Michigan § 490.363 - Payment to general administrator or executor of deceased out-of-state resident.

If a deceased individual who resided in another state or country owns a share or deposit account in a domestic credit union, the credit union may pay all or part of the balance of the account to the special or general administrator or executor appointed in the state or country where the account holder resided at the time of death if the administrator or executor provides both of the following to the credit union:

Authenticated copies of the letter or order of appointment authorizing him or her to collect, receive, and remove assets of the estate of the decedent.

An affidavit by the administrator or executor that he or she is the representative of the estate of the decedent, that no proceeding is pending in any state with respect to the question of domicile of the decedent, and that to his or her knowledge and belief no letters or orders of appointment are outstanding in this state, no proceeding is pending in this state for the appointment of a fiduciary for the estate in this state, and there are no creditors of the estate in this state.

A credit union that makes a payment to an administrator or executor under this section after receiving the affidavit and authenticated copies described in subsection (1) is released and discharged from liability to the same extent as if the credit union made the payment to a legally qualified resident executor or administrator.