Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.3707 (2026)

Employment of appraiser.

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ESTATES AND PROTECTED INDIVIDUALS CODE


Act 386 of 1998


700.3707 Employment of appraiser.

Sec. 3707.

    The personal representative may employ a qualified and disinterested appraiser to assist in ascertaining the fair market value as of the date of the decedent's death of property, the value of which may be subject to reasonable doubt. Different persons may be employed to appraise different kinds of property included in the estate. Each appraiser's name and address shall be indicated on the inventory with the item or items he or she appraised.

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

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2015–2023 · leading case: In Re Piippo Est. (Mich. Ct. App. 2023).
In Re Piippo Est. (Mich. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 2× “MCL 700.3707. Moreover, under MCL 700.3708: If property not included in the original inventory comes to the knowledge of a personal representative or if the personal representative learns that the value or description indicated in the original inventory for an item is erroneous…”
in Re Stuart Est. (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “” MCL 700.3707. Further, “if necessary for purposes of administration” a personal representative “shall take possession or control of .”
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