Michigan Compiled Laws 386-1998-ii-5 Part 5 Wills, Will Contracts, And Custody And Deposit Of Wills (700.2501...700.2519)

• Section 700.2501 Will; Maker; Sufficient Mental Capacity.
  (1) An individual 18 years of age or older who has sufficient mental capacity may make a will. (2) An individual has sufficient mental...
• Section 700.2502 Execution; Witnessed Wills; Holographic Wills.
  (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) and in sections 2503, 2506, and 2513, a will is valid only if it is all of...
• Section 700.2503 Writings Intended As Wills.
  Although a document or writing added upon a document was not executed in compliance with section 2502, the document or writing is treated as...
• Section 700.2504 Self-proved Will.
  (1) A will may be simultaneously executed, attested, and made self-proved by acknowledgment of the will by the testator and 2 witnesses' sworn statements,...
• Section 700.2505 Witnesses.
  (1) An individual generally competent to be a witness may act as a witness to a will. (2) The signing of a will by...
• Section 700.2506 Choice Of Law As To Execution.
  A written will is valid if executed in compliance with section 2502 or 2503, with the law at the time of execution of the...
• Section 700.2507 Revocation By Writing Or By Act.
  (1) A will or a part of a will is revoked by either of the following acts: (a) Execution of a subsequent will that...
• Section 700.2508 Revocation By Change Of Circumstances.
  Except as provided in sections 2802 to 2809, a change of circumstances does not revoke a will or a part of a will. History:...
• Section 700.2509 Revival Of Revoked Will.
  (1) If a subsequent will that wholly revoked a previous will is later revoked by a revocatory act under section 2507(1)(b), the previous will...
• Section 700.2510 Incorporation By Reference.
  A writing in existence when a will is executed may be incorporated by reference if the language of the will manifests this intent and...
• Section 700.2511 Testamentary Additions To Trusts.
  (1) A will may validly devise property to the trustee of a trust established or to be established in any of the following manners:...
• Section 700.2512 Events Of Independent Significance.
  A will may dispose of property by reference to acts and events that have significance apart from their effect upon the dispositions made by...
• Section 700.2513 Separate Writing Identifying Devise Of Certain Types Of Tangible Personal Property.
  Whether or not the provisions relating to a holographic will apply, a will may refer to a written statement or list to dispose of...
• Section 700.2514 Contracts Concerning Succession.
  (1) If executed after July 1, 1979, a contract to make a will or devise, not to revoke a will or devise, or to...
• Section 700.2515 Deposit Of Will With Court In Testator's Lifetime.
  (1) A will in writing that is enclosed in a sealed wrapper, on which is endorsed the testator's name, place of residence, and social...
• Section 700.2516 Delivery Of Will Or Codicil By Custodian.
  A custodian of a will or codicil or person having possession or care of a will or codicil shall forward it to the court...
• Section 700.2517 Opening Of Safe Deposit Box.
  (1) In the estate of a decedent who died before October 1, 1993, the following apply to the opening of a safe deposit box:...
• Section 700.2518 Penalty Clause For Contest.
  A provision in a will purporting to penalize an interested person for contesting the will or instituting other proceedings relating to the estate is...
• Section 700.2519 Statutory Will.
  (1) A will executed in the form prescribed by subsection (2) and otherwise in compliance with the terms of the Michigan statutory will form...

Last modified: October 10, 2016