INSTRUCTIONS: MICHIGAN ORDER OF FORMAL PROCEEDINGS (Form PC 569)

The form discussed in this article is issued by a Michigan court to order formal proceedings in a probate case concerning an estate. This document can be obtained from the website maintained by the Michigan Courts system.

Michigan Order Of Formal Proceedings PC 569 Step 1: Enter the file number where indicated.

Michigan Order Of Formal Proceedings PC 569 Step 2: Enter the name of the person whose estate is concerned on the first blank line.

Michigan Order Of Formal Proceedings PC 569 Step 3: On line 1, enter the date of the hearing, the name of the judge, and the judge's bar number.

Michigan Order Of Formal Proceedings PC 569 Step 4: On line 3, enter the date of death.

Michigan Order Of Formal Proceedings PC 569 Step 5: Check the first box on line 3 if the resident is a resident of the county in which you are filing.

Michigan Order Of Formal Proceedings PC 569 Step 6: Check the second box if the resident was a nonresident of Michigan but left property in the county in which you are filing.

Michigan Order Of Formal Proceedings PC 569 Step 7: Check the box on line 5 if the decedent's heirs have been determined. Enter their names and relationships to the decedent.

Michigan Order Of Formal Proceedings PC 569 Step 8: Check the first box on line 6 if the decedent died intestate.

Michigan Order Of Formal Proceedings PC 569 Step 9: Check the second box if the decedent died with a valid, unrevoked will. Provide its date, as well as the date of any of codicils.

Michigan Order Of Formal Proceedings PC 569 Step 10: Check the box on line 7 if naming someone suitable for appointment to position of personal representative and provide their name.

Michigan Order Of Formal Proceedings PC 569 Step 11: If the decedent's will directs supervised administration, check the box on line 8 and indicate with a check mark whether the circumstances bearing on the need for supervised administration have or have not changed. Complete the rest of this section as directed.

Michigan Order Of Formal Proceedings PC 569 Step 12: On line 9, indicate with a check mark whether the petition is granted, denied on the merits, or dismissed and withdrawn. Complete the rest of the form as instructed.