Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.7112 (2026)

Rules of construction.

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ESTATES AND PROTECTED INDIVIDUALS CODE

Act 386 of 1998

700.7112 Rules of construction.

Sec. 7112.

The rules of construction in sections 2605 to 2608 that apply in this state to the interpretation of and disposition of property by will also apply as appropriate to the interpretation of the terms of a trust and the disposition of the trust property.

History: Add. 2009, Act 46, Eff. Apr. 1, 2010

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Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2020–2023 · leading case: in Re Stephenson Fam. Trust (Mich. Ct. App. 2020).

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in Re Stephenson Fam. Trust (Mich. Ct. App. 2020). “The same rules of construction that apply to the terms of a will also apply when appropriate to the terms of a trust, MCL 700.7112, so a trust must be read in its entirety and, if possible, with harmony among its provisions, In re Raymond Estate, 483 Mich 48, 52 ; 764 NW2d 1…”

In Re Gregory Hall Trust (Mich. Ct. App. 2023). “2608(1)(b), as applied to trusts pursuant to MCL 700.7112, and an amendment to the Gregory Hall Trust pursuant to MCL 700.”

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