Sec. 5428.
(1) When doing any of the following, the conservator and the court shall take into account the protected individual's estate plan as known to them, including a will, a revocable trust of which the individual is settlor, and a contract, transfer, or joint ownership arrangement originated by the protected individual with provisions for payment or transfer of a benefit or interest at the individual's death to another or others:
(a) Investing the estate.
(b) Selecting estate property for distribution under section 5425 or 5426(1).
(c) Utilizing a power of revocation or withdrawal available for the protected individual's support and exercisable by the conservator or the court.
(2) The conservator may examine the protected individual's will.
History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000 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)
Section 700.5401 - Protective Proceedings.
Section 700.5402 - Protective Proceedings; Jurisdiction.
Section 700.5404 - Original Petition for Appointment or Protective Order.
Section 700.5406 - Procedure Concerning Hearing and Order on Original Petition.
Section 700.5407 - Permissible Court Orders.
Section 700.5408 - Protective Arrangements and Single Transactions Authorized.
Section 700.5409 - Appointment of Conservator.
Section 700.5411 - Terms and Requirements of Bonds.
Section 700.5413 - Compensation and Expenses.
Section 700.5414 - Death, Resignation, or Removal of Conservator.
Section 700.5415 - Petitions for Orders Subsequent to Appointment.
Section 700.5416 - General Duty of Conservator.
Section 700.5417 - Inventory and Records.
Section 700.5419 - Conservators; Title by Appointment.
Section 700.5420 - Recording of Conservator's Letters.
Section 700.5422 - Persons Dealing With Conservators; Protection.
Section 700.5423 - Powers of Conservator in Administration.
Section 700.5424 - Powers Regarding Environmental Matters.
Section 700.5425 - Distributive Duties and Powers of Conservator.
Section 700.5427 - Expansion or Limitation of Powers of Conservator.
Section 700.5428 - Preservation of Estate Plan; Right to Examine.
Section 700.5429 - Claims Against Protected Individual; Enforcement.
Section 700.5430 - Personal Liability of Conservator.
Section 700.5431 - Termination of Proceeding.
Section 700.5433 - Appointment of Conservator in Another State as Temporary Conservator.