Sec. 1201.
This act shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policies, which include all of the following:
(a) To simplify and clarify the law concerning the affairs of decedents, missing individuals, protected individuals, minors, and legally incapacitated individuals.
(b) To discover and make effective a decedent's intent in distribution of the decedent's property.
(c) To promote a speedy and efficient system for liquidating a decedent's estate and making distribution to the decedent's successors.
(d) To make the law uniform among the various jurisdictions, both within and outside of this state.
History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000 ;-- Am. 2009, Act 46, Eff. Apr. 1, 2010 Popular Name: EPIC
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 700 - Estates and Protected Individuals Code
Act 386 of 1998 - Estates and Protected Individuals Code (700.1101 - 700.8206)
Article I - Definitions, General Provisions, and Court Jurisdiction (700.1101...700.1512)
386-1998-I-2 - Part 2 Construction and General Provisions (700.1201...700.1214)
Section 700.1201 - Purposes; Rules of Construction.
Section 700.1207 - Evidence of Death or Status.
Section 700.1208 - Procedure to Establish Death of Accident or Disaster Victim.
Section 700.1209 - Acts by Holder of Power of Appointment.
Section 700.1210 - Cost-of-Living Adjustment.
Section 700.1211 - Court Personnel Prohibited From Providing Legal Advice.
Section 700.1212 - Fiduciary Relationship.
Section 700.1213 - Reference to Unified Credits, Exemption, or Deductions.