Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.3102 (2026)

Validity of will by order of probate.

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ESTATES AND PROTECTED INDIVIDUALS CODE


Act 386 of 1998


700.3102 Validity of will by order of probate.

Sec. 3102.

    Except to collect assets under section 3983, to be effective to prove the transfer of property or to nominate a personal representative, a will must be declared valid by a register's order of informal probate or by a court's adjudication of probate.

History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 1998 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 54, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000

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Cited in 3 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2020–2023 · leading case: HARRIS v. U.S. BANK Nat'l Ass'n, as Tr. for the Structured Asset Inv. Loan Trust Mortg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-2 (E.D. Mich. 2020).
HARRIS v. U.S. BANK Nat'l Ass'n, as Tr. for the Structured Asset Inv. Loan Trust Mortg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-2 (E.D. Mich. 2020). · cites it 2× “7-8, citing Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.3102 .) The United States Supreme Court has noted that standing is “the threshold question in every federal case.”
In Re Petition of Emmet Cnty. Treasurer for Foreclosure (Mich. Ct. App. 2023). “That requirement is now reflected in MCL 700.3102, which generally provides that “to be effective to prove the transfer of property .”
In Re Petition of Emmet Cnty. Treasurer for Foreclosure (Mich. Ct. App. 2023). “That requirement is now reflected in MCL 700.3102, which generally provides that “to be effective to prove the transfer of property .”
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