Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.846 (2026)

Removal of action or proceeding to probate court.

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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961

Act 236 of 1961

600.846 Removal of action or proceeding to probate court.

Sec. 846.

In an action or proceeding pending in any other court of this state of which the probate court and the other court have concurrent jurisdiction, the judge of the other court, upon motion of a party and after a finding and order on the jurisdictional issue, may by order remove the action or proceeding to the probate court. If the action or proceeding is removed to the probate court, the judge of the other court shall forward to the probate court the original of all papers in the action or proceeding and thereafter proceedings shall not be had before the other court.

History: Add. 1978, Act 543, Eff. July 1, 1979 ;-- Am. 1989, Act 70, Eff. Sept. 1, 1989 ;-- Am. 2016, Act 186, Eff. Sept. 27, 2016

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1997–2023 · leading case: McCormick v. McCormick, 562 N.W.2d 504 (Mich. Ct. App. 1997).

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McCormick v. McCormick, 562 N.W.2d 504 (Mich. Ct. App. 1997). “See also MCL 600.846; MSA 27A.846, which contains language identical to that of § 22(2).”

In Re Howe Est. (Mich. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 2× “MCL 600.846 provides: In an action or proceeding pending in any other court of this state of which the probate court and the other court have concurrent jurisdiction, the judge of the other court, upon motion of a party and after a finding and order on the jurisdictional -10-…”

20230105_C358735_27_358735.Opn.Pdf (Mich. Ct. App. 2023). “-3- MCL 600.846 permits removal of an action or proceeding as follows: In an action or proceeding pending in any other court of this state of which the probate court and the other court have concurrent jurisdiction, the judge of the other court, upon motion of a party and after…”

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