Michigan Laws 700.7204 – Venue
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 700.7204
- Court: means the probate court or, when applicable, the family division of circuit court. 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
- Proceeding: includes an application and a petition, and may be an action at law or a suit in equity. 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
- State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Michigan Laws 700.1107
- Trust: includes , but is not limited to, an express trust, private or charitable, with additions to the trust, wherever and however created. See Michigan Laws 700.1107
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
- Trustee: includes an original, additional, or successor trustee, whether or not appointed or confirmed by the court. See Michigan Laws 700.1107
- Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), venue for a proceeding involving a trust is as follows:
(a) For a proceeding under section 7203 involving a registered trust, in the place of registration.
(b) For a proceeding under section 7203 involving a trust not registered in this state, in any place where the trust properly could be registered and, if the trust is created by will and the estate is not yet closed, in the county in which the decedent‘s estate is being administered.
(c) As otherwise specified by court rule.
(2) If a trust has no trustee and has not been registered, venue for a judicial proceeding for the appointment of a trustee is as follows:
(a) In a county in this state in which a trust beneficiary resides.
(b) In a county in which any trust property is located.
(c) If the trust is created by will, in the county in which the decedent’s estate was or is being administered.
(d) As otherwise provided by court rule.