Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.7206 (2026)

Court; concurrent jurisdiction of litigation involving trusts and third parties.

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ESTATES AND PROTECTED INDIVIDUALS CODE


Act 386 of 1998


700.7206 Court; concurrent jurisdiction of litigation involving trusts and third parties.

Sec. 7206.

    The court where a trust is registered has concurrent jurisdiction with other courts of this state of an action or proceeding to determine the existence or nonexistence of the trust if created other than by will, of an action or proceeding against a creditor or debtor of the trust, and of another action or proceeding that involves a trustee and a third party.

History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 54, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000 ;-- Am. 2009, Act 46, Eff. Apr. 1, 2010

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Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2025–2025 · leading case: In Re Charles C Kalbach & Betty J Kalbach Trust, No. 367392 (Mich. Ct. App. May 14, 2025).
In Re Charles C Kalbach & Betty J Kalbach Trust, No. 367392 (Mich. Ct. App. May 14, 2025). “[MCL 700.7206 (emphasis added).] Here, the power of appointment was contained within § XIII, ¶ b, which provided that “if the beneficiary dies before being entitled to distribution of the remaining trust property, Trustee shall distribute the remaining trust property to .”
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