Proposed & Recently Adopted Orders on Admin Matters

​Chapter 5  Probate Court

2013-02 - Amendments incorporate provisions of the newly enacted Michigan Indian Family Preservation Act related to various provisions regarding child protective proceedings and juvenile status offenses

•  Mathew Kobliska, Court Rules & Ethics Committee Co-Chair, Family Law Section, State Bar of Michigan (05/07/13)

2011-28 - various rule Amendments to reflect Changes to correct minor technical errors that have occurred in drafting and to correct errors in cross-references

2011-30 - Proposal would direct all appeals from probate court to be considered by court of appeals

• Joint Submission Letter on Behalf of the Court of Appeals Rules Committee, Michigan Judges Association, Michigan Probate Judges Association, and Council of the Probate and Estate Planning Section (12/09/11) (posted at the request of the Probate and Estate Planning Council)
• Allan Falk, Attorney (03/02/12)
• The Honorable Timothy G. Hicks, President, Michigan Judges Association (03/26/12)
• Liisa Speaker, Chair, Appellate Practice Section, Michigan State Bar (04/27/12)
• Marlaine Teahan, Probate and Estate Planning Section, Michigan State Bar (05/01/12)

2006-47 -  Rule Revisions regarding Access to Court Records (On April 4, 2012, the Court entered an order Extending the comment Period deadline for these proposed amendments, except MCR 1.109, from April 1, 2012 to September 1, 2012)

• Rebekah Mason Visconti, Office of Legal Services Director, Department of Human Services (02/08/12)
• The Honorable Susan M. Moiseev, the Honorable Shelia R. Johnson, and the Honorable Bill Richards, 46th District Court (03/22/12)
• The Honorable Kirk Tabbey, 14A District Court (03/22/12)
• Dave Walsh, President, Southeast Michigan Court Administration Association (03/26/12)
• The Honorable Timothy G. Hicks, President, Michigan Judges Association (03/26/12)
• Dawn Van Hoek, Director, State Appellate Defender Officer (03/28/12)
• Legal Aid Attorneys (03/29/12)
• The Honorable Milton Mack, Jr. (03/29/12)
• Janet K. Welch, Executive Director, Executive Committee, State Bar of Michigan (03/29/12)
• Rebecca A. Schnelz, Probate Court Administrator, and Jill Koney Daly, Probate Register, Oakland  County Probate Court (03/30/12)
• Liisa R. Speaker, Chair, Appellate Practice Section (04/01/12)
• Patrick M. Clawson (04/02/12)
• Jeff Kirkpatrick, Director Legislative Affairs (for Michigan Court Officers, Deputy Sheriffs and Process Servers' Association) (04/02/12)
• Tabitha Wedge, MCAA President (for Michigan Court Administration Association) (04/02/12)
• The Honorable Timothy Hicks, President, Michigan Judges Association (04/23/12)
• Herschel P. Fink on behalf of the Detroit Free Press (09/04/12)
• James E. Stewart on behalf of The Detroit News (09/04/12)
• Patrick M. Clawson (09/04/12)
• John J. Ronayne, III, Counsel, Michigan Association of Broadcasters (09/04/12)
• The Honorable Timothy Hicks, President, Michigan Judges Association (09/17/12)