Michigan § 700.1402 - Notice; waiver; order.
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§ 700.1402. Notice; waiver; order.
Except as provided in subsection (2), a person, including a guardian ad litem, conservator, or other fiduciary, may waive notice and consent to the granting of a petition by a writing signed by the person or the person's attorney and filed in the proceeding. If every person affected by the proceeding waives notice and consents in writing to the granting of a petition, the court may enter an appropriate order on the petition without a hearing.
A person for whom a guardianship or other protective order is sought, a ward, or a protected person cannot waive notice. A fiduciary shall not waive or consent on a petition, account, or report made as the fiduciary or in a different fiduciary capacity.
Source: official Michigan text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 700.1402 ("Notice; waiver; order.") 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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