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Informal Deceased Estate

  Please see the Michigan Supreme Court website
www.courts.mi.gov
for the latest version of all probate
forms or for any forms not listed.

If a person dies with property (both land and/or personal property) titled in his or her name only, someone has to be given the legal authority to transfer that property out of the deceased person’s name and into the name of whoever is entitled to receive it. The purpose of the Probate Court is to authorize and oversee this transfer of property.

The person appointed by the Court or the Probate Register to transfer these assets is called the Personal Representative. The Probate Court grants the Personal Representative the authority to collect all of the deceased persons’ assets and transfer them to the persons named in the will or to the heirs if there is no will.

Fees:

  • Filing fee: $175.00
  • Certified Letters of Authority: $11.00 each
  • Publication fee: $114.40 money order only made payable to Genesee County Legal News.
  • View Newspaper Group:     $77.00

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Forms:

Application for Informal Probate and/or Appointment of Personal Representative

Protected Personal Identifying Information (MC 97)

Testimony to Identify Heirs

Supplemental Testimony to Identify Nonheir Devisees

Renunciation of Right to Appointment, Nomination of Personal Rep and Waiver of Notice

Register’s Statement

Acceptance of Appointment

Letters of Authority for Personal Representative

Notice of Appointment and Duties of Personal Representative

Notice to Creditors

Inventory

Inventory Fee Calculator (Not compatible with Internet Explorer)

Notice of Continued Administration

Closing an Informal Deceased Estate:

Sworn Statement to Close

Certificate of Completion

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Address:
900 S. Saginaw St.
5th Floor Room 502
Flint, MI 48502

Hours of Operation

Monday through Friday

8:00a.m. – 3:00p.m.

Phone Number:
 (810) 257-3528

Fax Number:
(810) 257-3234

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