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Approved, SCAO JIS CODE: IPA STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF       APPLICATION FOR INFORMAL PROBATE AND/OR APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE (TESTATE/INTESTATE) FILE NO.       Estate of       1. I,       , am interested in the estate and make this application as Name of applicant       . Relationship to decedent, i.e., heir, devisee, child, spouse, creditor, beneficiary, etc. 2. Decedent information:                   XXX-XX-       Date of death Time (if known) Date of birth Last four digits of SSN Domicile (at date of death):                   City/Township/Village County State 3. A death certificate has been issued, and a copy is attached. No death certificate is available. Attached is alternative documentation of the decedent’s death. 4. So far as I know or could ascertain with reasonable diligence, the names and addresses of the heirs and devisees of the decedent and other interested persons, the relationship to the decedent, and the ages of any who are minors are as follows. (required testimony forms are attached) NAME ADDRESS RELATIONSHIP AGE                                                                                                                                                                         Of the above interested persons, the following are under legal disability or otherwise represented and presently have or will require representation: NAME LEGAL DISABILITY REPRESENTED BY Name, address, and capacity                                     5. a. Venue is proper in this county because the decedent was domiciled in this county on the date of death. b. The decedent was not domiciled in Michigan, but venue is proper in this county because property of the decedent was located in this county at the date of death. SEE SECOND PAGE Do not write below this line – For court use only PC 558 (9/07) APPLICATION FOR INFORMAL PROBATE AND/OR APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE (TESTATE/INTESTATE) MCL 700.1309, MCL 700.3301, MCL 700.3311, MCL 700.3614, MCR 5.302, MCR 5.309 6. a. The decedent died intestate and after exercising reasonable diligence, I am unaware of any unrevoked testamentary instrument relating to property located in this state as defined under MCL 700.1301. b. I am aware of an unrevoked testamentary instrument relating to property located in this state as defined under MCL 700.1301, but the instrument is not being probated because (if this statement is true, the probate register must deny this application according to MCL 700.3311) :       The instrument is attached to this application. is already in the court’s possession. c. The decedent’s will, dated       , with codicil(s) dated                   , is/are offered for probate and is/are attached to this application. is/are already in the court's possession. d. An authenticated copy of the will and codicil(s), if any, probated in       County,       is/are offered for probate, and documents establishing its probate are attached to this application. State 7. To the best of my knowledge, I believe that the instrument(s) subject to this application, if any, was/were validly executed and is the decedent's last will. After exercising reasonable diligence, I am unaware of an instrument revoking the will or codicil(s). 8. A personal representative has been previously appointed in       County,       and the appointment has not been terminated. The personal representative's name and address are: State             Name Address       City, State, zip 9. I nominate       as personal representative, who is qualified and has the Name following priority for appointment:       . His/her address is:       Address       . City, state, zip 10. Other persons have prior or equal right to appointment as personal representative. They are:             Name Name             Name Name Suitable renunciations, nominations, and/or a Notice of Intent to Seek Informal Appointment and proof of its service have been or will be filed. 11. The will expressly requests that the personal representative serve with bond. 12. A special personal representative is necessary because       . I REQUEST: 13. Informal probate of the will. 14. Informal appointment of the nominated personal representative with without bond. 15. The appointment of a special personal representative pending the appointment of the nominated personal representative. I declare under the penalties of perjury that this application has been examined by me and that its contents are true to the best of my information, knowledge, and belief.       Date Attorney Signature Applicant Signature                   Attorney Name (type or print) Bar No. Applicant Name (type or print)             Address Address                         City, state, zip Telephone No. City, state, zip Telephone No.