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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 205.245

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Personal representative: means the personal representative appointed by the probate court, including an independent personal representative, or, if a personal representative is not acting, then any person who is in the actual or constructive possession of any property included in the gross estate of the decedent or any other person who is required to file a return or pay the taxes due under any provision of this act. See Michigan Laws 205.256
   Every personal representative has the same right and power to take possession of or sell, convey, and dispose of real estate as assets of the estate for the payment of the tax imposed by this act as the personal representative has for the payment of the debts of the decedent.