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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 700.1210

  • Application: means a written request to the probate register for an order of informal probate or informal appointment under part 3 of article III. See Michigan Laws 700.1103
  • Cost-of-living adjustment factor: means a fraction, the numerator of which is the United States consumer price index for the prior calendar year and the denominator of which is the United States consumer price index for 1997. See Michigan Laws 700.1103
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Property: means anything that may be the subject of ownership, and includes both real and personal property or an interest in real or personal property. See Michigan Laws 700.1106
  (1) The specific dollar amounts stated in sections 2102, 2402, 2404, 2405, and 3983 apply to decedents who die before January 1, 2001. For decedents who die after December 31, 2000, these specific dollar amounts shall be multiplied by the cost-of-living adjustment factor for the calendar year in which the decedent dies.
  (2) Before February 1, 2001, and annually after 2001, the department of treasury shall publish the cost-of-living adjustment factor to be applied to the specific dollar amounts referred to in subsection (1) for decedents who die during that calendar year and in section 7414 for trusts the value of the property of which is insufficient to justify the cost of administration. A product resulting from application of the cost-of-living adjustment factor to a specific dollar amount shall be rounded to the nearest $1,000.00 amount.