Petition for Probate and/or Appointment of Personal Representative (12/21)
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4. (continued)
Of the interested persons listed above, the following are under legal disability or otherwise represented and presently
have or will require representation:
NAME LEGAL DISABILITY
REPRESENTED BY
Name, address, and capacity
5. a. Venue is proper in this county because the decedent was domiciled in this county on the date of death.
b. The decedent was not domiciled in Michigan, but venue is proper in this county because property of the decedent
was located in this county at the date of death.
6. An application was previously filed and a personal representative was appointed informally.
7. A personal representative has been previously appointed in
County,
State
and the appointment has not been terminated. The personal representative’s name and address are
Name
Address
City State Zip
8. a. The decedent’s will, dated
, with codicil(s) dated
is/are offered for probate and is/are attached to this petition. already in the court’s possession.
b. An authenticated copy of the will and codicil(s), if any, probated in
County,
State
is/are offered for probate, and documents establishing its probate accompany this petition.
c. Neither the original will nor an authenticated copy of a will probated in another jurisdiction accompanies the
petition. The will is lost, destroyed, or otherwise unavailable, but its contents are (Attach additional sheets as necessary.)
.
9. The decedent’s will was formally informally probated on
in
County.
10. To the best of my knowledge, I believe that the instrument(s) subject to this petition, if any, was/were validly executed
and is/are the decedent’s last will. After exercising reasonable diligence, I am unaware of an instrument revoking the
will or codicil(s).
a. After exercising reasonable diligence, I am unaware of any unrevoked testamentary instrument relating to property
located in this state as defined under MCL 700.1301.
b. I am aware of an unrevoked testamentary instrument relating to property located in this state as defined under
MCL 700.1301, but the instrument is not being probated because
.
The instrument is attached to this petition. is already in the court’s possession.
11. I nominate
Name
as personal representative, who is qualified and has the
following priority for appointment:
.
His/her address is
Address
City State Zip
.