Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.2401 (2026)

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ESTATES AND PROTECTED INDIVIDUALS CODE

Act 386 of 1998

700.2401 Applicable law.

Sec. 2401.

This part applies to the estate of a decedent who dies domiciled in this state. For a decedent who dies domiciled outside of this state, rights to homestead allowance, family allowance, and exempt property are governed by the law of the decedent's domicile at death.

History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000

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Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2025–2025 · leading case: Andrea Ells v. Est. of Donald J Ells (Mich. Ct. App. 2025).

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Andrea Ells v. Est. of Donald J Ells (Mich. Ct. App. 2025). “to MCL 700.2401 et seq.] and of [MCL 700.3203], a surviving spouse does not include any of the following: *** (e) An individual who did any of the following for 1 year or more before the death of the deceased person: (i) Was willfully absent from the decedent spouse.”

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