Michigan § 700.1201 - Purposes; rules of construction.
Full text of Michigan Michigan Compiled Laws § 700.1201 — Purposes; rules of construction., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 700.1201. Purposes; rules of construction.
This act shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policies, which include all of the following:
(a) To simplify and clarify the law concerning the affairs of decedents, missing individuals, protected individuals, minors, and legally incapacitated individuals.
(b) To discover and make effective a decedent's intent in distribution of the decedent's property.
(c) To promote a speedy and efficient system for liquidating a decedent's estate and making distribution to the decedent's successors.
(d) To make the law uniform among the various jurisdictions, both within and outside of this state.
Source: official Michigan text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 700.1201 ("Purposes; rules of construction.") is part of the Michigan Compiled Laws, the codified statutory law of Michigan. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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