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STATE OF MICHIGAN
PROBATE COURT
COUNTY OF
Estate of
LETTERS OF AUTHORITY FOR
PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
JIS CODE: LET
FILE NO.
TO:
Name and address
Telephone no.
You have been appointed and qualified as personal representative of the estate on
to perform all acts authorized by law unless exceptions are specified below.
Date
Your authority is limited in the following way:
. You are authorized
You have no authority over the estate's real estate or ownership interests in a business entity that you identified on your
acceptance of appointment.
Other restrictions or limitations are:
These letters expire:
Date
.
Date
Judge (formal proceedings)/Register (informal proceedings)
Bar no.
SEE NOTICE OF DUTIES ON SECOND PAGE
Attorney name (type or print)
Bar no.
Address
City, state, zip
Telephone no.
I certify that I have compared this copy with the original on file and that it is a correct copy of the original, and on this date, these
letters are in full force and effect.
Date
Deputy register
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PC 572 (2/13) LETTERS OF AUTHORITY FOR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
MCL 700.3103, MCL 700.3307, MCL 700.3414,
MCL 700.3504, MCL 700.3601,
MCR 5.202, MCR 5.206, MCR 5.307, MCR 5.310
The following provisions are mandatory reporting duties specified in Michigan law and Michigan court rules and are not
the only duties required of you. See MCL 700.3701 through MCL 700.3722 for other duties. Your failure to comply may result
in the court suspending your powers and appointing a special fiduciary in your place. It may also result in your removal as fiduciary.
CONTINUED ADMINISTRATION: If the estate is not settled within 1 year after the first personal representative's appointment,
you must file with the court and send to each interested person a notice that the estate remains under administration,
specifying the reasons for the continued administration. You must give this notice within 28 days of the first anniversary
of the first personal representative's appointment and all subsequent anniversaries during which the administration remains
uncompleted. If such a notice is not received, an interested person may petition the court for a hearing on the necessity
for continued administration or for closure of the estate. [MCL 700.3703(4), MCL 700.3951(3), MCR 5.144, MCR 5.307,
MCR 5.310]
DUTY TO COMPLETE ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATE: You must complete the administration of the estate and file
appropriate closing papers with the court. Failure to do so may result in personal assessment of costs. [MCR 5.310]
CHANGE OF ADDRESS: You are required to inform the court and all interested persons of any change in your address within
7 days of the change.
Additional Duties for Supervised Administration
If this is a supervised administration, in addition to the above reporting duties, you are also required to prepare and file with this
court the following written reports or information.
INVENTORY: You are required to file with the probate court an inventory of the assets of the estate within 91 days of the date
your letters of authority are issued or as ordered by the court. You must send a copy of the inventory to all presumptive
distributees and all other interested persons who request it. The inventory must list in reasonable detail all the property owned
by the decedent at the time of death. Each listed item must indicate the fair market value at the time of the decedent's death
and the type and amount of any encumbrance. Where the decedent's date of death is on or after March 28, 2013, the lien amount
will be deducted from the value of the real property for purposes of calculating the inventory fee under MCL 600.871(2). If the
value of any item has been obtained through an appraiser, the inventory should include the appraiser's name and address with
the item or items appraised by that appraiser. You must also provide the name and address of each financial institution listed
on your inventory at the time the inventory is presented to the court. The address for a financial institution shall be either that
of the institution's main headquarters or the branch used most frequently by the personal representative.
[MCL 700.3706, MCR 5.307, MCR 5.310(E)]
ACCOUNTS: You are required to file with this court once a year, either on the anniversary date that your letters of authority were
issued or on another date you choose (you must notify the court of this date) or more often if the court directs, a complete
itemized accounting of your administration of the estate. This itemized accounting must show in detail all income and
disbursements and the remaining property, together with the form of the property. Subsequent annual and final accountings
must be filed within 56 days following the close of the accounting period. When the estate is ready for closing, you are also
required to file a final account with a description of property remaining in the estate. All accounts must be served on the
required persons at the same time they are filed with the court, along with proof of service.
ESTATE (OR INHERITANCE) TAX INFORMATION: You are required to submit to the court proof that no estate (or inheritance)
taxes are due or that the estate (or inheritance) taxes have been paid. Note: The estate may be subject to inheritance tax.
Additional Duties for Unsupervised Administration
If this is an unsupervised administration, in addition to the above reporting duties, you are also required to prepare and provide to
all interested persons the following written reports or information.
INVENTORY: You are required to prepare an inventory of the assets of the estate within 91 days from the date your letters
of authority are issued and to send a copy of the inventory to all presumptive distributees and all other interested persons
who request it. The inventory must list in reasonable detail all the property owned by the decedent at the time of death. Each
listed item must indicate the fair market value at the time of the decedent's death and the type and amount of any encumbrance.
Where the decedent's date of death is on or after March 28, 2013, the lien amount will be deducted from the value of the real
property for purposes of calculating the inventory fee under MCL 600.871(2). You are required within 91 days from the date your
letters of authority are issued, to submit to the court the information necessary to calculate the probate inventory fee that you
must pay to the probate court. You may use the original inventory for this purpose. [MCL 700.3706, MCR 5.307]
ESTATE (OR INHERITANCE) TAX INFORMATION: You may be required to submit to the court proof that no estate (or
inheritance) taxes are due or that the estate (or inheritance) taxes have been paid. Note: The estate may be subject to
inheritance tax.
