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Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.847 (2026)

Powers of probate court in exercise of jurisdiction.

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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961


Act 236 of 1961


600.847 Powers of probate court in exercise of jurisdiction.

Sec. 847.

    In the exercise of jurisdiction vested in the probate court by law, the probate court shall have the same powers as the circuit court to hear and determine any matter and make any proper orders to fully effectuate the probate court's jurisdiction and decisions.

History: Add. 1978, Act 543, Eff. July 1, 1979

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 21 cases, 1983–2019 · leading case: In Re Nestorovski Est., 769 N.W.2d 720 (Mich. Ct. App. 2009).
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In Re Nestorovski Est., 769 N.W.2d 720 (Mich. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 2× “However, when the Legislature enacted the Revised Probate Code, it unquestionably expanded the powers of the probate courts by contemporaneously enacting MCL 600.847, which provides as follows: In the exercise of jurisdiction vested in the probate court by law, the probate court…”
In Re Butterfield Est., 341 N.W.2d 453 (Mich. 1983). · cites it 2× “" MCL 600.847; MSA 27A.847. This section went into effect on July 1, 1979, before the probate court order in question was entered on July 16, 1979.”
In Re MacOmber, 461 N.W.2d 671 (Mich. 1990). · cites it 2× “MCL 600.847; MSA 27A.847 provides in pertinent part: In the exercise of jurisdiction vested in the probate court by law, the probate court shall have the same powers as the circuit court to hear and determine any matter and make any proper orders *390 to fully effectuate the…”
Noble v. McNerney, 419 N.W.2d 424 (Mich. Ct. App. 1988). · cites it 2× “MCL 600.847; MSA 27A.847 provides: *607 In the exercise of jurisdiction vested in the probate court by law, the probate court shall have the same powers as the circuit court to hear and determine any matter and make any proper orders to fully effectuate the probate court's…”
In Re Humphrey Est., 367 N.W.2d 873 (Mich. Ct. App. 1985). “) Finally, MCL 600.847; MSA 27A.847, a complementary amendment to the Revised Judicature Act, provides that the probate court has "the same powers as the circuit court to hear and determine any matter and make any proper orders to fully effectuate the probate court's…”
In Re Williams Est., 417 N.W.2d 556 (Mich. Ct. App. 1987). “MCL 600.847; MSA 27A.847. We conclude that Rose is estopped from asserting her legal status.”
In Re Hillier Est., 473 N.W.2d 811 (Mich. Ct. App. 1991). “However, as noted by the Johnson Court, MCL 600.847; MSA 27A.847, granted the probate court "the same powers as the circuit court to hear and determine any matter and make any proper orders to fully effectuate the probate court’s jurisdiction and decisions.”
In Re Powell Est., 408 N.W.2d 525 (Mich. Ct. App. 1987). “While the probate court may have exclusive jurisdiction to appoint a conservator, MCL 600.847; MSA 27A.847 and MCL 700.22; MSA 27.”
In Re Reiswitz, 600 N.W.2d 135 (Mich. Ct. App. 1999). “Similarly, MCL 600.847; MSA 27A.847 provides that probate courts “have the same powers as the circuit court to hear and determine any matter and make any proper orders to fully effectuate the probate court’s jurisdiction and decisions.”
In Re Rice Est., 360 N.W.2d 587 (Mich. Ct. App. 1984). “" Along with the RPC, the Revised Judicature Act states: "In the exercise of jurisdiction vested in the probate court by law, the probate court shall have the same powers as the circuit court to hear and determine any matter and make any proper orders to fully effectuate the…”
Gowthorpe v. Page, 418 Mich. 241 (Mich. 1983). · cites it 2× “” MCL 600.847; MSA 27A.847. This section went into effect on July 1, 1979, before the probate court order in question was entered on July 16, 1979.”
In Re Johnson Est., 394 N.W.2d 136 (Mich. Ct. App. 1986). “574(5) applied to this case, the probate court was, nevertheless, vested with all of the equitable powers of the circuit court pursuant to MCL 600.847; MSA 27A.847 and could thus consider his petition as a matter of equity.”
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