Sec. 5.
If the title to property to which this act applies was held by the decedent at the time of death, title of the surviving spouse may be perfected by an order of the court or by execution of an instrument by the personal representative or the heirs or devisees of the decedent with the approval of the court. Neither the personal representative nor the court in which the decedent's estate is being administered has a duty to discover or attempt to discover whether property held by the decedent is property to which this act applies, unless a written demand is made by the surviving spouse or the spouse's successor in interest.
History: 1975, Act 289, Eff. Mar. 31, 1976
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 557 - Property of Husband and Wife
Act 289 of 1975 - Uniform Disposition of Community Property Rights at Death Act (557.261 - 557.271)
Section 557.261 - Short Title.
Section 557.262 - Property to Which Act Applies.
Section 557.263 - Rebuttable Presumptions.
Section 557.264 - Disposition of Property Upon Death of Married Person.
Section 557.267 - Purchaser for Value; Lender Taking Security Interest in Property.
Section 557.268 - Rights of Creditors.
Section 557.269 - Married Persons Not Prevented From Severing or Altering Interests in Property.