700.1101 to 700.8206.  (b) As conferred upon it under the mental health code, 1974 PA 258, MCL 330.1001 to 330.2106.  (c) As conferred upon it under this act.  (d) As conferred upon it under another law or compact.  (2) In a judicial circuit in which the probate court is affected by a plan of concurrent jurisdiction adopted under chapter 4, the probate court has concurrent jurisdiction with the circuit court or the district court, or both, as provided in the plan of concurrent jurisdiction, except as to the following matters:  (a) The circuit court has exclusive jurisdiction over appeals from the district court and from administrative agencies as authorized by law.  (b) The circuit court has exclusive jurisdiction and power to issue, hear, and determine prerogative and remedial writs consistent with section 13 of article VI of the state constitution of 1963. History: Add. 1978, Act 543, Eff. July 1, 1979 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 388, Eff. Jan. 1, 1998 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 56, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 678, Eff. Apr. 1, 2003 ;-- Am. 2005, Act 326, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 2005 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 338, Eff. Jan. 1, 2013 ;-- Am. 2013, Act 164, Imd. Eff. Nov. 12, 2013
MI Comp L § 600.843 (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 600.843 - Contesting Jurisdiction Based on Residence of Person or Location of Person's Property.

600.843 Contesting jurisdiction based on residence of person or location of person's property. Sec. 843.  Jurisdiction assumed in any case by a judge of probate, so far as it depends on the place of residence of a person, or the location of the person's property, shall not be contested in any other action or proceeding, except in an appeal from the probate court in the original case, or when the want of jurisdiction appears on the face of a petition or from the record. History: Add. 1978, Act 543, Eff. July 1, 1979
MI Comp L § 600.845 (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 600.845 - Concurrent Jurisdiction of Circuit Court.

600.845 Concurrent jurisdiction of circuit court. Sec. 845.  The jurisdiction conferred by this chapter shall not be construed to deprive the circuit court in the proper county of concurrent jurisdiction as originally exercised over the same matter. History: Add. 1978, Act 543, Eff. July 1, 1979
MI Comp L § 600.846 (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 600.846 - Removal of Action or Proceeding to Probate Court.

600.846 Removal of action or proceeding to probate court.Sec. 846.  In an action or proceeding pending in any other court of this state of which the probate court and the other court have concurrent jurisdiction, the judge of the other court, upon motion of a party and after a finding and order on the jurisdictional issue, may by order remove the action or proceeding to the probate court. If the action or proceeding is removed to the probate court, the judge of the other court shall forward to the probate court the original of all papers in the action or proceeding and thereafter proceedings shall not be had before the other court. History: Add. 1978, Act 543, Eff. July 1, 1979 ;-- Am. 1989, Act 70, Eff. Sept. 1, 1989 ;-- Am. 2016, Act 186, Eff. Sept. 27, 2016
MI Comp L § 600.847 (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 600.847 - Powers of Probate Court in Exercise of Jurisdiction.

600.847 Powers of probate court in exercise of jurisdiction. Sec. 847.  In the exercise of jurisdiction vested in the probate court by law, the probate court shall have the same powers as the circuit court to hear and determine any matter and make any proper orders to fully effectuate the probate court's jurisdiction and decisions. History: Add. 1978, Act 543, Eff. July 1, 1979
MI Comp L § 600.848 (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 600.848 - Rehearings; Modifying and Setting Aside Orders, Sentences, or Judgments; Order With Respect to Original Hearing or Rehearing of Contested Matter; Exception.

600.848 Rehearings; modifying and setting aside orders, sentences, or judgments; order with respect to original hearing or rehearing of contested matter; exception. Sec. 848.  (1) Upon petition, where justice requires, and after due notice is given to all parties in interest, the probate court may grant rehearings and modify and set aside orders, sentences, or judgments rendered in the court.  (2) The probate court shall make and enter an order with respect to the original hearing or rehearing of a contested matter within 30 days after the termination of the hearing or rehearing.  (3) This section shall not apply to a proceeding under chapter 10 of Act No. 288 of the Public Acts of 1939, as amended. History: Add. 1978, Act 543, Eff. July 1, 1979
MI Comp L § 600.849 (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 600.849 - Validity of Order or Decree.

600.849 Validity of order or decree. Sec. 849.  When the validity of any order or sentence of the probate court is in question in any other action or proceeding, everything necessary to have been done or proved to render the order or decree valid, and which might have been proved by parol at the time of making the order or sentence, and was not required to be recorded, shall, after 20 years from such time, be presumed to have been done or proved, unless the contrary appears on the same record. History: Add. 1978, Act 543, Eff. July 1, 1979
MI Comp L § 600.851 (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 600.851 - Administration of Oaths; Certification.

600.851 Administration of oaths; certification. Sec. 851.  Oaths required to be taken by fiduciaries, appraisers, and dividers of estates, or by any other person in relation to any proceeding in the probate court, may be administered by a probate judge, probate register, or notary public, and a certified certificate thereof shall be returned and filed in the probate court. History: Add. 1978, Act 543, Eff. July 1, 1979
MI Comp L § 600.852 (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 600.852 - Petition, Inventory, Accounting, Proof of Claim, or Proof of Service; Declaration; False Execution and Filing; Penalties.

600.852 Petition, inventory, accounting, proof of claim, or proof of service; declaration; false execution and filing; penalties. Sec. 852.  (1) A petition, inventory, accounting, proof of claim or proof of service filed with the probate court need not be verified, acknowledged or made on oath if the person signing the instrument states immediately above the date and his signature: "I declare under the penalties of perjury that this _______________ was examined by me and that the contents thereof are true to the best of my information, knowledge and belief." This provision shall not apply to nominations of guardians by minors.  (2) A person who falsely executes and files with the probate court as provided in this section an instrument containing a declaration under the penalty of perjury may be found guilty of contempt of court and punished therefor and shall in addition be subject to the same responsibilities, liabilities, and penalties as he would have been if he had executed the instrument under oath. History: Add. 1978, Act 543, Eff. July 1, 1979
MI Comp L § 600.854 (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 600.854 - Notice Governed by Supreme Court Rule.

600.854 Notice governed by supreme court rule. Sec. 854.  Except as otherwise provided by law, any notice required by law shall be governed by supreme court rule. History: Add. 1978, Act 543, Eff. July 1, 1979
MI Comp L § 600.855 (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 600.855 - Form; Approval.

600.855 Form; approval. Sec. 855.  For the purpose of achieving uniformity of forms throughout this state in the probate court, effective July 1, 1979, only forms approved by the supreme court or the state court administrator shall be used. History: Add. 1978, Act 543, Eff. July 1, 1979
MI Comp L § 600.856 (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 600.856 - Change of Venue; Procedure; Contested Venue.

600.856 Change of venue; procedure; contested venue. Sec. 856.  (1) The venue of all proceedings or any portion thereof may be changed for the convenience of the parties and witnesses or when an impartial trial cannot be had, to the probate court in any other county upon petition of an interested party or upon the motion of the probate judge who has or would have jurisdiction. Copies of documents, as specified by the petitioner, which are on file in the court where the proceedings are pending, together, with any original instrument as specified, shall, without payment therefor, thereupon be transmitted by the probate court to the probate court in the county granted venue. After venue is changed, any notice of hearing which is required to be published shall be published in the county from which venue was changed.  (2) In cases of contested venue, proceedings shall be stayed except in the probate court in the county where first filed until final determination there of venue. History: Add. 1978, Act 543, Eff. July 1, 1979
MI Comp L § 600.857 (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 600.857 - Jury Trial.

600.857 Jury trial. Sec. 857.  (1) If a party to a proceeding in the probate court would have had a right before January 1, 1971 to demand a jury to determine a particular issue of fact in the circuit court upon a de novo appeal from that proceeding to the circuit court, that party shall on and after January 1, 1971 have the right to demand a jury to determine that issue of fact in the probate court proceeding.  (2) When a jury is demanded pursuant to law in a proceeding in the probate court, the jury shall be summoned and selected in accordance with sections 1301 to 1354. With respect to jurors any examination, challenge, replacement, oath or other practice which is not governed by the provisions of sections 1301 to 1354 shall be governed by rules adopted by the supreme court.  (3) If a jury trial is demanded in any proceeding by a party having a right to have a jury determine an issue, the demanding party shall pay into court a jury fee in an amount equal to the jury fee required in the circuit court in the same county but not to exceed $30.00, which fee shall be paid to the county treasurer for deposit in the general fund of the county. A jury fee shall not be required from a party demanding a jury trial in the juvenile division of the probate court or under Act No. 258 of the Public Acts of 1974, as amended, being sections 330.1001 to 330.2106 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. History: Add. 1978, Act 543, Eff. July 1, 1979
MI Comp L § 600.858 (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 600.858 - Security for Costs; Award of Costs in Contested Case.

600.858 Security for costs; award of costs in contested case. Sec. 858.  (1) When it appears reasonable and proper, the probate court may require a party to a proceeding before a hearing to give sufficient security for all costs as may be awarded against that party.  (2) In a contested case, the probate court may award costs to either party to be paid by the other party or out of the estate, as justice and equity requires. History: Add. 1978, Act 543, Eff. July 1, 1979
MI Comp L § 600.859 (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 600.859 - Taking Testimony; Record; Keeping Index and Original Notes.

600.859 Taking testimony; record; keeping index and original notes.Sec. 859.  (1) The following testimony before a probate judge shall be recorded:   (a) Testimony in contested matters.  (b) Testimony in matters pertaining to the admission to a hospital or other facility for mentally ill or developmentally disabled persons.  (c) Testimony in matters pertaining to persons having a contagious disease.  (d) Testimony in other matters if requested by an interested party.  (e) Testimony and other proceedings required by supreme court rule.  (2) In matters not governed by subsection (1), testimony before a probate judge, probate register, or deputy probate register may be given orally without a record being made of the testimony.  (3) The court shall keep sufficient index of the testimony and the court shall keep the index and the original notes as prescribed by supreme court rules. History: Add. 1978, Act 543, Eff. July 1, 1979 ;-- Am. 1979, Act 69, Imd. Eff. July 25, 1979 ;-- Am. 1986, Act 308, Eff. Jan. 1, 1987 ;-- Am. 2005, Act 326, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 2005 ;-- Am. 2013, Act 201, Imd. Eff. Dec. 18, 2013
MI Comp L § 600.861 (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 600.861 - Repealed. 2016, Act 186, Eff. Sept. 27, 2016.

600.861 Repealed. 2016, Act 186, Eff. Sept. 27, 2016. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to appeal of orders as matter of right.
MI Comp L § 600.863 (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 600.863 - Repealed. 2016, Act 186, Eff. Sept. 27, 2016.

600.863 Repealed. 2016, Act 186, Eff. Sept. 27, 2016. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to appeal to circuit court and court of appeals.
MI Comp L § 600.866 (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 600.866 - Appeals to Be on Record; Trial De Novo Prohibited; Notice of Appeal; Appeals Governed by Supreme Court Rule.

600.866 Appeals to be on record; trial de novo prohibited; notice of appeal; appeals governed by supreme court rule.Sec. 866.  (1) All appeals from the probate court shall be on a written transcript of the record made in the probate court or on a record settled and agreed to by the parties and approved by the probate court. An appeal shall not be tried de novo.  (2) A party appealing from the probate court shall give notice of appeal to all interested parties as provided by supreme court rule.  (3) Except as otherwise provided in this section and section 867, appeals from the probate court are governed by supreme court rule. History: Add. 1978, Act 543, Eff. July 1, 1979 ;-- Am. 2016, Act 186, Eff. Sept. 27, 2016
MI Comp L § 600.867 (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 600.867 - Stay of Further Proceedings in Pursuance of Judgment, Order, or Sentence; Exception; Application for Delayed Appeal.

600.867 Stay of further proceedings in pursuance of judgment, order, or sentence; exception; application for delayed appeal.Sec. 867.  (1) After an appeal of right from a judgment or order of the probate court is filed with the court of appeals and notice of the appeal is filed with the probate court, all further proceedings in pursuance of the judgment, order, or sentence, appealed from are stayed for a period of 21 days or, if a motion for stay pending appeal is granted, until the appeal is determined, except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), section 65(2) of chapter X of the probate code of 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL 710.65, or supreme court rule.  (2) The pendency of an appeal from the family division of the circuit court or from an order of the probate court entered under the mental health code, 1974 PA 258, MCL 330.1001 to 330.2106, or sections 5201 to 5319 of the estates and protected individuals code, 1998 PA 386, MCL 700.5201 to 700.5319, does not stay the judgment or order unless the court from which or to which the appeal is taken specifically orders the stay. An application for a delayed appeal from an order of the family division of the circuit court shall be filed within 6 months after entry of the judgment or order. History: Add. 1978, Act 543, Eff. July 1, 1979 ;-- Am. 1979, Act 69, Imd. Eff. July 25, 1979 ;-- Am. 2016, Act 186, Eff. Sept. 27, 2016
MI Comp L § 600.871 (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 600.871 - Decedents' Estates; Fees; Payment; Final Accounting; Receipt.

600.871 Decedents' estates; fees; payment; final accounting; receipt.Sec. 871.  (1) In all decedents' estates in which proceedings are instituted for probate, the probate court shall charge and collect the following fees as an expense of administration on the value of all assets, as of the date of death of the decedent, as follows:  (a) In an estate of value of less than $1,000.00, $5.00 plus 1% of the amount over $500.00.  (b) In an estate of value of $1,000.00 or more, but less than $3,000.00, $25.00.  (c) In an estate of value of $3,000.00 or more but less than $10,000.00, $25.00 plus 5/8 of 1% of the amount over $3,000.00.  (d) In an estate of value of $10,000.00 or more but less than $25,000.00, $68.75 plus 1/2 of 1% of the amount over $10,000.00.  (e) In an estate of value of $25,000.00 but less than $50,000.00, $143.75 plus 3/8 of 1% of the amount over $25,000.00.  (f) In an estate of value of $50,000.00 but less than $100,000.00, $237.50 plus 1/4 of 1% of the amount over $50,000.00.  (g) In an estate of value of $100,000.00 to $500,000.00, $362.50 plus 1/8 of 1% of the amount over $100,000.00.  (h) For each additional $100,000.00 value, or larger fraction thereof, over $500,000.00, $62.50.  (i) For each additional $100,000.00 value, or larger fraction thereof, over $1,000,000.00, $31.25.  (2) Beginning March 28, 2013, in calculating a fee under subsection (1), if real property that is included in the estate is encumbered by or used as security for an indebtedness, the amount of the indebtedness must be deducted from the value of the real property.  (3) The fees in subsection (1), rounded to the whole dollar, are due and payable to the probate court on or before the closing of the estate or within 1 year after the commencement of probate proceedings, whichever occurs first. The probate court shall not accept a final accounting until the fees are paid in full and shown as part of the final accounting. An official receipt must be issued to the payer when the fees are collected. History: Add. 1978, Act 543, Eff. July 1, 1979 ;-- Am. 2005, Act 326, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 2005 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 596, Eff. Mar. 28, 2013 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 33, Imd. Eff. Feb. 21, 2018
MI Comp L § 600.872 (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 600.872 - Repealed. 1996, Act 374, Eff. Oct. 1, 1996.

600.872 Repealed. 1996, Act 374, Eff. Oct. 1, 1996. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to exemplifications and certified copies.
MI Comp L § 600.873 (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 600.873 - Repealed. 1979, Act 69, Imd. Eff. July 25, 1979.

600.873 Repealed. 1979, Act 69, Imd. Eff. July 25, 1979. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to certified copy or exemplification of record, paper, or proceeding.
MI Comp L § 600.874 (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 600.874 - Probate Court; Charge and Collection of Fees; Waiver of Fee for Conduct of Marriage Ceremony; Remittance.

600.874 Probate court; charge and collection of fees; waiver of fee for conduct of marriage ceremony; remittance.Sec. 874.  (1) The probate court shall charge and collect the following fees:  (a) For performing a marriage ceremony, $10.00.  (b) For issuance of a commission to take testimony, $7.00.  (c) For taking, certifying, sealing, and forwarding depositions, $5.00, and 10 cents per page, which fees shall be considered as costs in the case; and for each copy of the deposition furnished, 3 cents per page.  (2) A probate judge may waive the fee for performing a marriage ceremony if the parties to the marriage are indigent.  (3) A fee paid under subsection (1)(a) shall be remitted to the probate court for the county in which the probate judge performing the marriage serves. History: Add. 1978, Act 543, Eff. July 1, 1979 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 266, Imd. Eff. July 3, 2012