MCL - Section 700.5503

ESTATES AND PROTECTED INDIVIDUALS CODE (EXCERPT)
Act 386 of 1998

***** 700.5503 THIS SECTION IS REPEALED BY ACT 187 OF 2023 EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024 *****



700.5503 Relation of attorney in fact to court-appointed fiduciary.

Sec. 5503.

    (1) If, following execution of a durable power of attorney, a court of the principal's domicile appoints a conservator, estate guardian, or other fiduciary charged with the management of all of the principal's property or all of his or her property except specified exclusions, the attorney in fact is accountable to the fiduciary as well as to the principal. The fiduciary has the same power to revoke or amend the power of attorney that the principal would have had if he or she were not disabled or incapacitated.
    (2) By a durable power of attorney, a principal may nominate the conservator, guardian of his or her estate, or guardian of his or her person for consideration by the court if a protective proceeding for the principal's person or estate is commenced after execution of the power of attorney. The court shall make its appointment in accordance with the principal's most recent nomination in a durable power of attorney except for good cause or disqualification.


History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000
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