{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-700.3988","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.3988","heading":"Closing by sworn statement of personal representative.","body":"Sec. 3988.\n\nUnless prohibited by court order and except for an estate being administered by a supervised personal representative, a personal representative may close an estate administered under the summary procedures of section 3987 by filing with the court, at any time after disbursement and distribution of the estate, a sworn statement stating all of the following:\n\nTo the best knowledge of the personal representative, the value of the entire estate, less liens and encumbrances, did not exceed administration costs and expenses, reasonable funeral and burial expenses, homestead allowance, family allowance, exempt property, and reasonable, necessary medical and hospital expenses of the decedent's last illness.\n\nThe personal representative has fully administered the estate by disbursing and distributing it to the persons entitled to the estate.\n\nThe personal representative has sent a copy of the closing statement to all estate distributees and to all creditors or other claimants of whom the personal representative is aware whose claims are neither paid nor barred, and has furnished a full account in writing of the estate administration to the distributees whose interests are affected.\n\nThe sworn statement filed under this section has the same effect as a sworn statement filed under section 3954. If an objection to the sworn statement is not filed within 28 days after the filing date, the register shall issue a certificate described in section 3958.\n\nIf an action or proceeding involving the personal representative is not pending in the court 1 year after the closing statement is filed under this section, the personal representative's appointment terminates.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 700","Act Act-386-of-1998"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-700-3988","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"d015055f72890baffbe9b9d0d99a19342a902ab0ddb9bdf58e2bc4361c6b36e2","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-700.3987","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-700.4101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}