Get the book the judges use to handle all proceedings heard in probate court, from estate and guardianship to mental commitment and civil actions. Written by ICLE for the SCAO and distributed to all probate judges and registers, this book provides practice tips from the judges and probate registers on problematic issues.

With this book, you will be able to:

• Recommend a partial guardianship or a protective order instead of a full guardianship
• Pursue an appeal by right or by leave to the Michigan Court of Appeals
• Consider the best options for obtaining involuntary treatment of a person with a mental illness
• Confidently handle even obscure cases, such as support of an impoverished person, a lost instrument, or a case under the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act

Highlights of the latest update include:

• The latest appellate cases, including In re Estate of Von Greiff (Mich June 10, 2022) (effect of filing a petition for divorce on spouse’s status as willfully absent), Kilian v TCF Nat’l Bank, (Mich Ct App Oct 20, 2022) (notice of one-year limitation period for breach of trust actions), and In re Eddins (Mich Ct App Aug 11, 2022) (legal standard for petition to terminate guardianship of legally incapacitated individual)
• The latest statutory changes, including trauma-informed training for lawyer-guardians ad litem
• The latest court rule changes concerning videoconferencing
• New practice tips regarding suitability findings and interested persons in guardianship proceedings