{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-700.3959","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.3959","heading":"Subsequent administration.","body":"Sec. 3959.\n\n(1) The court may reopen an estate if either of the following applies:\n\n(a) Estate property is discovered after an estate is settled and either the personal representative is discharged or 1 year has expired after a closing statement is filed.\n\n(b) There is other good cause to reopen a previously administered estate, including an estate administratively closed, on petition of an interested person and notice as the court directs.\n\n(2) The court may appoint the same or a successor personal representative to administer the subsequently discovered estate. If a new appointment is made, unless the court orders otherwise, the provisions of this act apply as appropriate. A claim previously barred must not be asserted in the subsequent administration.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 700","Act Act-386-of-1998"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-700-3959","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"6d0870749fed0e3d88280b95c8f9ec10d807fdad14214d28737492f950839e20","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-700.3958","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-700.3981"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}