Sec. 8201.
(1) Article VII shall be construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policies.
(2) The following are the underlying purposes and policies of article VII:
(a) To make more comprehensive and to clarify the law governing trusts in this state.
(b) To permit the continued expansion and development of trust practices through custom, usage, and agreement of the parties.
(c) To foster certainty in the law so that settlors of trusts will have confidence that their instructions will be carried out as expressed in the terms of the trust.
History: Add. 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 VIII - Miscellaneous Provisions (700.8101...700.8206)
Section 700.8201 - Construction of Article Vii.
Section 700.8202 - Electronic Records and Signatures.