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Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.855 (2026)

Form; approval.

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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961


Act 236 of 1961


600.855 Form; approval.

Sec. 855.

    For the purpose of achieving uniformity of forms throughout this state in the probate court, effective July 1, 1979, only forms approved by the supreme court or the state court administrator shall be used.

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

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1989–2024 · leading case: In Re Lafayette Towers, 503 N.W.2d 740 (Mich. Ct. App. 1993).
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In Re Lafayette Towers, 503 N.W.2d 740 (Mich. Ct. App. 1993). “1 See In re Macomber, 176 Mich App 131, 136-137 ; 439 NW2d 307 (1989), rev’d on other grounds 436 Mich 386 ; 461 NW2d 671 (1990) (probate court should use scao forms in compliance with MCL 600.855; MSA 27A.855 "for purposes of achieving uniformity of forms throughout the state”).”
In Re MacOmber, 439 N.W.2d 307 (Mich. Ct. App. 1989). “However, we direct the probate court to use those forms in compliance with MCL 600.855; MSA 27A.855, which provides: For the purposes of achieving uniformity of forms throughout this state in the probate court, effective July 1, 1979, only forms approved by the *137 supreme…”
In Re Clifford D Steves Separate Prop. Trust (Mich. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 2× “MCL 600.855 requires the use of “only forms approved by the supreme court or the state court administrator” in the probate court.”
In Re Weingrad Est. (Mich. Ct. App. 2023). “MCL 600.855 provides: “For the sake of achieving uniformity of forms throughout this state in the probate court, effective July 1, 1979, only forms approved by the supreme court or the state court administrator shall be used.”
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