ESTATES AND PROTECTED INDIVIDUALS CODE
Act 386 of 1998
700.5433 Appointment of conservator in another state as temporary conservator.
Sec. 5433.
(1) If a conservator has not been appointed in this state and a petition in a protective proceeding is not pending in this state, a conservator appointed, qualified, and serving in good standing in another state may be appointed immediately as temporary conservator in this state on filing with a court in this state an application for appointment, an authenticated copy of letters of appointment in the other state, and an acceptance of appointment. Letters of conservatorship for the temporary conservator expire 28 days after the date of appointment.
(2) Within 14 days after appointment as temporary conservator under subsection (1), the conservator shall give notice to all interested persons of his or her appointment and the right to object to the appointment. On filing proof of service of the notice with the court, the temporary conservator shall be appointed full conservator and the court shall issue letters of conservatorship accordingly.
(3) If an objection is filed to a conservatorship under this section, the conservatorship continues unless a court in this state enters an order removing the conservator.
History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 545, Imd. Eff. Jan. 2, 2013
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in
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cases (
3 in the last 5 years), 2010–2025 · leading case:
Woodman v. Kera LLC, 785 N.W.2d 1 (Mich. 2010).
Woodman v. Kera LLC, 785 N.W.2d 1 (Mich. 2010).
· cites it 2× “2d 262 ("The statute does not provide parents the authority to compromise their children's claims; it merely permits a debtor of a minor to make payments directly to the minor's parents without seeking judicial approval for each payment as long as the aggregate amount of the…”
In Re Conservatorship of Bittner, 879 N.W.2d 269 (Mich. Ct. App. 2015).
“5401 through MCL 700.5433] to encourage the development of maximum self-reliance and independence of a protected individual and shall make protective orders only to the extent neces *238 sitated by the protected individual’s mental and adaptive limitations and other conditions…”
In Re Guardianship of Gm (Mich. Ct. App. 2025).
“5401 through MCL 700.5433 “to encourage the development of maximum self-reliance and independence of a protected individual and shall make protective orders only to the extent necessitated by the protected individual’s mental and adaptive limitations and other conditions…”
In Re Conservatorship of Gm (Mich. Ct. App. 2025).
“5401 through MCL 700.5433 “to encourage the development of maximum self-reliance and independence of a protected individual and shall make protective orders only to the extent necessitated by the protected individual’s mental and adaptive limitations and other conditions…”
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