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Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.1203 (2026)
Supplementary general principles of law applicable; construction against implied repeal.
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ESTATES AND PROTECTED INDIVIDUALS CODE
Act 386 of 1998
700.1203 Supplementary general principles of law applicable; construction against implied repeal.
Sec. 1203.
(1) Unless displaced by the particular provisions of this act, general principles of law and equity supplement this act's provisions.
(2) This act is a general act intended as a unified coverage of its subject matter and a part of it shall not be considered impliedly repealed by subsequent legislation if that result can reasonably be avoided.
History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000
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Cited in 3
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2006–2021 · leading case: In Re Vanconett, Est., 708 N.W.2d 99 (Mich. 2006).
In Re Vanconett, Est., 708 N.W.2d 99 (Mich. 2006). “(EPIC), under MCL 700.1203(1), (2) whether the mere fact that Herbert and Ila VanConett entered into a mutual will imposes restrictions on the surviving spouse's power of disposal despite the absence of express contractual or testamentary limitations on the power of alienation,…”
in Re Guardianship of Alice Krause (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). “5317 provides: (1) The court in the county where the ward resides has concurrent jurisdiction over resignation, removal, accounting, and other proceedings relating to the guardianship with the court that appointed the guardian or in which acceptance of a parental or spousal…”
in Re Conservatorship of Nina Jean Murray (Mich. Ct. App. 2021). “” MCL 700.1203(1). Under the EPIC, a conservator is a fiduciary.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.1203(1) — 3 cases
In Re Vanconett, Est., 708 N.W.2d 99 (Mich. 2006). “(EPIC), under MCL 700.1203(1), (2) whether the mere fact that Herbert and Ila VanConett entered into a mutual will imposes restrictions on the surviving spouse's power of disposal despite the absence of express contractual or testamentary limitations on the power of alienation,…”
in Re Guardianship of Alice Krause (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). “5317 provides: (1) The court in the county where the ward resides has concurrent jurisdiction over resignation, removal, accounting, and other proceedings relating to the guardianship with the court that appointed the guardian or in which acceptance of a parental or spousal…”
in Re Conservatorship of Nina Jean Murray (Mich. Ct. App. 2021). “” MCL 700.1203(1). Under the EPIC, a conservator is a fiduciary.”
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