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MI Comp L § 700.5109 (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 V - Protection of an Individual Under Disability and His or Her Property (700.5101...700.5520)|386-1998-V-1 - Part 1 General Provisions (700.5101...700.5109)|Section 700.5109 - Release From Liability for Injury of Minor During Recreational Activity.

700.5109 Release from liability for injury of minor during recreational activity.Sec. 5109.  (1) Before a minor participates in recreational activity, a parent or guardian of the minor may release a person from liability for economic or noneconomic damages for personal injury sustained by the minor during the specific recreational activity for which the release is provided.  (2) This section only applies to a recreational activity sponsored or organized by a nongovernmental, nonprofit organization.  (3) Either or both of the following may be released from liability under this section:  (a) The sponsor or organizer of the recreational activity.  (b) An individual who is paid or volunteers to coach or assists in conducting the recreational activity.  (4) A release under this section only releases the sponsor, organizer, owner, lessee, or other person released from liability for injury or death that results solely from the inherent risks of the recreational activity. A release under this section does not limit the liability of the sponsor, organizer, owner, lessee, or other person released for the sponsor's, organizer's, owner's, lessee's, or other person's own negligence or the negligence of its employees or agents that causes or contributes to the injury or death.  (5) A release under this section must be in writing.  (6) This section does not restrict the limitation of liability afforded by section 73301 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.73301, or 1964 PA 170, MCL 691.1401 to 691.1419.  (7) As used in this section:   (a) "Camping activity" means a recreation activity planned and carried out by the owner and operator of a camp.  (b) "Recreational activity" means active participation in an athletic or recreational sport or in a camping activity. History: Add. 2011, Act 61, Imd. Eff. June 21, 2011 ;-- Am. 2016, Act 187, Eff. Sept. 19, 2016 Popular Name: EPIC
MI Comp L § 700.5201 (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 V - Protection of an Individual Under Disability and His or Her Property (700.5101...700.5520)|386-1998-V-2 - Part 2 Guardians of Minors (700.5201...700.5219)|Section 700.5201 - Appointment and Status of Guardians of Minor.

700.5201 Appointment and status of guardians of minor. Sec. 5201.  A person may become a minor's guardian by parental appointment or court appointment. The guardianship status continues until terminated, without regard to the location from time to time of the guardian or minor ward. History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000 Popular Name: EPIC
MI Comp L § 700.5202 (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 V - Protection of an Individual Under Disability and His or Her Property (700.5101...700.5520)|386-1998-V-2 - Part 2 Guardians of Minors (700.5201...700.5219)|Section 700.5202 - Parental Appointment of Guardian for Minor.

700.5202 Parental appointment of guardian for minor.Sec. 5202.  (1) The parent of an unmarried minor may appoint a guardian for the minor by will or by another writing signed by the parent and attested by at least 2 witnesses.  (2) Subject to the right of the minor under section 5203, if both parents are dead or have been adjudged to be legally incapacitated or the surviving parent has no parental rights or has been adjudged to be legally incapacitated, a parental appointment becomes effective when the guardian's acceptance is filed in the court in which the will containing the nomination is probated or, if the nomination is contained in a nontestamentary nominating instrument or the testator who made the nomination is not deceased, when the guardian's acceptance is filed in the court at the place where the minor resides or is present. If both parents are dead, an effective appointment by the parent who died later has priority.  (3) A parental appointment effected by filing the guardian's acceptance under a will probated in the state of the testator's domicile is effective in this state.  (4) Upon acceptance of appointment, the guardian shall give written notice of acceptance to the minor and to the person having the minor's care or the minor's nearest adult relative. History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 54, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000 ;-- Am. 2005, Act 204, Imd. Eff. Nov. 10, 2005 Popular Name: EPIC
MI Comp L § 700.5202a (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 V - Protection of an Individual Under Disability and His or Her Property (700.5101...700.5520)|386-1998-V-2 - Part 2 Guardians of Minors (700.5201...700.5219)|Section 700.5202a - Appointment of Guardian in Another State as Temporary Guardian.

700.5202a Appointment of guardian in another state as temporary guardian.Sec. 5202a.  (1) If a guardian has not been appointed in this state and a petition for the appointment of a guardian is not pending in this state, a guardian appointed, qualified, and serving in good standing in another state may be appointed immediately as temporary guardian in this state on filing with a court in this state an application for appointment, an authenticated copy of the guardian's appointment in the other state, and an acceptance of appointment. Letters of guardianship for the temporary guardian expire 28 days after the date of appointment.  (2) Within 14 days after appointment as temporary guardian under subsection (1), the guardian shall give notice to all interested persons of his or her appointment and the right to object to the appointment. On filing proof of service of the notice with the court, the temporary guardian shall be appointed full guardian and the court shall issue letters of guardianship accordingly.  (3) If an objection is filed to a guardianship under this section, the guardianship continues unless a court in this state enters an order removing the guardian. History: Add. 2012, Act 545, Imd. Eff. Jan. 2, 2013
MI Comp L § 700.5203 (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 V - Protection of an Individual Under Disability and His or Her Property (700.5101...700.5520)|386-1998-V-2 - Part 2 Guardians of Minors (700.5201...700.5219)|Section 700.5203 - Objection by Minor of 14 Years or Older to Parental Appointment.

700.5203 Objection by minor of 14 years or older to parental appointment. Sec. 5203.  A minor 14 years of age or older who is the subject of a parental appointment may prevent an appointment or cause it to terminate by filing with the court in which the nominating instrument is filed a written objection to the appointment before it is accepted or within 28 days after its acceptance. An objection may be withdrawn. An objection does not preclude appointment by the court in a proper proceeding of the parental nominee or another suitable person. History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000 Popular Name: EPIC
MI Comp L § 700.5204 (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 V - Protection of an Individual Under Disability and His or Her Property (700.5101...700.5520)|386-1998-V-2 - Part 2 Guardians of Minors (700.5201...700.5219)|Section 700.5204 - Court Appointment of Guardian of Minor; Conditions for Appointment.

700.5204 Court appointment of guardian of minor; conditions for appointment.Sec. 5204.  (1) A person interested in the welfare of a minor, or a minor if 14 years of age or older, may petition for the appointment of a guardian for the minor. The court may order the family independence agency or a court employee or agent to conduct an investigation of the proposed guardianship and file a written report of the investigation.  (2) The court may appoint a guardian for an unmarried minor if any of the following circumstances exist:  (a) The parental rights of both parents or the surviving parent are terminated or suspended by prior court order, by judgment of divorce or separate maintenance, by death, by judicial determination of mental incompetency, by disappearance, or by confinement in a place of detention.  (b) The parent or parents permit the minor to reside with another person and do not provide the other person with legal authority for the minor's care and maintenance, and the minor is not residing with his or her parent or parents when the petition is filed.  (c) All of the following:  (i) The minor's biological parents have never been married to one another.  (ii) The minor's parent who has custody of the minor dies or is missing and the other parent has not been granted legal custody under court order.  (iii) The person whom the petition asks to be appointed guardian is related to the minor within the fifth degree by marriage, blood, or adoption.  (3) A minor's limited guardian may petition to be appointed a guardian for that minor, except that the petition shall not be based upon suspension of parental rights by the order that appointed that person the limited guardian for that minor.  (4) A guardian appointed under section 5202 whose appointment is not prevented or nullified under section 5203 has priority over a guardian who may be appointed by the court. The court may proceed with an appointment upon a finding that a guardian appointed in a manner described in section 5202 has failed to accept the appointment within 28 days after the notice of the guardianship proceeding.  (5) For the minor ward's welfare, the court may at any time order the minor ward's parents to pay reasonable support and order reasonable parenting time and contact of the minor ward with his or her parents. History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 54, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000 ;-- Am. 2005, Act 204, Imd. Eff. Nov. 10, 2005 Popular Name: EPIC
MI Comp L § 700.5205 (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 V - Protection of an Individual Under Disability and His or Her Property (700.5101...700.5520)|386-1998-V-2 - Part 2 Guardians of Minors (700.5201...700.5219)|Section 700.5205 - Court Appointment of Limited Guardian; Requirements.

700.5205 Court appointment of limited guardian; requirements. Sec. 5205.  (1) The court may appoint a limited guardian for an unmarried minor upon the petition of the minor's parent or parents if all of the following requirements are met:  (a) The parents with custody of the minor consent or, in the case of only 1 parent having custody of the minor, the sole parent consents to the appointment of a limited guardian.  (b) The parent or parents voluntarily consent to the suspension of their parental rights.  (c) The court approves a limited guardianship placement plan agreed to by both of the following parties:  (i) The parents with custody of the minor or, in the case of only 1 parent having custody of the minor, the sole parent who has custody of the minor.  (ii) The person or persons whom the court will appoint as the minor's limited guardian.  (2) A minor's parent or parents who desire to have the court appoint a limited guardian for that minor and the person or persons who desire to be appointed limited guardian for that minor must develop a limited guardianship placement plan. The parties must use a limited guardianship placement plan form prescribed by the state court administrator. A limited guardianship placement plan form must include a notice that informs a parent who is a party to the plan that substantial failure to comply with the plan without good cause may result in the termination of the parent's parental rights under chapter XIIA of 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.1 to 712A.32. The proposed limited guardianship placement plan shall be attached to the petition requesting the court to appoint a limited guardian. The limited guardianship placement plan shall include provisions concerning all of the following:  (a) The reason the parent or parents are requesting the court to appoint a limited guardian for the minor.  (b) Parenting time and contact with the minor by his or her parent or parents sufficient to maintain a parent and child relationship.  (c) The duration of the limited guardianship.  (d) Financial support for the minor.  (e) Any other provisions that the parties agree to include in the plan. History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000 Popular Name: EPIC
MI Comp L § 700.5206 (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 V - Protection of an Individual Under Disability and His or Her Property (700.5101...700.5520)|386-1998-V-2 - Part 2 Guardians of Minors (700.5201...700.5219)|Section 700.5206 - Review Modification of Plan; Powers and Duties of Limited Guardian.

700.5206 Review modification of plan; powers and duties of limited guardian. Sec. 5206.  (1) The court shall review a proposed limited guardianship placement plan filed with the court under section 5205 and shall do 1 of the following:  (a) Approve the proposed plan.  (b) Disapprove the proposed plan.  (c) On its own motion, modify a proposed plan and approve it as modified, if the parties agree to the modification. The modified plan shall be filed with the court.  (2) A limited guardianship placement plan that has been approved by the court may be modified upon agreement of the parties and approval of the court. A modified limited guardianship placement plan shall be filed with the court.  (3) The voluntary suspension of parental rights under section 5205 does not prevent the parent or parents from filing a petition to terminate the limited guardianship at any time as provided in section 5208. Appointment of a limited guardian under this section is a continuing appointment.  (4) A limited guardian appointed under this section has all of the powers and duties enumerated in section 5215 except that a minor's limited guardian shall not consent to marriage or adoption of the minor ward or to the release of the minor ward for adoption. History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000 Popular Name: EPIC
MI Comp L § 700.5207 (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 V - Protection of an Individual Under Disability and His or Her Property (700.5101...700.5520)|386-1998-V-2 - Part 2 Guardians of Minors (700.5201...700.5219)|Section 700.5207 - Review of Guardianship of Minor.

700.5207 Review of guardianship of minor. Sec. 5207.  (1) The court may review a guardianship for a minor as it considers necessary and shall review a guardianship annually if the minor is under 6 years of age. In conducting the review, the court shall consider all of the following factors:  (a) The parent's and guardian's compliance with either of the following, as applicable:  (i) A limited guardianship placement plan.  (ii) A court-structured plan under subsection (3)(b)(ii)(B) or section 5209(2)(b)(ii).  (b) Whether the guardian has adequately provided for the minor's welfare.  (c) The necessity of continuing the guardianship.  (d) The guardian's willingness and ability to continue to provide for the minor's welfare.  (e) The effect upon the minor's welfare if the guardianship is continued.  (f) Any other factor that the court considers relevant to the minor's welfare.  (2) The court may order the family independence agency or a court employee or agent to conduct an investigation and file a written report of the investigation regarding the factors listed in subsection (1).  (3) Upon completion of a guardianship review, the court may do either of the following:  (a) Continue the guardianship.  (b) Schedule and conduct a hearing on the guardianship's status and do any of the following:  (i) If the guardianship is a limited guardianship, do either of the following:  (A) Continue the limited guardianship.  (B) Order the parties to modify the limited guardianship placement plan as a condition to continuing the limited guardianship.  (ii) If the guardianship was established under section 5204, do either of the following:  (A) Continue the guardianship.  (B) Order the parties to follow a court-structured plan designed to resolve the conditions identified at the review hearing.  (iii) Take an action described in section 5209(2). History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000 Popular Name: EPIC
MI Comp L § 700.5208 (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 V - Protection of an Individual Under Disability and His or Her Property (700.5101...700.5520)|386-1998-V-2 - Part 2 Guardians of Minors (700.5201...700.5219)|Section 700.5208 - Petition to Terminate Guardianship of Minor.

700.5208 Petition to terminate guardianship of minor. Sec. 5208.  (1) A minor's parent or parents may petition the court to terminate a guardianship for the minor as follows:  (a) If the guardianship is a limited guardianship, the parents or the sole parent with a right to custody of the minor.  (b) If the guardianship was established under section 5204, the minor's parent or parents.  (2) If a petition is filed to terminate a guardianship under this section, the court may do 1 or more of the following:  (a) Order the family independence agency or a court employee or agent to conduct an investigation and file a written report of the investigation regarding the best interests of the minor or give testimony concerning the investigation.  (b) Utilize the community resources in behavioral sciences and other professions in the investigation and study of the best interests of the minor and consider their recommendations for the disposition of the petition.  (c) Appoint a guardian ad litem or attorney to represent the minor.  (d) Take any other action considered necessary in a particular case.  (3) This section and section 5209 apply to all guardianships established before, on, or after the effective date of this section. History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000 Popular Name: EPIC
MI Comp L § 700.5210 (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 V - Protection of an Individual Under Disability and His or Her Property (700.5101...700.5520)|386-1998-V-2 - Part 2 Guardians of Minors (700.5201...700.5219)|Section 700.5210 - Order for Termination of Guardianship of Minor.

700.5210 Order for termination of guardianship of minor. Sec. 5210.  Upon receipt of a copy of a judgment or an order of disposition in a child custody action regarding a minor that is sent to the court as provided in section 6b of the child custody act of 1970, 1970 PA 91, MCL 722.26b, the court shall terminate the guardianship or limited guardianship for that minor. History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000 Popular Name: EPIC
MI Comp L § 700.5211 (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 V - Protection of an Individual Under Disability and His or Her Property (700.5101...700.5520)|386-1998-V-2 - Part 2 Guardians of Minors (700.5201...700.5219)|Section 700.5211 - Venue.

700.5211 Venue. Sec. 5211.  The venue for a guardianship proceeding for a minor is in the place where the minor resides or is present at the time the proceeding is commenced. History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000 Popular Name: EPIC
MI Comp L § 700.5212 (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 V - Protection of an Individual Under Disability and His or Her Property (700.5101...700.5520)|386-1998-V-2 - Part 2 Guardians of Minors (700.5201...700.5219)|Section 700.5212 - Court Appointment of Guardian of Minor; Qualifications; Priority of Minor's Nominee.

700.5212 Court appointment of guardian of minor; qualifications; priority of minor's nominee. Sec. 5212.  The court may appoint as guardian a person whose appointment serves the minor's welfare, including a professional guardian described in section 5106. If the minor is 14 years of age or older, the court shall appoint a person nominated by the minor, unless the court finds the appointment contrary to the minor's welfare. History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 463, Eff. June 1, 2001 Popular Name: EPIC
MI Comp L § 700.5214 (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 V - Protection of an Individual Under Disability and His or Her Property (700.5101...700.5520)|386-1998-V-2 - Part 2 Guardians of Minors (700.5201...700.5219)|Section 700.5214 - Consent to Service by Acceptance of Appointment; Notice.

700.5214 Consent to service by acceptance of appointment; notice. Sec. 5214.  By accepting a parental or court appointment as guardian, a guardian submits personally to the court's jurisdiction in a proceeding relating to the guardianship that may be instituted by an interested person. The petitioner shall cause notice of a proceeding to be delivered to the guardian or mailed to the guardian by first-class mail at the guardian's address listed in the court records and to the address then known to the petitioner. Letters of guardianship must indicate whether the guardian was appointed by court order or parental nomination. History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000 Popular Name: EPIC
MI Comp L § 700.5216 (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 V - Protection of an Individual Under Disability and His or Her Property (700.5101...700.5520)|386-1998-V-2 - Part 2 Guardians of Minors (700.5201...700.5219)|Section 700.5216 - Compensation; Claim for Burial Expense.

700.5216 Compensation; claim for burial expense. Sec. 5216.  (1) A guardian is entitled to reasonable compensation for services as guardian and to reimbursement for room, board, and clothing personally provided to the ward, but only as approved by court order.  (2) If a minor dies while under guardianship and a conservator has not been appointed for the minor's estate and if the guardian has possession of any money of the deceased minor, upon petition of the guardian and with or without notice, the court may hear a claim for burial expenses or another claim as the court considers advisable. Upon hearing the claim, the court may enter an order allowing or disallowing the claim or a part of it and may provide in an order of allowance that the claim or a part of it be paid immediately if the payment can be made without injury or serious inconvenience to the minor's estate. History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000 Popular Name: EPIC