Mich. Comp. Laws § 487.715 (2026)
Statutory joint account; creation; signing contract; form of contract; acknowledging receipt of contract; adding additional parties; modifying form of contract.
STATUTORY JOINT ACCOUNT ACT
Act 53 of 1978
487.715 Statutory joint account; creation; signing contract; form of contract; acknowledging receipt of contract; adding additional parties; modifying form of contract.
Sec. 5.
One or more persons may create a statutory joint account by signing a statutory joint account contract with a financial institution that is agreeable to the contract with indicated insertions in form substantially as follows:
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FORM OF STATUTORY JOINT ACCOUNT CONTRACT |
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Name of financial institution: |
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Nature of Account: |
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Check______Savings Account; |
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______Commercial Account; |
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______Certificate of Deposit; |
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______Other Credits (describe): |
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Name and address of person designated as A: |
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Name and address of person designated as B: |
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Who may withdraw funds during lifetime of A and B: |
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Check______A;______B;______Either A or B; |
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______Signatures of both A and B. |
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Who may revoke this contract by written notice to the financial institution: |
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Check______A;______B;______Either A or B; |
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______Signatures of both A and B. In the event of |
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revocation, the right to withdraw funds shall be determined by designation of ownership in item 7. |
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Who owns the funds during the lifetime of A and B: |
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Check______A;______B;______Equally by A and B; |
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Other proportions (describe):______ |
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Who owns the funds and has the right to withdraw if A dies first: |
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Check______B;______A's estate;______Equally by B and A's estate; |
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Other proportions (describe):______. |
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Who owns the funds and has the right to withdraw if B dies first: |
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Check______A;______B's estate;______Equally by A and B's estate; |
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Other proportions (describe):______. |
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If A and B should die simultaneously without proof of who survives, which provision shall control: |
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Check______Item 8 above;______Item 9 above. |
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Signature of persons having right of withdrawal:______. |
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Date of signature:______. |
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Note: (1) Each person who signs this contract shall receive a copy of this contract and their signature shall constitute acknowledgement of receipt.
(2) When more than 2 persons are involved, additional parties may be added by designation of "C", etc. and the form of this contract shall be modified to conform therewith.
History: 1978, Act 53, Imd. Eff. Mar. 9, 1978