STATE OF MICHIGAN

PROBATE COURT
COUNTY

PETITION AND ORDER
TO OPEN SAFE-DEPOSIT BOX
TO LOCATE WILL OR BURIAL DEED

CASE NO. and JUDGE

Court address              

 

 

 

Court telephone no.

USE NOTE: File this petition in the county where the safe-deposit box is located.

In the matter of 

First, middle, and last name

Petitioner’s name, address, and telephone no.

Petitioner’s attorney, bar no., address, and telephone no.

1. I,  

 Name

 

this petition as 

Relationship to decedent, i.e. heir, devisee, etc.

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2. Decedent died 

Date

 , domiciled in 

County and state or other jurisdiction

PETITION

 , am interested in the decedent’s estate and make 

Name of bank, trust company, or safe-deposit company

  safe-deposit box number 

 , located at 

 

Branch

 in 

City or township

 (institution), leased to decedent, alone or jointly, 

in this county, and the safe-deposit box may contain decedent’s will and/or a deed to a burial plot in which the decedent 
is to be interred.

4. I REQUEST that this court issue an order directing the institution to permit 

Name

to examine the contents of the safe-deposit box in the presence of an officer or other authorized employee of the  
institution for the purpose of locating and removing a will and/or a deed to a burial plot only.

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

 

 

Petitioner signature   

Attorney signature 

 

 

 

 

 

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Date

Date

Approved, SCAO
Form PC 551, Rev. 12/22
MCL 700.2517
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JIS Code: DBP, DBOPetition and Order to Open Safe-Deposit Box to Locate Will or Burial Deed 
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(12/22) 

Case No. 
 

ORDER

IT IS ORDERED

 5. a. The petition is granted.  The institution is ordered to permit    
  
        to examine the safe-deposit box described above in the presence of an officer or other authorized employee of  
 
        the institution. Only a will of the decedent and/or a deed to a burial plot shall be removed from the box and shall    
        be delivered by the person named above to the probate register or deputy register of this court. 

                                    

    b.  At the time of the opening of the safe deposit box, all persons in attendance shall execute a Safe-Deposit Box  
        Certificate and Receipt (PC 552) certifying whether a will and/or deed to a burial plot was found and that no  
        other items were removed from the safe-deposit box.    
   
    c.  The person named above shall file a PC 552 with the probate register or deputy register of this court within 7  
        days of opening the box.  If no safe deposit box is located, the person named above shall file a PC 552    
        indicating that no box was found.  
 
 6.  The petition is denied for the following reason(s): 

  

 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

   
                     

  

                     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 
 

 

 

                     

Judge signature and date