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Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.801 (2026)
Probate court as court of record; organization.
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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961
Act 236 of 1961
600.801 Probate court as court of record; organization.
Sec. 801.
The probate court is a court of record and is organized in accordance with this chapter.
History: Add. 1978, Act 543, Eff. July 1, 1979
Compiler's Notes:
The heading for this chapter has been editorially furnished and is not part of the official enrolled bill.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases, 1981–2006 · leading case: People v. Gates, 452 N.W.2d 627 (Mich. 1990).
People v. Gates, 452 N.W.2d 627 (Mich. 1990). “[ 1988 PA 224 , MCL 712A.17(5); MSA 27.3178(598.17)(5).”
Wolfe-Haddad Est. v. Oakland Cnty., 725 N.W.2d 80 (Mich. Ct. App. 2006). “MCL 600.801. 2 This Court may consult dictionary definitions to ascertain the ordinary meaning of a term not defined in a statute.”
Cameron v. Monroe Cnty. Prob. Court, 543 N.W.2d 71 (Mich. Ct. App. 1995). “MCL 600.801 et seq.; MSA 27A.801 et seq. However, the Legislature has explicitly allocated the burden of financing various aspects of the probate court to the local counties.”
In the Matter of Clark, 303 N.W.2d 16 (Mich. Ct. App. 1981). “Although Chapter 8 of the Revised Judicature Act, MCL 600.801 et seq.; MSA 27A.801 et seq., *261 contains no definition of the term "estate”, as we stated in the case of In the Matter of Antieau, 98 Mich App 341 ; 296 NW2d 254 (1980), its provisions must be considered with those…”
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