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Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 700. Estates and Protected Individuals Code § 700.3919

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Sec. 3919. (1) If there is a personal representative of the decedent's domicile willing to receive it, a nonresident decedent's estate being administered by a personal representative appointed in this state shall be distributed to the domiciliary personal representative for the benefit of the decedent's successors unless any of the following apply:

(a) By virtue of the decedent's will, if any, and applicable choice of law rules, the successors are identified under the law of this state without reference to the law of the decedent's domicile.

(b) After reasonable inquiry, this state's personal representative is unaware of the existence or identity of a domiciliary personal representative.

(c) The court orders otherwise in a proceeding for a closing order under section 3952 1 or incident to the closing of a supervised administration.

(2) If subsection (1) is not applicable to an estate, distribution of the decedent's estate shall be made in accordance with the other provisions of this article.

1 M.C.L.A. § 700.3952.
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