Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.7 (2026)

Juvenile division of probate court; register of probate; appointment, duties, salary.

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PROBATE CODE OF 1939

Act 288 of 1939

712A.7 Juvenile division of probate court; register of probate; appointment, duties, salary.

Sec. 7.

The judge of probate may appoint the register of probate, a deputy probate register, or clerk of his court as register of the juvenile division of the probate court. Such register of the juvenile division shall prepare all petitions for investigation, summons, writs and other necessary papers, and shall perform such duties as required by the judge of probate, and he shall exercise and be competent to do all acts required of the judge of probate, except judicial acts. Such register so appointed shall receive for his services under this chapter, in addition to his regular salary, such sum as the board of supervisors shall fix: Provided, however, That in counties having a population of 100,000, and not more than 350,000 inhabitants, according to the last federal census, the compensation shall be not less than $500.00 annually.

History: Add. 1944, 1st Ex. Sess., Act 54, Imd. Eff. Mar. 6, 1944 ;-- CL 1948, 712A.7

FormerLaw Notes:

See section 9 of Ch. XII of Act 288 of 1939; section 5 of Act 6 of 1907, Ex. Sess.; Act 310 of 1909; Act 164 of 1911; Act 262 of 1911; Act 363 of 1913; Act 308 of 1915; CL 1915, § 2015; Act 24 of 1921, 1st Ex. Sess.; Act 105 of 1923; Act 127 of 1927; and CL 1929, § 12838.

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Probate Code

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Juvenile Code

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1986–2021 · leading case: Ottawa Cnty. Controller v. Ottawa Prob. Judge, 401 N.W.2d 869 (Mich. Ct. App. 1986).

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Ottawa Cnty. Controller v. Ottawa Prob. Judge, 401 N.W.2d 869 (Mich. Ct. App. 1986). · cites it 2× “MCL 712A.7; MSA 27.3178(598.7) states that the juvenile register shall receive the base salary provided in the statute plus such sum as the county board shall fix.”

Bridges v. Senger, 730 F. Supp. 1401 (W.D. Mich. 1990). “Instead, plaintiff relies on one statement stating that the Board of Commissioners held the final and ultimate authority over plaintiffs termination and a few conclusory statements alleging discrimination and reckless indifference.”

Hall v. Bush (W.D. Mich. 2021). · cites it 2× “Plaintiffs contend that Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.7 deprived Defendants Strouse and Alvi- Waller of authority to perform their actions.”

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