Michigan Form Pc 558 – Fill Out and Use

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Estate of

1. I,

, am interested in the estate and make this application as

Name of applicant

.

Relationship to decedent, i.e., heir, devisee, child, spouse, creditor, beneficiary, etc.

2. Decedent information:

XXX-XX-

Date of death

Time (if known)

Date of birth

Last four digits of SSN

Domicile (at date of death):

City/Township/Village

County

State

3. A death certificate has been issued, and a copy is attached.

No death certificate is available. Attached is alternative documentation of the decedent's death.

4.As far as I know or could ascertain with reasonable diligence, the names and addresses of the spouse, children, devisees, and heirs of the decedent, and other interested persons, the relationship to the decedent, and the ages of any who are minors are:

(Required testimony forms are attached.)

NAME		ADDRESS			RELATIONSHIP*	AGE/DOB
						(IF MINOR)
	Street	address
	City		State	Zip
	Street	address
	City		State	Zip
	Street	address
	City		State	Zip

*Specify spouse, child, devisee, or heir.

Of the interested persons listed above, the following are under legal disability or otherwise represented and presently have or willrequirerepresentation:

5. a. Venue is proper in this county because the decedent was domiciled in this county on the date of death.

b. The decedent was not domiciled in Michigan, but venue is proper in this county because property of the decedent was located in this county at the date of death.

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PC 558 (9/14) APPLICATION FOR INFORMAL PROBATE AND/OR APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE

(TESTATE/INTESTATE)

MCL 700.1309, MCL 700.3301, MCL 700.3311, MCL 700.3614, MCR 5.302, MCR 5.309

6. a. The decedent died intestate and after exercising reasonable diligence, I am unaware of any unrevoked testamentary instrument relating to property located in this state as defined under MCL 700.1301.

b. I am aware of an unrevoked testamentary instrument relating to property located in this state as defined under MCL 700.1301, but the instrument is not being probated because

according to MCL 700.3311):

The instrument

is attached to this application.

is already in the court's possession.

c. The decedent's will, dated

, with codicil(s) dated

,

is/are offered for probate and

is/are attached to this application.

is/are already in the court's possession.

d. An authenticated copy of the will and codicil(s), if any, probated in

County,

is/are offered for probate, and documents establishing its probate are attached to this application.

State

7.To the best of my knowledge, I believe that the instrument(s) subject to this application, if any, was/were validly executed and is the decedent's last will. After exercising reasonable diligence, I am unaware of an instrument revoking the will or codicil(s).

8. A personal representative has been previously appointed in

County,

and the appointment has not been terminated. The personal representative's name and address are: State

Name

Address

City

State

Zip

9. I nominate

as personal representative, who is qualified and has the following priority

Name

for appointment:

. His/her address is:

Address

.

City

State

Zip

10. Other persons have prior or equal right to appointment as personal representative. They are:

Name		Name
Name		Name

Suitable renunciations, nominations, and/or a Notice of Intent to Seek Informal Appointment and proof of its service have been or will be filed.

11. The will expressly requests that the personal representative serve with bond.

12. A special personal representative is necessary because		.

I REQUEST:

13. Informal probate of the will.

14. Informal appointment of the nominated personal representative

with

without

bond.

15. The appointment of a special personal representative pending the appointment of the nominated personal representative.

I declare under the penalties of perjury that this application has been examined by me and that its contents are true to the best of my information, knowledge, and belief.

			Date
Attorney signature		Applicant signature
Attorney name (type or print)	Bar no.		Applicant name (type or print)
Address			Address

City, state, zip

Telephone no.

City, state, zip

Telephone no.