Michigan Laws 700.3609 – Termination of appointment; death or disability
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 700.3609
- Conservator: means a person appointed by a court to manage a protected individual's estate. See Michigan Laws 700.1103
- Decedent: A deceased person.
- Estate: includes the property of the decedent, trust, or other person whose affairs are subject to this act as the property is originally constituted and as it exists throughout administration. See Michigan Laws 700.1104
- Personal representative: includes , but is not limited to, an executor, administrator, successor personal representative, and special personal representative, and any other person, other than a trustee of a trust subject to article VII, who performs substantially the same function under the law governing that person's status. See Michigan Laws 700.1106
- 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
- Special personal representative: means a personal representative as described by section 3614 to 3618. See Michigan Laws 700.1107
- Successor: means a person, other than a creditor, who is entitled to property of a decedent under the decedent's will or this act. See Michigan Laws 700.1107
- Ward: means an individual for whom a guardian is appointed. See Michigan Laws 700.1108
The personal representative‘s death or a conservator‘s appointment for the personal representative’s estate terminates the appointment of that individual. Until appointment and qualification of a successor or special personal representative to replace the deceased or protected personal representative, the personal representative of the estate of the deceased or conservator of the protected personal representative has the duty to protect the estate possessed and being administered by the decedent or ward at the time the appointment terminates, has the power to perform acts necessary for that protection, and shall account for and deliver the estate property to a successor or special personal representative upon the successor’s appointment and qualification.