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Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.5415 (2026)

Petitions for orders subsequent to appointment.

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ESTATES AND PROTECTED INDIVIDUALS CODE


Act 386 of 1998


700.5415 Petitions for orders subsequent to appointment.

Sec. 5415.

    (1) A person interested in the welfare of an individual for whom a conservator is appointed may file a petition in the appointing court for an order to do any of the following:

    (a) Require bond or security or additional bond or security, or reduce bond.

    (b) Require an accounting for the administration of the trust.

    (c) Direct distribution.

    (d) Remove the conservator and appoint a temporary or successor conservator.

    (e) Grant other appropriate relief.

    (2) A conservator may petition the appointing court for instructions concerning fiduciary responsibility. Upon notice and hearing, the court may give appropriate instructions or make an appropriate order.

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

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Cited in 5 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2014–2026 · leading case: in Re Conservatorship of Mary Janet Faulkner Huston (Mich. Ct. App. 2016).
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in Re Conservatorship of Mary Janet Faulkner Huston (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “5414 and MCL 700.5415, which do address such petitions but are not even cited by Terri-Lynn, make no reference whatsoever to GALs.”
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.”
In Re Guardianship of Nmr (Mich. Ct. App. 2026). “Specifically, any person seeking the replacement of a guardian or conservator should file a petition in the appointing court, see MCL 700.5415(1)(d) and MCL 700.5310(2), which Cort did not do in this case.”
In Re Conservatorship of Il (Mich. Ct. App. 2026). “3 Under MCL 700.5415(1)(d), someone interested in the conservatee’s welfare may petition to remove the conservator.”
Patricia Sutter v. Thomas Brennan Fraser (Mich. Ct. App. 2014). “5430, MCL 700.5415, MCL 700.1308(2). Ability to request such actions from a conservator does not, by itself, show that a conservator owes a fiduciary duty to all interested persons, despite plaintiff’s claims.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.5415(1) — 1 case
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.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.5415(1)(d) — 3 cases
in Re Conservatorship of Mary Janet Faulkner Huston (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). “5414 and MCL 700.5415, which do address such petitions but are not even cited by Terri-Lynn, make no reference whatsoever to GALs.”
In Re Guardianship of Nmr (Mich. Ct. App. 2026). “Specifically, any person seeking the replacement of a guardian or conservator should file a petition in the appointing court, see MCL 700.5415(1)(d) and MCL 700.5310(2), which Cort did not do in this case.”
In Re Conservatorship of Il (Mich. Ct. App. 2026). “3 Under MCL 700.5415(1)(d), someone interested in the conservatee’s welfare may petition to remove the conservator.”
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