ESTATES AND PROTECTED INDIVIDUALS CODE
Act 386 of 1998
700.5431 Termination of proceeding.
Sec. 5431.
The protected individual, conservator, or another interested person may petition the court to terminate the conservatorship. A protected individual seeking termination is entitled to the same rights and procedures as in an original proceeding for a protective order. Upon determining, after notice and hearing, that the minority or disability of the protected individual has ceased, the court shall terminate the conservatorship. Upon termination, title to the estate property passes to the formerly protected individual or to successors subject to the provision in the order for expenses of administration and to directions for the conservator to execute appropriate instruments to evidence the transfer.
History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000
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Notes of Decisions
in Re Conservatorship of Stephen Michalak (Mich. Ct. App. 2016).
· cites it 5× “A protected individual may petition to terminate a conservatorship pursuant to MCL 700.5431, which states: The protected individual, conservator, or another interested person may petition the court to terminate the conservatorship.”
in Re the Guardianship of Mark Kadans (Mich. Ct. App. 2020).
· cites it 2× “[MCL 700.5431]. “[T]he appointment of a conservator for an individual may be appropriate even if the individual does not suffer from one of the conditions listed in MCL 700.”
in Re Conservatorship of Stephen Michalak (Mich. Ct. App. 2016).
“” To the contrary, there was evidence that, prior to the appointment of a conservator, Michalak did not know the extent of his assets, claiming they were worth about $70,000, rather than the actual value of about $1,000,000, and that the bank would not cash a check he had…”
Michelene Crowley v. Michigan Realty Solutions (Mich. Ct. App. 2020).
“” Thus, when plaintiff sought and obtained termination of the conservatorship, she became, as a matter of law, the proper plaintiff in the lawsuit at issue here. Insofar as we are aware, plaintiff has not appealed the probate court’s order terminating the conservatorship, and…”
In Re Nothnagel Est. (Mich. Ct. App. 2024).
“” 4 See MCL 700.5431 (“The protected individual, conservator, or another interested person may petition the court to terminate the conservatorship.”
In Re Nothnagel Est. (Mich. Ct. App. 2024).
“” 4 See MCL 700.5431 (“The protected individual, conservator, or another interested person may petition the court to terminate the conservatorship.”
In Re Guardianship of Gjb (Mich. Ct. App. 2026).
“5310(4); MCL 700.5431. The findings for a guardianship and conservatorship must be proven by clear and convincing evidence.”
In Re Conservatorship of Gt (Mich. Ct. App. 2026).
“See MCL 700.5431. The court additionally expressed 1 In re Conservatorship of GT, unpublished order of the Court of Appeals, entered July 16, 2024 (Docket Nos.”
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