Michigan Laws 700.7207 – Proceedings; review of employment of agents and compensation of trustee and employees of trustee
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 700.7207
- Agent: includes , but is not limited to, an attorney-in-fact under a durable or nondurable power of attorney and an individual authorized to make decisions as a patient advocate concerning another's health care. See Michigan Laws 700.1103
- Attorney: means , if appointed to represent a child under the provisions referenced in section 5213, an attorney serving as the child's legal advocate in the manner defined and described in section 13a of chapter XIIA of the probate code of 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A. See Michigan Laws 700.1103
- Court: means the probate court or, when applicable, the family division of circuit court. See Michigan Laws 700.1103
- Person: means an individual or an organization. See Michigan Laws 700.1106
- Petition: means a written request to the court for an order after notice. See Michigan Laws 700.1106
- 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
On petition of an interested person, after notice to all other interested persons, the court may review the propriety of the employment of a person by a trustee including an attorney, auditor, investment advisor, or other specialized agent or assistant and the reasonableness of the compensation of the person so employed or the reasonableness of the compensation determined by the trustee for the trustee’s own services. The court may order a person who receives excessive compensation from a trust to make an appropriate refund.