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Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.5414 (2026)
Death, resignation, or removal of conservator.
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ESTATES AND PROTECTED INDIVIDUALS CODE
Act 386 of 1998
700.5414 Death, resignation, or removal of conservator.
Sec. 5414.
The court may remove a conservator for good cause, upon notice and hearing, or accept a conservator's resignation. Upon the conservator's death, resignation, or removal, the court may appoint another conservator. A conservator so appointed succeeds to the title and powers of the predecessor.
History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000
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Cited in 8
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2016–2026 · leading case: Redd v. Carney (In re Redd), 909 N.W.2d 289 (Mich. Ct. App. 2017).
Redd v. Carney (In re Redd), 909 N.W.2d 289 (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “" MCL 700.5414. Given how appointments and removals are handled in other parts of the EPIC, little can be gleaned from those parts on the appropriate standard for removal of a guardian in the incapacitated-individuals context.”
in Re Conservatorship of Mary Janet Faulkner Huston (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). “MCL 700.5414. On appeal, Terri-Lynn argues, citing MCL 700.”
In Re Conservatorship of Il (Mich. Ct. App. 2026). “Under MCL 700.5414, a probate court “may remove a conservator for good cause, upon notice and hearing[.”
In Re Conservatorship of Il (Mich. Ct. App. 2026). “Under MCL 700.5414, a probate court “may remove a conservator for good cause, upon notice and hearing[.”
in Re Conservatorship of Mary Louise Montgomery (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “However, MCL 700.5414 merely requires that a court can remove a conservator “for good cause.”
in Re Conservatorship of Mary Louise Montgomery (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “However, MCL 700.5414 merely requires that a court can remove a conservator “for good cause.”
in Re the Guardianship of Dorothy Redd (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “” MCL 700.5414. Given how appointments and removals are handled in other parts of the EPIC, little can be gleaned from those parts on the appropriate standard for removal of a guardian in the incapacitated-individuals context.”
in Re Guardianship of Elaine Jaye (Mich. Ct. App. 2019). “Chris further argues that the probate court erred by denying his petition to remove Karen as conservator and to appoint an independent professional conservator. “A person interested in the welfare of an individual for whom a conservator is appointed may file a petition in the…”
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