Michigan Compiled Laws
Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.5217 (2026)
Termination of appointment of guardian.
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ESTATES AND PROTECTED INDIVIDUALS CODE
Act 386 of 1998
700.5217 Termination of appointment of guardian.
Sec. 5217.
A guardian's authority and responsibility terminate upon the guardian's death, resignation, or removal or upon the minor's death, adoption, marriage, or attainment of majority. However, a termination does not affect the guardian's liability for prior acts or the obligation to account for the ward's money and property. The guardian's resignation does not terminate the guardianship until it is approved by the court. A parental appointment under an unprobated or informally probated will terminates if the will is later denied probate in a formal proceeding.
History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000 ;-- Am. 2005, Act 204, Imd. Eff. Nov. 10, 2005
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Cited in 2
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2021–2025 · leading case: in Re Guardianship of Orta Minor (Mich. 2021).
in Re Guardianship of Orta Minor (Mich. 2021). “” MCL 700.5217. 7 The statute also provides for an alternative, “limited” guardianship.”
In Re Guardianship of Darl (Mich. Ct. App. 2025). “MCL 700.5217. -2- III. CONSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGE Petitioner next argues that the trial court’s delay in hearing the guardianship petition and the SIJ motion violated petitioner’s constitutional rights to due process of law.”
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