Sec. 841.
(1) The probate court has jurisdiction and power as follows:
(a) As conferred upon it under the estates and protected individuals code, 1998 PA 386, MCL 700.1101 to 700.8206.
(b) As conferred upon it under the mental health code, 1974 PA 258, MCL 330.1001 to 330.2106.
(c) As conferred upon it under this act.
(d) As conferred upon it under another law or compact.
(2) In a judicial circuit in which the probate court is affected by a plan of concurrent jurisdiction adopted under chapter 4, the probate court has concurrent jurisdiction with the circuit court or the district court, or both, as provided in the plan of concurrent jurisdiction, except as to the following matters:
(a) The circuit court has exclusive jurisdiction over appeals from the district court and from administrative agencies as authorized by law.
(b) The circuit court has exclusive jurisdiction and power to issue, hear, and determine prerogative and remedial writs consistent with section 13 of article VI of the state constitution of 1963.
History: Add. 1978, Act 543, Eff. July 1, 1979 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 388, Eff. Jan. 1, 1998 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 56, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 678, Eff. Apr. 1, 2003 ;-- Am. 2005, Act 326, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 2005 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 338, Eff. Jan. 1, 2013 ;-- Am. 2013, Act 164, Imd. Eff. Nov. 12, 2013
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
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 600.807 - Probate Court Districts.
Section 600.810 - Probate Court District; Effective Date; Election of Probate Judge.
Section 600.813 - Construction of Chapter.
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Section 600.819 - Repealed. 2011, Act 217, Imd.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Section 600.824 - Repealed. 2011, Act 217, Imd. Eff. Nov. 10, 2011.
Section 600.825 - Repealed. 1990, Act 185, Eff. Oct. 1, 1990.
Section 600.828 - Reimbursement for Actual and Necessary Expenses.
Section 600.832 - Seal, Records, Books, Files, and Papers; Possession; Maintenance.
Section 600.836 - Allocating Duties; Combining Title and Powers.
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 600.845 - 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 600.849 - Validity of Order or Decree.
Section 600.851 - Administration of Oaths; Certification.
Section 600.854 - Notice Governed by Supreme Court Rule.
Section 600.855 - Form; Approval.
Section 600.856 - Change of Venue; Procedure; Contested Venue.
Section 600.858 - 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 600.871 - 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 600.875 - 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.