NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST
INFORMAL APPOINTMENT OF
PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE

FILE NO.

JIS CODE:  NRI

Approved, SCAO

STATE OF MICHIGAN
PROBATE COURT
COUNTY OF

Estate of

I,

Name

as personal representative of the estate.  A copy of the application is attached.  This notice is being served upon each person

whose right to an appointment is prior or equal to my own.  The court will not act upon my application until 14 days after the date

, intend to request my informal appointment

this notice was mailed or until 7 days after this notice was personally served.

The actions you may take include:

• Upon paying a filing fee, filing a petition for formal proceedings to appoint a personal representative.

• Upon paying a filing fee, filing an application for informal appointment of yourself as personal representative provided

you have a higher priority to be appointed.

• Contacting an attorney for assistance in representing you in any proceeding you wish to file in the court.

The court will not be able to provide you with any legal advice in completing or filing the forms.

Attorney name

Address

City, state, zip

Bar no.

Applicant signature

Date

Address

Telephone no.

City, state, zip

Telephone no.

NOTICE TO APPLICANT:  You must attach this notice and a proof of service to the application for informal appointment when you
file it with the court.  If you are unable to serve an interested person because the address or whereabouts of that interested person
is unknown, you must publish notice by using form PC 563a.

Do not write below this line - For court use only

PC 557    (9/06)   NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST INFORMAL APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE

MCL 700.3310, MCR 5.309(C)