Michigan Compiled Laws 386-1998-ii-2 Part 2 Elective Share Of Surviving Spouse (700.2201...700.2206)

• Section 700.2201 Surviving Spouse's Right To Elective Share.
  Subject to sections 2203 to 2205, upon an individual's death, the individual's surviving spouse has the right described by section 2202. History: 1998, Act...
• Section 700.2202 Election Of Surviving Spouse.
  (1) The surviving widow of a decedent who was domiciled in this state and who dies intestate may file with the court an election...
• Section 700.2203 Failure To Timely Elect; Exceptions.
  If a surviving spouse fails to make an election within the time specified in section 2202, it is conclusively presumed that an intestate decedent's...
• Section 700.2204 Actions Not Preventing Election.
  Filing of a petition to admit the will of a deceased spouse, failing to object or consenting to admission of the will to probate,...
• Section 700.2205 Waiver Of Rights By Surviving Spouse.
  The rights of the surviving spouse to a share under intestate succession, homestead allowance, election, dower, exempt property, or family allowance may be waived,...
• Section 700.2206 Pre-existing Right Not Created.
  Sections 2201 to 2205 shall not be construed as creating an inchoate or choate right to the rights described in those sections in the...

Last modified: October 10, 2016