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- Ability to pay: means the ability of a responsible party to pay for the cost of services, as determined by the department under section 818 and 819. See Michigan Laws 330.1800
- 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
- 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
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- 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
- Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
- Beneficiary: includes , but is not limited to, the following:
(i) In relation to a trust, a person that is a trust beneficiary as defined in section 7103. See Michigan Laws 700.1103Charitable trust: means a trust, or portion of a trust, created for a charitable purpose described in section 7405(1). See Michigan Laws 700.7103 Conservator: means a person appointed by a court to manage a protected individual's estate. See Michigan Laws 700.1103 Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed. Cost of services: means the total operating and capital costs incurred by the department or a community mental health services program with respect to, or on behalf of, an individual. See Michigan Laws 330.1800 County payment program: means the program authorized under chapter 192, 35 Stat. See Michigan Laws 141.1301 Court: means the probate court or, when applicable, the family division of circuit court. See Michigan Laws 700.1103 Department: means the department of natural resources. See Michigan Laws 141.1301 Director: means the director of the department. See Michigan Laws 141.1301 Discretionary trust provision: means a provision in a trust, regardless of whether the terms of the trust provide a standard for the exercise of the trustee's discretion and regardless of whether the trust contains a spendthrift provision, that provides that the trustee has discretion, or words of similar import, to determine 1 or more of the following:
(i) Whether to distribute to or for the benefit of an individual or a class of beneficiaries the income or principal or both of the trust. See Michigan Laws 700.7103Donee: The recipient of a gift. Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other. Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator. Fiduciary: includes , but is not limited to, a personal representative, funeral representative, guardian, conservator, trustee, plenary guardian, partial guardian, and successor fiduciary. See Michigan Laws 700.1104 Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006. Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another. in writing: shall be construed to include printing, engraving, and lithographing; except that if the written signature of a person is required by law, the signature shall be the proper handwriting of the person or, if the person is unable to write, the person's proper mark, which may be, unless otherwise expressly prohibited by law, a clear and classifiable fingerprint of the person made with ink or another substance. See Michigan Laws 8.3q Individual: means the individual, minor or adult, who receives services from the department or a community mental health services program or from a provider under contract with the department or a community mental health services program. See Michigan Laws 330.1800 Insurance benefits: means payments made in accordance with insurance coverage for the cost of health care services provided to an individual. See Michigan Laws 330.1800 Insurance coverage: means any policy, plan, program, or fund established or maintained for the purpose of providing for its participants or their dependents medical, surgical, or hospital benefits. See Michigan Laws 330.1800 Interests of the trust beneficiaries: means the beneficial interests provided in the terms of the trust. See Michigan Laws 700.7103 Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases. National forest: means federally owned land for which money is paid to the state under the county payment program, as that land is situated on June 30 of the fiscal year for which the money is paid. See Michigan Laws 141.1301 Organization: means a corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, or joint venture; governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality; public corporation; or another legal or commercial entity. See Michigan Laws 700.1106 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 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 Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide. Responsible party: means a person who is financially liable for services furnished to the individual. See Michigan Laws 330.1800 Revocable trust: A trust agreement that can be canceled, rescinded, revoked, or repealed by the grantor (person who establishes the trust). Security: includes , but is not limited to, a note, stock, treasury stock, bond, debenture, evidence of indebtedness, certificate of interest or participation in an oil, gas, or mining title or lease or in payments out of production under such a title or lease, collateral trust certificate, transferable share, voting trust certificate, or interest in a regulated investment company or other entity generally referred to as a mutual fund or, in general, an interest or instrument commonly known as a security, or a certificate of interest or participation for, a temporary or interim certificate, receipt, or certificate of deposit for, or any warrant or right to subscribe to or purchase any of the items listed in this subdivision. See Michigan Laws 700.1107 Settlor: means a person, including a testator or a trustee, who creates a trust. See Michigan Laws 700.7103 state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o 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 terms of the trust: means the manifestation of the settlor's intent regarding a trust's provisions as expressed in the trust instrument or as may be established by other evidence that would be admissible in a judicial proceeding. 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 Trust beneficiary: means a person to whom 1 or both of the following apply:
(i) The person has a present or future beneficial interest in a trust, vested or contingent. See Michigan Laws 700.7103Trust director: means that term as defined in section 7703a. See Michigan Laws 700.7103 Trust instrument: means a governing instrument that contains the terms of the trust, including any amendment to a term of the trust. See Michigan Laws 700.7103 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 United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.