HOUSE BILL No. 5135


     November 30, 1999, Introduced by Reps. Hart, DeWeese, Tabor, Van Woerkom and
Lemmons and referred to the Committee on Family and Civil Law.


        A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled

   "Revised judicature act of 1961,"

   by amending section 815 (MCL 600.815), as amended by 1996 PA

   374.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         Sec. 815.  The probate court shall not have terms of court.

 2    The probate court shall be open at all reasonable times as fixed

 3    by the probate judge or, in counties having more than 1 probate

 4    judge, the chief judge.  The probate court may hold evening
              and

 5     weekend  sessions.  THE PROBATE COURT SHALL HOLD
                       WEEKEND SESSIONS

 6    WHENEVER NECESSARY IN A PROTECTIVE PROCEEDING OR GUARDIANSHIP

 7    PROCEEDING UNDER CHAPTER 4 OF THE REVISED PROBATE CODE, 1978 PA

 8    642, MCL 700.401 TO 700.499, OR CHAPTER 5 OF THE ESTATES AND

 9    PROTECTED INDIVIDUALS CODE, 1998 PA 386, MCL 700.1101 TO




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 1    700.8102.  THE PROBATE COURT MAY HOLD WEEKEND SESSIONS WITH

 2    REGARD TO ANY OTHER MATTER WITHIN ITS JURISDICTION.




















































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