Michigan Compiled Laws
386-1998-III-2 - Part 2 Venue for Probate and Administration, Priority to Administer, and Demand for Notice (700.3201...700.3209)
Section 700.3206a - Designation of Successor Individual as Funeral Representative.

Sec. 3206a.
(1) A declarant may designate in the funeral representative designation a successor individual as a funeral representative who may exercise the rights and powers described in section 3206(1) if the first individual named as funeral representative does not accept, is incapacitated, resigns, or is removed.
(2) An individual designated a funeral representative accepts the designation as funeral representative by signing an acceptance of funeral representative, or by acting as the funeral representative.
(3) The authority under a funeral representative designation is exercisable by a funeral representative only after the death of the declarant.
(4) Except as provided in the funeral representative designation, a funeral representative shall not delegate his or her powers to another individual.
(5) On request of the funeral establishment, the funeral representative shall provide a copy of the funeral representative designation to the funeral establishment.
History: Add. 2016, Act 57, Eff. June 27, 2016 Popular Name: EPIC

Structure Michigan Compiled Laws

Michigan Compiled Laws

Chapter 700 - Estates and Protected Individuals Code

Act 386 of 1998 - Estates and Protected Individuals Code (700.1101 - 700.8206)

Article III - Probate of Wills and Administration (700.3101...700.3988)

386-1998-III-2 - Part 2 Venue for Probate and Administration, Priority to Administer, and Demand for Notice (700.3201...700.3209)

Section 700.3201 - Venue for First and Subsequent Estate Proceedings; Location of Property.

Section 700.3202 - Appointment or Testacy Proceedings; Conflicting Claim of Domicile in Another State.

Section 700.3203 - Priority Among Persons Seeking Appointment as a General Personal Representative.

Section 700.3204 - Representation by Conservator or Guardian; Appointment Without Priority; Applicability of Section and MCL 700.3203 to a General or Successor Personal Representative.

Section 700.3205 - Demand for Notice of Order or Filing Concerning Decedent's Estate.

Section 700.3206 - Right and Power to Make Decisions About Funeral Arrangements and Handling, Disposition, or Disinterment of Decedent's Body; Presumption; Funeral Representative Designation; Priority; "Exercise Their Rights or Powers Under Subsectio...

Section 700.3206a - Designation of Successor Individual as Funeral Representative.

Section 700.3206b - Revocation of Funeral Representative Designation.

Section 700.3207 - Petition; Venue; Hearing; Date; Notice; Service; Funeral Establishment as Petitioner; Factors to Be Considered in Court Decision; Embalming of Decedent's Body.

Section 700.3208 - Repealed. 2016, Act 57, Eff. June 27, 2016.

Section 700.3209 - Funeral Establishment Not Civilly Liable; Reliance on Funeral Representative Designation.