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Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.7810 (2026)

Control and protection of trust property.

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ESTATES AND PROTECTED INDIVIDUALS CODE


Act 386 of 1998


700.7810 Control and protection of trust property.

Sec. 7810.

    A trustee shall take reasonable steps to take control of and protect the trust property.

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

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Cited in 11 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2013–2023 · leading case: In re Beatrice Rottenberg Living Trust, 833 N.W.2d 384 (Mich. Ct. App. 2013).
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In re Beatrice Rottenberg Living Trust, 833 N.W.2d 384 (Mich. Ct. App. 2013). “7801, to control and protect the property of the trust, MCL 700.7810, to enforce any claims of the trust, MCL 700.”
Est. of Evelyn Ragsdale v. Katie Bishop (Mich. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 2× “See MCL 700.7801. Comerica could, therefore, have contested some or all of the payments that Huth contended should be made by the trust.”
in Re mcmullen/butler Trust (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 3× “7803, which requires impartiality, and states in pertinent part, “[t]he trustee shall act as would a prudent person in dealing with the property of another, including following the standards of the Michigan prudent investor rule[;]” and MCL 700.7810, which provides “[a] trustee…”
in Re Joseph W Brooks III Trust No. One (Mich. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “MCL 700.7810. Walker acknowledges that Brooks is a generous person, but contends that Brooks failed to follow the law when he arranged for approximately $542,000 to be distributed from Edwina’s trust.”
in Re Thomas Rowe Stockton Trust (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “7813(1), “to take control of and protect the trust property,” MCL 700.7810, and “to enforce claims of the trust,” MCL 700.”
in Re Jeannine a Palazzo Irrevocable Trust (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). “” MCL 700.7810 states that a “trustee shall take reasonable steps to take control of and protect the trust property.”
in Re Margaret E White Trust (Mich. Ct. App. 2019). “” MCL 700.7810. Likewise, the trustee bears responsibility to “enforce claims of the trust and to defend claims against the trust.”
in Re Trombly Est. (Mich. Ct. App. 2020). “7801, to control and protect the property of the trust, MCL 700.7810, to enforce any claims of the trust, MCL 700.”
In Re Anne M Spivak Revocable Trust (Mich. Ct. App. 2022). “A trustee owes a duty of loyalty to the trust beneficiaries, meaning he or she “shall administer the trust solely in the interests of the trust beneficiaries.”
20221117_C357831_47_357831.Opn.Pdf (Mich. Ct. App. 2022). “7803, and “protect the trust property,” MCL 700.7810. “To be prudent includes acting with care, diligence, integrity, fidelity and sound business judgment.”
In Re Stephenson Est. (Mich. Ct. App. 2023). “Under MCL 700.7810, “[a] trustee shall take reasonable steps to take control of and protect the trust property.”
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