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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Sec. 3308. (1) In informal appointment proceedings, the register shall determine whether all of the following are true:
(a) The application for the personal representative's informal appointment is complete.
(b) The applicant has made oath or affirmation that the statements contained in the application are true to the best of the applicant's knowledge and belief.
(c) The applicant appears from the application to be an interested person.
(d) On the basis of the statements in the application, venue is proper.
(e) A will to which the requested appointment relates has been formally or informally probated. This subdivision does not apply to the appointment of a special personal representative.
(f) From the statements in the application, the person whose appointment is sought has priority to the appointment or the requirements of section 3310 have been satisfied.
(2) Unless section 3612 1 controls, the register shall deny the application if it indicates any of the following:
(a) That a personal representative who has not filed a written statement of resignation as provided in section 3610 2 has been appointed in this or another county of this state.
(b) That, unless the applicant is the domiciliary personal representative or his or her nominee, the decedent was not domiciled in this state and that a personal representative whose appointment has not been terminated has been appointed by a court in the state of domicile.
(c) That the other requirements of this section are not met.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 700. Estates and Protected Individuals Code § 700.3308 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mi/chapter-700-estates-and-protected-individuals-code/mi-comp-laws-700-3308/
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