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Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.7101 (2026)

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ESTATES AND PROTECTED INDIVIDUALS CODE


Act 386 of 1998


700.7101 Short title of article.

Sec. 7101.

    This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Michigan trust code".

History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000 ;-- Am. 2009, Act 46, Eff. Apr. 1, 2010

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Cited in 39 cases (17 in the last 5 years), 2008–2025 · leading case: in Re Gerald L Pollack Trust, 867 N.W.2d 884 (Mich. Ct. App. 2015).
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in Re Gerald L Pollack Trust, 867 N.W.2d 884 (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 4× “The MTC, MCL 700.7101 et seq., which concerns trusts, is Article VII of the Estate and Protected Individuals Code (“EPIC”), MCL 700.”
In Re Temple Marital Trust, 748 N.W.2d 265 (Mich. Ct. App. 2008). “Trust administration is governed by Article VII of EPIC, MCL 700.7101 et seq. Under EPIC, the general rule is that trusts are administered without judicial supervision.”
Wade Harvey, Ex Rel. Alexis Breanna Gladden v. Cumberland Trust & Inv. Co., 532 S.W.3d 243 (Tenn. 2017). “203E, §§ 101 to 1013 (2012); Mich. Comp. Laws §§ 700.7101 to 700.7913 (2013); Minn.”
Nash v. Duncan Park Comm'n, 304 Mich. App. 599 (Mich. Ct. App. 2014). “THE IMPACT OF EPIC The Michigan Trust Code (MTC), MCL 700.7101 to 700.7913, forms a component of the Estates and Protected Individuals Code (EPIC), MCL 700.”
Ducharme v. Ducharme, 850 N.W.2d 607 (Mich. Ct. App. 2014). “Plaintiff does not dispute that he is a trust beneficiary, but he does dispute whether the allegations in his complaint constitute a breach of trust.”
Auto-Owners Ins. v. All Star Lawn Specialists Plus, Inc., 838 N.W.2d 166 (Mich. Ct. App. 2013). “The MTC applies to trusts created before its enactment, but does not impair accrued rights or affect an act done before its effective date.”
In re Draves Trust, 828 N.W.2d 83 (Mich. Ct. App. 2012). “*761 The Michigan Trust Code (MTC), MCL 700.7101 to 700.7913, falls within the larger Estates and Protected Individuals Code (EPIC), MCL 700.”
Kohut v. Lois & Richard Lewiston Living Trust (In re Lewiston), 532 B.R. 36 (Bankr. E.D. Mich. 2015). · cites it 2× “” Id. at 291. In addition to Michigan common law, there are statutory provisions in' Michigan that govern spendthrift trust provisions.”
In Re Thomas Lis Trust (Mich. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 2× “” Id. at 520. D. INVENTORY Appellants next argue that the trial court erred in requiring them to provide an inventory of personal property.”
In Re King Est. (Mich. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 2× ““Except as otherwise provided in the terms of the trust,” the duties and powers of a trustee are governed by the Michigan Trust Code, MCL 700.7101 et seq., which is set forth as Article VII of the Estates and Protected Individuals Code, MCL 700.”
in Re Poston Est. (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “If a trustee “embezzles or wrongfully converts trust property,” the trustee is liable “for double the value of any property embezzled, converted, or wrongfully withheld .”
in Re Poston Est. (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “If a trustee “embezzles or wrongfully converts trust property,” the trustee is liable “for double the value of any property embezzled, converted, or wrongfully withheld .”
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