Michigan Compiled Laws
236-1961-8 - Chapter 8 Probate Courts (600.801...600.899)
Section 600.811 - Election of Probate Judges; Filing Nominating Petitions and Incumbency Affidavits of Candidacy; Term.

Sec. 811.
(1) Judges of probate shall be elected in the manner provided in Act No. 116 of the Public Acts of 1954, as amended. For the office of judge of probate in a probate court district created pursuant to law, nominating petitions and incumbency affidavits of candidacy shall be filed with the secretary of state.
(2) An elected judge of probate shall have a term of office of 6 years except as otherwise provided by section 803 or when a vacancy is being filled for the balance of an unexpired term.
(3) The term of a judge of probate shall commence on January 1 following the date of election. If a vacancy is filled by appointment, the term shall commence in accordance with the order of appointment.
History: Add. 1978, Act 543, Eff. July 1, 1979

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Chapter 600 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961

Act 236 of 1961 - Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (600.101 - 600.9948)

236-1961-8 - Chapter 8 Probate Courts (600.801...600.899)

Section 600.801 - Probate Court as Court of Record; Organization.

Section 600.803 - Probate Court District.

Section 600.805 - Additional Probate Judgeship; Creation; Approval by County; Resolution; Filing; Notice to County Clerk; Effect of Approval; State's Obligation; Election; First Term; Exception to Resolution Requirement.

Section 600.807 - Probate Court Districts.

Section 600.808 - Question of Creation of District; Submission to Electors; Resolution Calling for Special Election; Form of Question; Counting, Canvassing, and Returning Votes; Canvassing and Certifying Results; Effect of Approval; Election of Proba...

Section 600.809 - Probate Court District; Effective Date; Term of Incumbent Probate Judge; Election of Probate Judge.

Section 600.810 - Probate Court District; Effective Date; Election of Probate Judge.

Section 600.810a - Arenac, Kalkaska, Crawford, Lake, Iron, and Ontonagon Counties; Jurisdiction, Powers, Duties, and Title of Probate Judges; Additional Duties for Probate Judge.

Section 600.811 - Election of Probate Judges; Filing Nominating Petitions and Incumbency Affidavits of Candidacy; Term.

Section 600.812 - Oath.

Section 600.813 - Construction of Chapter.

Section 600.815 - Terms of Probate Court Prohibited; Probate Court Open at All Reasonable Times; Evening and Weekend Sessions.

Section 600.816 - Probate Judge; Court Sessions at Regional Diagnostic and Treatment Center; Court Sessions at Places Designated by County Chief Probate Judge; Hearing Regarding Incapacitated or Mentally Ill Person; Site.

Section 600.817 - Books, Printed Blanks, and Stationery; Furniture, Equipment, and Supplies.

Section 600.819 - Repealed. 2011, Act 217, Imd. Eff. Nov. 10, 2011.

Section 600.821 - Probate Judges; Practice of Law; Annual Salary; County Contribution and Reimbursement; Additional Salary.

Section 600.821a - Probate Judges' Federal Social Security and Medicare Taxes; Reimbursement to Counties.

Section 600.822 - Probate Judge; Annual Salary Based on Population; Payment; Increase or Decrease in Salary; Representing Party in Contested Proceeding; Additional Salary; Total Annual Salary; State Salary Standardization Payment; Minimum Annual Sala...

Section 600.824 - Repealed. 2011, Act 217, Imd. Eff. Nov. 10, 2011.

Section 600.825 - Repealed. 1990, Act 185, Eff. Oct. 1, 1990.

Section 600.826 - Certain Probate Judges to Assist Other Courts or Probate Judges for Limited Periods or Specific Assignments; Legislative Intent.

Section 600.828 - Reimbursement for Actual and Necessary Expenses.

Section 600.829 - Probate Judge; Additional Salary and Reimbursement for Expenses; Payment of Compensation and Expenses; Voucher; Compensation Provided Pursuant to MCL 600.225(6).

Section 600.831 - Powers, Duties, and Compensation of Probate Judges of County Having 2 or More Probate Judges; Power Vested in Chief Probate Judge; Selection, Powers, and Duties of Probate Judges in Counties of 1,000,000 or More.

Section 600.832 - Seal, Records, Books, Files, and Papers; Possession; Maintenance.

Section 600.833 - Probate Register; Appointment; Salary; Oath; Bond; Term; Appointment, Compensation, Term, Powers, and Oath of Deputy Probate Registers.

Section 600.834 - Probate Register or Deputy Probate Register; Powers in Uncontested Matter or Hearing; Entry of Judgment Prohibited; Restriction on Powers; Orders and Acts; Trial or Hearing of Issues.

Section 600.835 - Official Court Reporters or Certified Recorders; Salary; Oath; Expenses; Order for Payment; Residence of Reporter or Recorder.

Section 600.836 - Allocating Duties; Combining Title and Powers.

Section 600.837 - Operation of Probate Court; Appropriation; Employer; Authority; Collective Bargaining; Appointment, Supervision, Discipline, and Dismissal of Employees; Transfer of Employees; Effect of Existing Collective Bargaining Agreement; Cont...

Section 600.838 - Disqualification of Probate Judge.

Section 600.839 - Probate Judge, Probate Register, or Employee of Probate Court; Prohibitions.

Section 600.841 - Probate Court; Jurisdiction and Power.

Section 600.843 - Contesting Jurisdiction Based on Residence of Person or Location of Person's Property.

Section 600.845 - Concurrent Jurisdiction of Circuit Court.

Section 600.846 - Removal of Action or Proceeding to Probate Court.

Section 600.847 - Powers of Probate Court in Exercise of Jurisdiction.

Section 600.848 - Rehearings; Modifying and Setting Aside Orders, Sentences, or Judgments; Order With Respect to Original Hearing or Rehearing of Contested Matter; Exception.

Section 600.849 - Validity of Order or Decree.

Section 600.851 - Administration of Oaths; Certification.

Section 600.852 - Petition, Inventory, Accounting, Proof of Claim, or Proof of Service; Declaration; False Execution and Filing; Penalties.

Section 600.854 - Notice Governed by Supreme Court Rule.

Section 600.855 - Form; Approval.

Section 600.856 - Change of Venue; Procedure; Contested Venue.

Section 600.857 - Jury Trial.

Section 600.858 - Security for Costs; Award of Costs in Contested Case.

Section 600.859 - Taking Testimony; Record; Keeping Index and Original Notes.

Section 600.861 - Repealed. 2016, Act 186, Eff. Sept. 27, 2016.

Section 600.863 - Repealed. 2016, Act 186, Eff. Sept. 27, 2016.

Section 600.866 - Appeals to Be on Record; Trial De Novo Prohibited; Notice of Appeal; Appeals Governed by Supreme Court Rule.

Section 600.867 - Stay of Further Proceedings in Pursuance of Judgment, Order, or Sentence; Exception; Application for Delayed Appeal.

Section 600.871 - Decedents' Estates; Fees; Payment; Final Accounting; Receipt.

Section 600.872 - Repealed. 1996, Act 374, Eff. Oct. 1, 1996.

Section 600.873 - Repealed. 1979, Act 69, Imd. Eff. July 25, 1979.

Section 600.874 - Probate Court; Charge and Collection of Fees; Waiver of Fee for Conduct of Marriage Ceremony; Remittance.

Section 600.875 - Charging Estate; Limitation; Conditions.

Section 600.876 - Certified Copies for Which Charges or Fees Prohibited.

Section 600.877 - Fees; Time of Payment.

Section 600.878 - Transcript Fees.

Section 600.879 - Prohibited Compensation, Fees, or Costs; Violation as Malfeasance in Office.

Section 600.880 - Filing Fees for Civil Action to Probate Register; Exceptions; Disposition.

Section 600.880a - Filing Fee Commencing Guardianship to Probate Register; Exception; Disposition.

Section 600.880b - Fees Paid to Probate Register; Exceptions; Disposition.

Section 600.880c - Fees for Bringing Appeal, Registering Trust, or Depositing Will; Disposition.

Section 600.880d - Waiver or Suspension of Fees.

Section 600.899 - Repeal of MCL 701.1 to 701.18a, 701.20 to 701.45d, 701.50 to 701.55, and 712a.22.