The probate court in this Mental Health Code case properly ordered the respondent to undergo a combined program of hospitalization and outpatient services, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled, finding that the probate court had subject-matter jurisdiction over the matter.

The Michigan COA has ruled the trial court in this probate action correctly held that the terms of a trust settlement agreement were unambiguous and were not breached by the sole successor trustee.

The Trial Court did not err when it granted the Appellee’s petition to be sole guardian of the ward in question, AMMB, despite the Appellant’s multiple challenges to the order in question.

The probate court acted properly and plaintiff did not establish that he was entitled to appellate relief, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled.

The Washtenaw County Probate Court properly granted a petition for the respondent to receive mental-health treatment.

The Restriction Agreement, which established specific terms for the signing parties to exercise a purchase option at the other parties’ death, was not an illegal restraint on alienation.

The trial court properly denied a motion to dismiss a petition for continuing mental-health treatment, even though the petition did not strictly comply with the statutory requirements.

A widow who filed for divorce more than one year before her husband’s death qualifies as his surviving spouse for inheritance purposes, the Michigan Supreme Court has ruled.

The Trial Court erred when it compelled Appellant to provide a DNA sample to establish that Appellee was the biological son of decedent.

The probate court had jurisdiction to order the payment of those fees at the end of the proceedings, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled.

The defendants were properly granted summary disposition, because they were governmental employees who were entitled to quasi-judicial immunity.

The COA ruled the Marquette County Probate Court erroneously found that Anne Jones-Von Greiff did not qualify as the surviving spouse of Hermann Von Greiff for inheritance purposes.

The Michigan Court of Appeals reversed the protective orders that were issued in these consolidated appeals, ruling the probate court “put the cart before the horse”.

The COA reversed & remanded, finding there was an “abundant amount of circumstantial evidence” indicating that the Amendment was exerting undue influence on the decedent.

A probate court erred by appointing a divorced couple as the co-personal representatives of their deceased daughter’s estate.

A probate court erroneously applied the statute of limitations in the Michigan Trust Code to bar the plaintiffs’ challenge to the validity of their mother’s trust.