Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.7207 (2026)

Proceedings; review of employment of agents and compensation of trustee and employees of trustee.

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ESTATES AND PROTECTED INDIVIDUALS CODE

Act 386 of 1998

700.7207 Proceedings; review of employment of agents and compensation of trustee and employees of trustee.

Sec. 7207.

On petition of an interested person, after notice to all other interested persons, the court may review the propriety of the employment of a person by a trustee including an attorney, auditor, investment advisor, or other specialized agent or assistant and the reasonableness of the compensation of the person so employed or the reasonableness of the compensation determined by the trustee for the trustee's own services. The court may order a person who receives excessive compensation from a trust to make an appropriate refund.

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

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Cited in 2 cases, 2006–2012 · leading case: In Re Kramek Est., 710 N.W.2d 753 (Mich. Ct. App. 2006).

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In Re Kramek Est., 710 N.W.2d 753 (Mich. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 4× “3914 provides: (1) Subject to the rights of creditors and taxing authorities, competent successors may agree among themselves to *570 alter the interests, shares, or amounts to which they are entitled under the will of the decedent, or under the laws of intestacy, in any way…”

In re Draves Trust, 828 N.W.2d 83 (Mich. Ct. App. 2012). “At the time the parties placed their settlement agreement on the record, May 21, 2009, former MCL 700.7207 provided: (1) On petition of an interested person, the court may approve an interpretation, construction, modification, or other settlement that is agreed upon in writing…”

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