Sec. 5202.
(1) The parent of an unmarried minor may appoint a guardian for the minor by will or by another writing signed by the parent and attested by at least 2 witnesses.
(2) Subject to the right of the minor under section 5203, if both parents are dead or have been adjudged to be legally incapacitated or the surviving parent has no parental rights or has been adjudged to be legally incapacitated, a parental appointment becomes effective when the guardian's acceptance is filed in the court in which the will containing the nomination is probated or, if the nomination is contained in a nontestamentary nominating instrument or the testator who made the nomination is not deceased, when the guardian's acceptance is filed in the court at the place where the minor resides or is present. If both parents are dead, an effective appointment by the parent who died later has priority.
(3) A parental appointment effected by filing the guardian's acceptance under a will probated in the state of the testator's domicile is effective in this state.
(4) Upon acceptance of appointment, the guardian shall give written notice of acceptance to the minor and to the person having the minor's care or the minor's nearest adult relative.
History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 54, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000 ;-- Am. 2005, Act 204, Imd. Eff. Nov. 10, 2005 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)
386-1998-V-2 - Part 2 Guardians of Minors (700.5201...700.5219)
Section 700.5201 - Appointment and Status of Guardians of Minor.
Section 700.5202 - Parental Appointment of Guardian for Minor.
Section 700.5202a - Appointment of Guardian in Another State as Temporary Guardian.
Section 700.5203 - Objection by Minor of 14 Years or Older to Parental Appointment.
Section 700.5204 - Court Appointment of Guardian of Minor; Conditions for Appointment.
Section 700.5205 - Court Appointment of Limited Guardian; Requirements.
Section 700.5206 - Review Modification of Plan; Powers and Duties of Limited Guardian.
Section 700.5207 - Review of Guardianship of Minor.
Section 700.5208 - Petition to Terminate Guardianship of Minor.
Section 700.5209 - Court Action on Petition to Terminate Guardianship of Minor.
Section 700.5210 - Order for Termination of Guardianship of Minor.
Section 700.5214 - Consent to Service by Acceptance of Appointment; Notice.
Section 700.5215 - Powers and Duties of Guardian of Minor.
Section 700.5216 - Compensation; Claim for Burial Expense.
Section 700.5217 - Termination of Appointment of Guardian.
Section 700.5218 - Proceedings Subsequent to Appointment; Venue.
Section 700.5219 - Resignation, Removal, and Other Post-Appointment Proceedings.