Michigan § 700.2101 - Intestate estate.
Full text of Michigan Michigan Compiled Laws § 700.2101 — Intestate estate., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 700.2101. Intestate estate.
Any part of a decedent's estate not effectively disposed of by will passes by intestate succession to the decedent's heirs as prescribed in this act, except as modified by the decedent's will.
A decedent by will may expressly exclude or limit the right of an individual or class to succeed to property of the decedent that passes by intestate succession. If that individual or a member of that class survives the decedent, the share of the decedent's intestate estate to which that individual or class would have succeeded passes as if that individual or each member of that class had disclaimed his or her intestate share.
Source: official Michigan text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Michigan Compiled Laws § 700.2101 cover?
Section 700.2101 ("Intestate estate.") 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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