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STATE OF MICHIGAN

CASE NO. and JUDGE

PROBATE COURT
COUNTY

APPLICATION FOR INFORMAL PROBATE
AND/OR APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL
REPRESENTATIVE (TESTATE/INTESTATE)

Court address

Court telephone no.

In the matter of

First, middle, and last name

, am interested in the estate and make this application as

Name of applicant

1. I,

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

2. Decedent information:

Date of death

Time (if known)

Put DOB in Ref. No.
row 1 on MC 97.
Date of birth

XXX-XX-

Last four digits of SSN

Put last 4 digits of SSN in
Ref. No. row 2 on MC 97.

Domicile (at date of death):

City/Township/Village

County

State

A death certificate has been issued, and a copy accompanies this application as a separate document.
No death certificate is available. Attached is alternative documentation of the decedent’s death.

4.a. 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
(if minor)**

Street address

City

State

Zip

State

Zip

State

Zip

State

Zip

*Specify spouse, child, devisee, or heir.
**If person is a minor, provide the date of birth on form MC 97a and put the Ref. No. from that form in the box above with the age.

Approved, SCAO
Form PC 558, Rev. 12/22
MCL 700.1309, MCL 700.3301, MCL 700.3311, MCL 700.3614, MCR 5.302,
MCR 5.309
Page 1 of 3

JIS Code: IPAApplicant’s name, address and telephone no.Applicant’s attorney, bar no., address, and telephone no.Application for Informal Probate and/or Appointment of Personal Representative
Page 2 of 3

(12/22)

Case No.

4.b. Of the interested persons listed above, the following are under legal disability or otherwise represented and presently

have or will require representation:

NAME

LEGAL DISABILITY

REPRESENTED BY
Name, address, and capacity

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.

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
MCL700.1301, but the instrument is not being probated because (if this statement is true, the probate register must deny this

application 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
is/are offered for probate and
possession.

is/are attached to this application.

is/are already in the court’s

, with codicil(s) dated

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

County,

State

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

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

City State Zip

as personal representative, who is qualified and has the following

9. I nominate

Name

priority 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

Address

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.

Application for Informal Probate and/or Appointment of Personal Representative
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(12/22)

Case No.

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

Applicant signature

Attorney signature

PC 558, Application for Informal Probate and/or Appointment of Personal Representative (Testate/Intestate)

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Sourced from www.courts.michigan.gov/Estates-Trusts (2023-03)
Page(s): 3
Fields(s): 97
Average fields per page: 32
Reading Level: Grade 10
LIST Grouping(s): ES-00-00-00-00, ES-02-00-00-00.

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PC 558, Application for Informal Probate and/or Appointment of Personal Representative (Testate/Intestate)

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